Wedding weekend rant!
#324920 - 02/18/08 07:02 AM
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steffiejoy
Reged: 11/26/07
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Loc: Cleveland, Ohio
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Ok so I was in a wedding this weekend and knew I was going to have problems. It all started with the rehersal dinner, we went to Macaroni Grill. The food choices were either some sort of fried fish, pasta with cream sauce or chicken parm. I got the pasta with no sauce, but about 10 minutes before dinner started I had an attack!! Dinner was really late cause the rehersal was so late, so we got a snack before hand and I had a baked potato from Wendys... it has never bothered me before! So needless to say I didnt eat at Macaroni Grill, I ordered to be nice and let it sit there.
Then Saturday, the day of the wedding. I ate a 6 inch plain turkey sub from subway after we all got our hair done cause we knew we wouldnt eat until late. During the ceremony my tummy started to do some stuff so standing there with the other bridesmaids, I just prayed and begged for it to please pass. I made it through. The reception came and dinner was served... ok... chicken cordon blu, roast beef, buttered potatos, buttered veggies, some sort of pasta with of course butter, salad and rolls. I ate a few rolls. I made it through the reception and I kid you not, the second we started to leave my stomach started cramping. I made it to the hotel (with all the drunk people) and barely made it to the bathroom! Now pretty much the whole weekend didnt eat. Friday-wendys baked potato.. still had an attack. Saturday- 6in. sub with turkey/mustard and plain rolls-still had an attack. Sunday morning I had an attack too! I mean I dont eat and I still have attacks! Sunday the day after the wedding, we went to breakfast and I got plain white toast. Then went home and about 9 hours later I had an attack-while my husband and I were out on our way to my moms for dinner! Now I didnt want to eat but she made me plain potatos and grilled chicken with very cooked carrots. So I ate.. and actually felt better. So now IBS is just leaving me even more confused. I dont eat I get attacks, how does that make sense?! Thanks guys for listening to my rant. Hope everyone is having a good tummy day!
Stef
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Stef,
Sorry you had such a rough weekend. Unfortunately, when you don't eat you are just as likely to have attacks. And, it sounds like you were probably stressed about this wedding too - the rehearsal meal and the wedding meal were both not to your diet and that may have worried you, even subconsciously. I have to eat. If I don't I'm a miserable wreck - just ask my husband- and I have attacks and get super bi%^&y. I'm not a nice person to be around. Always carry something with you. I do - peppermint tea bags and a SF snack - everywhere I go. I pack Luna bars, pretzels, fat free Pringles, saltines, graham crackers, whatever I feel like that day and tuck it in my purse. I nibble at work to keep the empty feeling away. And I don't have attacks.
I hope you're feeling better today!
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Cassandra
Live like there's no tomorrow. Love like you've never loved before.
IBS A 20+ years, Chronic Migraines, Chiari Malformation (decompressed June 22, 2010), Brachial Neuritis, and ??? the list just keeps growing, but I'm still shiny side up! 
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Thank you Toady! Youve really helped me out lately. It just has been so confusing and bad lately. Between those headaches and now non-stop attacks. I'm good so far today. And this weekend, I really didnt eat. I didnt expect the wedding and rehersal food to be ok for my diet, I just thought that if I didnt eat, I would be ok. I guess that was kindof stupid thinking.
What kind of Luna bars do you eat? I've seen that other people eat those too. Thanks again for you help.
Stef
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I'm sorry you had such a miserable weekend!
I do the same as Toady. I even take my own oatmeal when I travel! Some of my other travel foods include apple sauce cups, carrot sticks, select 100 calorie packs (grahm crackers and Lorna Doones usually), and Luna bars.
My favorite Luna bars are the Smores, Berry Almond, Cranberry & Nut. The new chocolatey one is really good too, but I can't remember the name offhand.
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Thanks Snorkie. Thats a good idea to pack travel foods. I like baked lays so maybe I should use that. Do the chocolate Luna Bars have real chocolate in it? The smore one sounds really good!
Stef
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Sorry you had such a horrible weekend! I've been a bridesmaid four times and luckily I've been okay. I remember the morning of the third time though I had a mild attack, but fortunately it passed by the time we had to leave to go to the church! The worst though was the morning of my OWN wedding. I wasn't nervous – not at all – but apparently my insides WERE. I was eating breakfast with my mom and my two bridesmaids, and I had to get up and go to the bathroom at least 3 times!!! I started to panic. I was nearly in tears – not today, of ALL days, NOT my wedding day!!!! Fortunately by the time we left to get our hair done, things started to calm down. Thank GOD.
But yes, you should definitely carry around your own food. I love the Nut and Cranberry Luna bars – I find the S'mores one too sweet, but that's just me! I also carry a peppermint tea bag in my purse at all times. Having an empty stomach can send your colon into spasms too – the problem with D is that it doesn't necessarily require a lot of food, since it's mostly liquid. The MORE soluble fiber you eat, the bulkier it should be. The less you eat, the more liquid it will be. And don't think not drinking any liquids will help – if your body wants to have D, it will just suck the moisture out of your body in other ways and you'll just end up being sick AND dehydrated!
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IBS-A since age 12, and fructose sensitive; with the exception of my pregnancy, have been following Heather's diet since Nov. 19, 2007.
