Postby Ramblinrose » Wed Jul 01, 2020 9:42 pm
Well My eating ha it’s have become sort of restrictive recently, not that it’s a bad thing. No gassy veggies for one, limit on dairy, same with beef, but that’s not a problem for me since I only eat it once a week at best. No rye, wheat or any type of bread, same for cereal except oatmeal, which I happen to love.
There’s a list of others stuff but I can’t think of them of the top of my head.
I am taking very strong probiotics, 450 billion units!!! Preserving. Was told to mix it in apple sauce or yogurt but I’m not suppose to eat either, especially apples, but be found I can mix the probiotics in just an 1/8 of a cup of unsweetened apple sauce. I am also taking peppermint oil capsules 3 times a day. It’s suppose to coat my intestine and help to keep them calm. I am also taking 2 heaping teaspoons of benefiber each morning and I can put that in my coffee.
No cheese, but cantaloupe and berries, some tomatoes, but absolutely no garlic or onions, however I can have red peppers... go figure.
I can’t have any herbal tea which I love, by can have decaf tea or coffee. No other tea of any kind. No sodas diet or other wise, but Some carbonated Water is ok.
Interestingly enough it’s been suggested that either peppermint or ginger tea should settle my stomach. I know from the past that ginger really uPeet’s my stomach so I was very hesitant to try the peppermint. Much to my surprise it works so I am drinking it several times a day.
I have suffered with IBS my entire life but never knew it. Some people have IBS-C which means they are constipated all the time. Some have IBS-D which is for diarrhea. And some like me have ISB-M which stands for mixed... I also have ISB urgent which means sometimes my bowels let loose and I have very little time to find a restroom.
I’ve been known to stop on the side of the road when this happens and carry xtra every thing ncluding plastic sheeting in my car just In case I can’t get out of the car.
There is no real treatment for IBS. The theory is your bowel stimulation is connected to your nerves system which s connected to your brain. Many people, especially with IBS-D, find that stress causes their problems, so some taken anti anxiety meds.
All my life I thought I was the only person who’s bowels seemed to have a mind of their own. Compared to others I have met, through a FB IBS support group, have it much much worse than me with some installing portable toilets in their vans. There are many stories of accidents and such that are just like myself.
My hiatal hernia doesn’t help matters. Sometimes if I get sever cramps while using the bathroom I puke as well which of course set off my hernia. Then it takes me a week to get that calmed down.
Anyway the new way of eating seems to help. Unknowingly I was eating many of the wrong foods that I need to stay away from.
There is a diet, for lack of a better word that lists all the good and bad foods. It’s called the Fodmap and I am eating from it. My hope is I can feel better in time and also drop some weight, although I am only up 10 lbs from where I’d like to be.
I ate all the wrong foods just to keep my hernia happy... white rice, crackers, bread... and while being stuck ate home and not feeling well I haven’t been very actives. Now given time my goal is to eat accordingly. It’s not hard to do because if I “cheat” and get off track, my body lets me know.
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