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I have some Altiva brand fennel teas, but have never really found them to work for me. Maybe it's not that fennel doesn't work for me...it, more likely, is that the tea bags are weak!
I'm trying to tell myself that the cost of the tea and shipping is probably still cheaper than all the soda I used to drink. But the IBS diet/supplements can get costly!
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Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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Felt super-nauseated today. I think I inhaled too much toilet duck or something.
In typical hobbit habit, random order, etc. et cetera:
--2 L Gatorade --2 c. carrots, small fennel bulb (1.5 c.) roasted --1 c. strawberries --2 c. peaches (came back to haunt me) --green swiss chard/zucchini (came back to haunt me) --1 L. organic no-chicken broth --I forget how much water --fennel rooibos tea with raw sugar --other assorted herbal teas --water
Just a pukey day. I was sniffling all day and well...no wonder the peaches and the zucchini/spinach didn't stick with me. Sometimes the meds. I take make you hurl. Also, I'm sleep deprived, so...no wonder my guts felt rebellious. Maybe I'll do a modified fast for awhile or pretend it's Ramadan and I'm a Muslim? Okay, I know...I'm just being weird...Honestly, what do they say? Feed a fever, starve a cold or some such nonsense?
I think I'll just suck some ice or jolly ranchers.
Kate, IBS--D.
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So you only need to use 1 tea bag? I might get one of each. Bags for work and loose for home, if the loose is more economical...as long as the potency is the same.
Thanks
Yes, I'm drinking the "perfect" cup right now...8oz water & ONE of Heather's fennel tea bags
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I love this blend made by Intaba Teas of Africa: Fennel and Rooibos. It's so good even as an iced tea. (I buy 2 boxes of the stuff most weeks and on brew a pitcher. I like it really obscenely ROBUST and double bag it/cup.) There's tons of great organic brands and I've even bought a cheap brand for 99 cents. You can buy the stuff loose at the HFS and make your own STRANGE BREWS (which I've been known to do). For an "iced tea," I like the fennel and the rooibos with a twist of lime sitting in the jug.
I tried something really interesting/funky with just plain fennel tea, a few days ago: I mixed it with some Celestial seasonings Blueberry tea. WOW. If you love licorice, or just want to loose the fennel taste, try mixing fennel with a fruity kind of herbal tea. I also made an awesome fennel-cammomile-vanilla brew. I guess it depends if your feeling more "floral" or "fruity." Alas, enough "tea-talk."
I think tea brewing is alot like perfume/essential oil combining sometimes!!!
Kate, IBS-D.
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20 min run @ 5.5 mph 20 min elliptical @ level 10 20 min bike hills @ level 7
I won't be reporting for awhile, as my best friend and her husband are here visiting for two weeks! This is very exciting, however yesterday I came down with the flu. Lovely timing huh? So I'm doping myself up to the max so I can entertain them (Eric's working) and I don't think working out is a good idea right now- don't think my body could take it.
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Exercise R. Simmons toning 30 min. video endurance 2lbs strength 5lbs Water 40 oz water 32 oz herbal teas SFS Acacia 1 T Breakfast 2 pieces heather's banana bread, earth balance spread, handful blueberries Lunch honeycomb, banana, original rice milk Dinner 1 piece of mushroom pizza extra cheese salad 3 regular brownies with peanutbutter chips
My friend from Portland was home for a visit so we ordered a pizza. Instead of me taking the cheese off, I eat it and continue with the brownies! My friend knows of my IBS so what was I thinking? And the worse part was after she left I binged on the brownies...what the hell I think that deep down I am pissed off that I have this problem and why does it have to be me!
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...as I want to use that before I order tea bags...plus I mix it with lavender most of the time and carry a small bottle of the mix with me.
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Hi all,
Excercise: Took my dog for a walk along a river and through a bunch of trails (up and down hills and stuff). We walked for about an hour and 45 mins. When I got home, I was painting the house for about 3 hours as well. Dunno how many calories that burns...
Breakfast: Luna bar and applesauce
Lunch: Tuna w/Extra Low Fat Mayo and some pretzels (thank you Shell!) - the tuna tasted like metal or something, though, it wasn't very nice. Had about half.
Dinner: slice of pizza w/no cheese, some potato skins w/no fat sour cream (nono for some people)
Snacks: While stressing about mom - some frozen yogurt, and twizzlers.
Ta Da! --Steph
-------------------- ~~I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell-I know right now you can't tell~~Matchbox 20
IBS-D,pain.
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OK... here is my reporting in...... My BMR = 2083 + I burned 978 calories (45 minutes on the Eliptical, 30 minutes Abs) - 730 less calories to get to my goal = 2331 calorie food budget.
Pre-Breakfast (starting at 6am instead of 8:30-9am) : 170 calories Toasted Nutz N Cranberry Luna Bar & Water
Breakfast: 170 calories Toasted Nutz N Cranberry Luna Bar & Water
Snack: 170 calories Toasted Nutz N Cranberry Luna Bar & Water
Lunch (around 2:30pm is a normal time for me): 355 calories 6oz Tuna w/Light Mayo, 1 oz Pretzels, 4oz Unsweetented Applesauce & Water
Before Gym: 210 calories Soytein Energy Drink (Banana w/Vanilla Silk Soy Milk) & Water
Dinner (between 8-8:30pm, after the gym): 459 calories 10" Flour Tortilla w/3oz Chicken Breast, 1 cup Basmati Rice, 4 Tablespoons Fresh Pico de Gallo Salsa, 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder & Water
Fiber Pills: 2.25 calories total
Cough Drops: 60 calories total
Total Water intake (goal 128oz) = 64 oz
Total of 1596.25 .....still in my food budget
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I'm brand new to this site . it's been a vicious cycle...I don't have energy to exercise because I can't hardly eat and I can't hardly eat because of the IBS
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