gorgonzola.....ugh OH MY
#366944 - 02/28/12 09:25 AM
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Dear Sister (mainly) Ibs-D-ers
I don't post here often- thanks for being here. It's been a couple years in fact. I've had IBS-D since a trip to Central America about 12 years ago. In the past 8 years or so I've been stable, with occasional flare ups. I have learned what I can and can't tolerate- and am thankful I can tolerate a lot of foods most folks w/ IBS can't- as in steak, bacon, even a low fat burger, and salads (small quantities), small amounts of dairy, etc. THat said I generally eat low fat and healthy. Broccoli is the devil's work for me- I can only eat very small quanities of those kind of veg, and stick to cooked spinach, root veggies, and I tolerate a small flare of morning D almost in order to keep eating a small serving of things like collards, kale, etc. I take some Pepto Bismol a few mornings a month, and an immodium is necessary if I"m very hyped up or have a meeting, maybe 1-2 pills/month. SO under control, chronic, mild, w/ a flare up maybe 1-2 mornings/month. I am embarrassed to say it but I had gorgonzola last night and this will go down as Devil's Item #2 for my gut (after brocolli). Pretty miserable this morning. I shouldn't have. I maybe only have it once a year and am now getting it- "so that's why I feel sick on Christmas" (family puts it out). Gosh I feel awful this a.m.- like having a stomach bug. BTW after 12 years of tiring but managable symptoms (rarely miss work for ex) I thought I should go have a colon/endoscopy last summer. It was totally normal- lucky. That was after stool study for all kinds of parasites- also normal. Dr. would like me to do this breath test thing for bacteria, too. Like me he feels it is very suspicious about bacteria that I had a normal gut all my life until Central America- then blammo. SOmething "went south..."
Thanks for being there and listening. WHen I get a flare up and have to get my son to school on my own, and know all of our finances depend on my work etc- it can be scary. Thank you! It helps to vent I"ve found.
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I just read all of these posts- from 7 years ago! WOW what sweet and welcoming posts. I guess my lapse is a testament to just how busy I've been these 7 years. In that time I have navigated a difficult divorce w/a non-sleeping toddler in tow, sold our beautiful then new house, have moved to and set up great homes in two rental houses, gotten my private practice up to full time to support us, raised a beautiful almost 8 year old boy through good and bad coparenting times, had a 2.5 year serious relationship (which I ended, but on good terms) gotten my son into great schools....been a school volunteer, full time mommy and worke, and made a beautiful life for us, and become a great cook- thankfully able to eat way more than I could when first diagnosed, but also being IBS smart. I feel very proud. And I'm still tired, I'm still stressed, and I still struggle w/ IBS-D, mainly stable w/ flare ups. I would so love to hear how you all are!!
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