Could too much water be the culprit?
#346420 - 05/27/09 11:36 AM
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Kappy
Reged: 10/09/08
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Loc: Mississippi
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I drink a lot of water everyday. I have a water bottle that holds a quart (33oz or so) I drink about 5 quarts a day  . Could drinking too much water with lunch be my problem?
EVERYDAY after lunch I am miserable. The following is what I had for lunch:
Cup of rice (Minute brown rice bowl)
Homeade Creole Cabbage (cabbage, canned tomatoes, onion, green peppers, a little turkey bacon, vinegar, salt/pepper, cooked to a pulp!)
V8
Should I stop eating the brown rice? It doesn't always do me in like this. Am I having too much IF and not enough SF?
Breakfast:
Oatmeal (1 serving w/2T Acacia fiber)
1 Cup Blueberries
V8 (5oz cans)
1 C Hemp milk
Snack:
Banana
Activia (trying it to see if it works) 
Can someone please give me some advice/help/words/hugs something?
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Eight glasses of water per day is plenty. I suspect cabbage and onion - gas producing vegetables - might be causing you problems. If that doesn't work that you might out the brown rice.
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Thanks Syl! I make these dishes (like the cabbage) that are HUGE!! Then I have a bunch of left overs, so I try to eat them up. DH won't eat left-overs very often, and I don't want to let it go to waste. I also have a bunch of the rice bowls, so I'll just have to find someone who wants them so they don't go to waste!
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I think the activia would make things worse as it is dairy...even though it would work,the fact that we have ibs,and dairy is a no no..it wouldn't be beneficial anyway.
I've read some people have a bad time with brown rice,u said "it doesn't always do me in like this." so its a trigger u should stop eating...switch to minute maid whtie rice...then eat it with those vegtables..maybe use less vegtables too? the brown rice with all those vegtables..is sounds like alot of IF.
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That is a lot of IF. I am starting over today. I am going to try all SF today and tomorrow and see if I can get straightened out.
The Activia doesn't seem to bother me too badly. I'm just trying to see if it actually works for IBS (especially irregularity) like they say it does! I'm not saying to try it, but if Heather talks about it on this board, I think it's worth a shot!
I went to the DR. yesterday just for a check up. We talked about all my meds, and I got some bad news. It seems that I will have to come off all of my meds (except Miralax) when we start talking about having a baby. That made me sad. I feel like the meds are the only thing helping me! I can't live without the protonix, I get horrible GERD without it! I think after a few months though, I'm going to try to get off the Amitiza and see if I can go to some more natural remedies. The amitiza is too durn expensive every month! The only other prescribed meds I take are birth control and Elavil, and I will definitely have to get off of those as well! 
Sorry, just venting a little.
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I'm married and it's so wonderful!
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How long have you been on the Elavil? Constipation is a side effect....
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I've been on it since February. No problems in a while with constipation, just the usual pain/bloating/spasms/flatulence. I'm on a very low dose as well! I don't know how much it works for the pain. That is what it's supposed to help with, but haven't seen a big difference yet!
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when u say the activia "doesn't bother you too badly." its contributing to your symptoms..to have your ibs under control means,U don't have spasms,pain,bloating..it mens your ibs is undercontrol..heather mentioned that even though activia may help ibs,it should be avoided because its dairy..but if the stuff that was in activia was in a capsule form..that would be diffrent.
would you try going without it for a while?
I think u should become stable before getting prego..because I heard pregancy can make ibs alot worse...yea amitiza is really expensive..without insurance its like $130..I can't take amitiza..it only causes me waterystool and once I nearly had an accident at work.
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If I didn't have insurance, the Amitiza would be $218/month for my script  !
I will try not eating the activia.
Now I will get onto you! You don't need to eat klondike bars (dairy too and bar chocolate, no no) 
We are not trying to get prego right now. I just got upset about it because I know I will one day. And the Dr. said that some people can get much better during pregnancy and some people get much worse. So it differs with each person!
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I'm married and it's so wonderful!
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yes I agree..Im paying for alot right now..I drank almost 3 beers yesterday. I hate being 21 and not being able to enjoy alcohol..it's nice once in a while to get messed up and relaxed..but no I have not,not evn on my 21st birthday..I had like 1 or 2 drinks since then,I've had 1 smirnoff ice and the beers yesterday..my birthday was october 21st.
Im really determined to have control of my own life..I dream about it alot..like being out and about and being able to pay for my own cell phone,work enough hours,pay rent at an apartment,drive myself to the gym...go to work early.I fantasise about it alot lately..right now I'm trying to not eat any triggers until the 3rd becaue I have a haircut appointment,I want to see if I can make it..and I hope to continue with progress after and forever.
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