Not even a potato is safe!!
#213293 - 09/14/05 12:30 PM
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Still no diagnosis. Stool and blood work came back normal. Xray telling they can't see me until November, WTH?? So, I am after calling my doctor AGAIN, I've got bad cramps now when I eat almost like a knife in my stomach (intead of a twisting in my intestine) can I still take the drug she perscribed Bentylol (says don't take for stomach ache for intestinal problems) so I was nervous to take it. She told me today that she doesn't know why is says that to try it. So I will AS I AM DESPERATE. My digestive system has gone from bad to worse. Last night I was down to 1/2 potato for supper and thats it. Stomach still roaring at me. This morning I had 3 bites of banana, still roaring. Lunch 3-4 bites of boiled potato lots of roaring and then sudden D for the next hour. Great, at work, so I left. Doctor final sees that I AM NOT GETTING BETTER. I have lost 14 pounds in the last 16 days. Now, I can't even eat plain potatoes without D?? I guess I should be forcing myself to take some SFS right? The doctor is going to try to put an "urgent" marker on my xray request now. As for the gastro specialist, not sure how long that will take, urg!
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Oh my goodness! I am so sorry you feel that awful! 
I would try a soluble fiber supplement, YES!! Even after following the diet (which helped a TON), starting an SFS is what really helped me get started on the road to stability.
I worked my way up to 1TB of Benefiber powder twice a day. I also take 2 caplets of Fibercon just before lunch. These three doses do me a world of good.
Just remember not to take the chewable tablets as they contain artificial sugars.
Good luck and I hope you start feeling better soon!
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A little over a year ago, I was so sick that even the safest foods - cream of rice cereal, baked potatoes, plain pasta - would trigger an attack. Definitely start an SFS (slowly!!) and keep with the diet; one of the worst things you can do, speaking from personal experience, is to NOT eat. Make sure you stay hydrated, too - some hot peppermint tea is the best, and it should help with the cramping, too.
Good luck with the doctor, and I hope you feel better quickly!
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Try nibbling on food throughout the day. Half a baked potato certainly isn't much. Keep trying to eat even if you still had D. Even a few bites at a time. Casey is right - if your stomach is empty, it's really bad news. Always try to have SOMETHING in your stomach. Fat free broths are also soothing. Have you tried fat free saltines? They're excellent for the tummy and if you ate one say every 15 minutes, it might be OK. I'm just guessing here. LOTS of peppermint tea. Are you taking imodium???
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Try nibbling on food throughout the day. Half a baked potato certainly isn't much. Keep trying to eat even if you still had D. Even a few bites at a time. Casey is right - if your stomach is empty, it's really bad news. Always try to have SOMETHING in your stomach. Fat free broths are also soothing. Have you tried fat free saltines? They're excellent for the tummy and if you ate one say every 15 minutes, it might be OK. I'm just guessing here. LOTS of peppermint tea. Are you taking imodium???
No, I am not sure what fat free saltines are? What are they? I have some homemade broth with rice noodles, carrots & chicken. Peppermint tea did help when I was feeling a little better. I took imodium at first but it only helped with D, still had cramping and bloating bad!! Plus I thought people on here said Imodium makes things worse when you come off it?!?
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1. Fat free saltines are soda crackers (Premium Plus brand here in Ontario)
2. Try the homemade broth. You might find just plain straight broth without the noodles and stuff safer till you stabilize but the noodles, carrots and chicken are good choices to try if you want.
3. The imodium helps with the D and I've never heard that it makes things worse when you come off it as you say. I don't think it works that way. At least that was my understanding. I could be wrong.
4. For cramping and bloating, fennel tea is your best friend. Cut up about a tablespoon of fennel seeds and steep in a mug of boiling water. Drink SEVERAL cups throughout the day. Alternate it with peppermint maybe, or mix them together. I cannot emphasize the teas. Drink as much of them as you can tolerate. They really are life savers.
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If I get a bad IBS attack, I can have severe pain for several days combined with D and then lingering pain for up to two weeks. I have to go onto a very boring, plain diet for several weeks until I recover.
Have you tried eating some plain steamed white rice as well as potatoes? I would recommend buying organic white rice if you can. Don't use one of the par-boiled conventional rice varieties like Minute Rice or Uncle Ben's, but buy the type you have to make from scratch.
If what you have is IBS, then one of the worst things you can do is to not eat enough and to not eat often. Small meals often is the motto!
When my IBS gets bad, I live on chicken soup made with chicken breast, water, parsley, potatoes, carrots and rice. It's sure a miserable diet, but it's soothing to my tummy!
I hope you get to see a gastro specialist soon.
Belinda
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1. Fat free saltines are soda crackers (Premium Plus brand here in Ontario)
2. Try the homemade broth. You might find just plain straight broth without the noodles and stuff safer till you stabilize but the noodles, carrots and chicken are good choices to try if you want.
3. The imodium helps with the D and I've never heard that it makes things worse when you come off it as you say. I don't think it works that way. At least that was my understanding. I could be wrong.
4. For cramping and bloating, fennel tea is your best friend. Cut up about a tablespoon of fennel seeds and steep in a mug of boiling water. Drink SEVERAL cups throughout the day. Alternate it with peppermint maybe, or mix them together. I cannot emphasize the teas. Drink as much of them as you can tolerate. They really are life savers.
I have Premium Plus IN MY CUPBOARD, YEAH! DH loves them. BUT, is days 0 Trans fats and low in saturated fat (not fat free). They actually have 2 g of fat for 7 crackers. Is that kind of Premium Plus considered fat free saltine or is there another kind of Prem Plus that says fat free.
I had 2 cups of new tea yesterday and then I had an attack. It was Rooibos & Fennel tea (1875 mg of Rooibos & 625 mg Fennel. I am not sure if it was the tea that gave me attack but it was one of the only new things I ate. I did have rice noodles with steamed carrots, shrimp sprinkled with garlic & onion powder (first trying those powders too so not sure of trigger).
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I looked on the Prem Plus website and the box I have are the "Original" but they do make a fat free version, which I have never seen around here. Only the original and unsalted tops.  Off to go to the store to see what I can find.
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If I get a bad IBS attack, I can have severe pain for several days combined with D and then lingering pain for up to two weeks. I have to go onto a very boring, plain diet for several weeks until I recover.
Have you tried eating some plain steamed white rice as well as potatoes? I would recommend buying organic white rice if you can. Don't use one of the par-boiled conventional rice varieties like Minute Rice or Uncle Ben's, but buy the type you have to make from scratch.
If what you have is IBS, then one of the worst things you can do is to not eat enough and to not eat often. Small meals often is the motto!
When my IBS gets bad, I live on chicken soup made with chicken breast, water, parsley, potatoes, carrots and rice. It's sure a miserable diet, but it's soothing to my tummy!
I hope you get to see a gastro specialist soon.
Belinda
yeah, I better get some organic rice and potatoes.
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