Re: bloat
#322507 - 01/16/08 07:05 PM
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CJIBSDG
Reged: 12/24/07
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Who makes these? They really make a difference?
I drink Heather's fennel tea and I purchase gastrizyme from my local co-op but you can also get it online, it's made by nature rx - Here's a link (I purchase it by the case which is 10 bottles) Gastrizyme
I drink the fennel and if the gas is so bad that fennel isn't taking care of it then I take the gastrizyme and there's only been 1 time that it's been so bad that gastrizyme didn't help - I've been taking it for about 3 years.
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Jeanette IBS-D, then switched to IBS-A, now stable with Udo's Choice Super Bifido Plus Probiotic
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so what does your diet consist of? for me
breakfast: ricekrispies minus HFCS with rice milk
snack :banana
lunch: rice or rice noodles with chicken
dinner: chicken, veggies potatoes
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IBS-D & SIBO - main symptom GAS 
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Re: bloat
#322542 - 01/17/08 08:50 AM
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Jordy
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Do you use the seeds or the tea bags? This product looks like a liquid. You use it after you eat, not before?
Hey, CJIBSDG, what fruits do you eat? Just curious... Except can't remember if you eat gluten or wheat free.
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So,
#322543 - 01/17/08 08:51 AM
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Jordy
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you are okay with oranges? How'd the cookies turn out? 
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I get bloated quiet frequently, but I start each day with about 2 cups of very strong fennel tea and it really helps me out.
However, one day at work I was really suffering and NOTHING was working. So I found an empty office, closed the door and did just a few helpful yoga moves and did some deep breathing for about 10 minutes. It really, really helped. I did some twists and I also laid on my back and pulled my knees to my chest (and held them there for a while). I could not believe how much better I felt. I don't have all day to sneak off and do yoga..but if I am feeling really bad I go for it.
Be aware that yoga should be done on an empty stomach so if you try some of these moves right after you've eaten you might feel worse!
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Fruit---I regret it when I eat it (gas, rectal irritation).
Breakfast: hot rice cream w/ sm amount of olive oil and tamari sauce, and green tea. Sometimes gluten-free pancakes from a mix, with butter substitute and honey--or rice krispies (health food store kind) with almond milk or rice milk.
Lunch: heated leftovers like vegetable soup, with a heated corn tortilla topped with melted soy cheese, green salad w/avocados and olives, almond milk to drink.
Dinner: stir-fried rice/vegetables/chicken, sometimes baked white or sweet potatoes, or rice pasta w/ cooked vegetables.
My treats: homemade gluten-free cookies, Trader Joe's 75% cocoa chocolate bars, vanilla Silk soy yoghurt with chocolate chips or fruit preserves (which get me into trouble)
Snacks: Nut-Thin crackers with Tofutti cream "cheese," raw carrots
Calli
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Re: bloat
#322724 - 01/19/08 06:29 PM
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CJIBSDG
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Do you use the seeds or the tea bags? This product looks like a liquid. You use it after you eat, not before?
Hey, CJIBSDG, what fruits do you eat? Just curious... Except can't remember if you eat gluten or wheat free.
Jordy, I'm so sorry It's taken me so long to get back to you - I didn't notice your new post. I take Heather's fennel tea which I believe has seeds but they're in a bag. I actually drink it all day long beginning first thing in the morning. I bought a 1/2 gallon water jug which I fill up and bring to work. I put the jug in the frig and just pour a cup at a time and heat in microwave (I'm trying to stay away from cold drinks as I've read this can upset the tummy).
I was eating bananas when I first started Heather's diet but I think it was making me constipated and caused more gas so no more bananas for me. I mostly eat Mott's no added sugar applesauce which comes in several different flavors (blueberry, strawberry, and mixed berry). I try to eat 2 per day (between breakfast and lunch then again between lunch and dinner). The applesauce is actually pretty good mixed into white rice. Sometimes I eat apples or black grapes with the skin removed from both. I have to be careful of the grapes though, I can only safely eat 3 or 4.(of course they are my favorite fruit - go figure)
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Jeanette IBS-D, then switched to IBS-A, now stable with Udo's Choice Super Bifido Plus Probiotic
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Re: bloat
#322758 - 01/20/08 08:08 AM
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Jordy
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About how many bags do you use per 1/2 gallon water?
I'm worried about the fructosse in applesauce.  Have you tried branching out and trying other fruits....such as mango or papaya or berries, etc?
oh, I agree about the bananas...C and gas for me, I think. Too bad cuz I absolutely love them!
You eat gluten right?
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You don't eat gluten either? Why not? And Pud, did you get my email address in my post? message
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Have a recipe for the cookies? Are you D or C? I find that lots of rice products make me more C.
Is the veggie soup homemade? How would you make it? I think I do better with homemade things over canned foods...probably cuz the latter adds onions, garlic, and other ingredients I don't have a clue what they are. Too bad....cause canned soup is so much easier and time consuming!
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