Taking 12g of Acacia per day. Relatively stable since March 2008!
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Thanks for the info Erilyn! I was pretty stressed this weekend too which didnt help. This wedding has been interesting to say the least. I am going to have to try those Luna bars...nothing is too sweet for me as I craaave sweets but due to the IBS completely deprieve myself of anything sweet. Can we eat nuts and cranberries? I wasnt sure. Thanks again!
Stef
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Nuts in small amounts (because of high fat content) are okay, and they actually contain a lot of SF in addition to IF. Cranberries seem to be one of the most tolerated fruits/berries for IBSers - I read that somewhere on this site but don't ask me where! 
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IBS-A since age 12, and fructose sensitive; with the exception of my pregnancy, have been following Heather's diet since Nov. 19, 2007.
Taking 12g of Acacia per day. Relatively stable since March 2008!
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Hi Steffie, sorry you had such a bad weekend! I was actually also in a wedding and also had an attack! "Our" wedding was on Friday, I ate really well except some m&m's on Thursday night which I think triggered it. I started feeling bad about 2 hours before the wedding and I was in so much pain during! At the wedding dinner I ate some plain shrimp and a little bit of cantaloupe, one strawberry and 4 baby carrots. Otherwise everything was unsafe to eat. The weekend was just full of flying, driving, eating at the airport or on the go so I brought rice cakes, bananas, granola bars and ate my own food. so that way I was kind of able to calm the attack down a bit, although I'm still not back to normal (but feeling much better). I'm sorry it happened to you as I know how you felt  .
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pregnant
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I discovered Luna bars when i was on vacation in Florida. They are yummy! They are all non-dairy, wheat free and organic. Check out luna bars for nutritional information and discover the different flavours
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I usually eat the chocolate peppermint Luna bars when I can get them while we're in the US. Here I can get nuts over chocolate or lemon zest. They're handy to just throw in your purse and run.
Try eating something small throughout the day - at your class recesses. I take instant oatmeal to work and make that at coffee time. Or 1/2 a Luna bar. Whatever I feel like. Just try and keep something in your tum.
It's not easy to find the right combination to get stable. It took me 2 years.
Good luck!
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Cassandra
Live like there's no tomorrow. Love like you've never loved before.
IBS A 20+ years, Chronic Migraines, Chiari Malformation (decompressed June 22, 2010), Brachial Neuritis, and ??? the list just keeps growing, but I'm still shiny side up!
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Actually i seen them at the Big walmart here in ottawa. i haven't tried them yet but you guys all talking about it has got me curious
steffiejoy: Im sorry you had a bad weekend and im all new to this so i don't have much advise for you.
Zara: Congrats on you marriage
That is my worst fear, I'm getting married next year and I'm so scared to have an attack with my big puffy dress, that would not be ...well... lady like lol
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They look good - what a pity we can't get them here in the UK!
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Ugh, a wedding such a happy event and we were so miserable! I think what started my trigger at the rehersal (besides being stressed)was that that morning unknowingly I ate an "egg bagel". First I am allergic to eggs. We had a teacher inservice and a fellow teacher was sitting by me and goes "arent you allergic to eggs?" I was like "yeah, why?!" then she tells me I am eating an egg bagel! It was yellowish in color, but stupid me just assumed I was eating a plain bagel! But the damage was already done, I already ate more than half of it. So later that night smack dab in the middle of the rehersal began the allergic cramps that I get combined with the IBS cramps and "D". Ugh, through all your help I have learned that I need to eat more often. Now today I feel better and I ate lunch- chicken and rice soup- didnt have any "d" but it seems like when I dont go to the bathroom after I eat I feel bloated! I mean why is that!? Its either "d" or bloating! Ugh
Stef
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I love Luna bars! Nutz over chocolate is my favorite flavor! Luna bars actually taste like candy bars which cannot be said about some other protein bars. I also like Clif bars (Clif manufactures Luna bars so it makes sense that they're good, too ).
Rogue, thank you, but I've been married for a while now . This was just a wedding I attended. By "our" wedding I meant the one I went to as opposed to the one Steffie went to. Sorry for the confusion .
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pregnant
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Thanks Kimberley! That website was really helpful! They sound really good. I miss sweet things so much and I dont want to gain any weight back that I've lost so these Luna bars seem healthy and IBS safe. I know I've seen them at my grocery store. Thanks again!
Stef
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Poor you - I think your experience just goes to show that stress, and also *how* you eat, can have just as big an impact on IBS symptoms as *what* you eat. You might think you are eating safe foods but if your body is stressed (for example, due to travelling, or some other disruption of routine) then safe food can become unsafe food. And scouring a menu for IBS-safe choices can be stressful in itself! Like other posters, I do find symptoms worse on an empty stomach, so I carry bananas, white pitta bread, home-made muffins to nibble on, as well as peppermint caps. I hope your difficulties didn't spoil your weekend completely.
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OOPS lol no biggie
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IBS-A mostly D, Emetaphobic, GAD
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Quote:
I love Luna bars! Nutz over chocolate is my favorite flavor! Luna bars actually taste like candy bars which cannot be said about some other protein bars.
But, how many carbs do they have? I have to watch out for my pre-diabetes while managing (ha ha) my IBS-C. Also, a big problem for me w/protein bars is the amount of iron so many of them have, which constipates.
** cheryl **
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