Dunno what to think
#80773 - 06/18/04 10:03 AM
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Stephie
Reged: 03/10/04
Posts: 2696
Loc: Vancouver, Canada
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Hi all,
So since my doctor's appointment, my stomach has been feeling a bit better... not completely, but my BMs are finally solid (which I think makes the urgency not as bad - though by no means has it gone away. I still rush to the toilet, only having to put the effort in to getting it out once I get there!) My stomach aches a bit more, and I am still getting quite nauseous but I think things are getting better.
I am taking Celevac (Which I think is fiber or something, I have to chew it) and anti-depressants, which I up from 10 to 20 mgs in a few days. I stopped taking Acacia, just because I wanted to stop taking all of the stuff I was taking (I felt a bit overwhelmed, like I was taking a different thing every 5 minutes) for a few days and then I figured I would start up again. Since my BMs are finally solid, I am scared to start taking the fiber for fear of it making it worse. I am still drinking the herbal teas (I still get really bad (and holy stinky - TMI, sorry!) gas lately) - mostly I drink fennel, sometimes 'Tummy Tea' that is fennel, and peppermint and cammomile and some other stuff.
I admit I haven't been sticking to the diet. I still base my meals around SF, but I have had some red meat twice and even small amounts of dairy (with lactase pills) without any attacks. I've eaten some cookies, and some fries (oy!) and felt guilty after.. but not sick.
The worst day I've had so far was today when I had to go to London to get my security pass for work - it was Friday afternoon so the streets were packed with people and I kept getting pushed and bumped into and I get really anxious and panicky in crowds of people. The street I needed to go down was closed, so we had to take a really round-about way to get there, so I was running totally late and really freaking out 'cause I hadn't gone potty all day and the panicking was making me feel like I had to go NOW. We finally got there and the machine that makes the passes was broken, and has been for 2 days, but nobody bothered to tell me to cancel my appointment so I wasted my day off. I was really upset, and my boyfriend had a go at me for not confronting the guy at the desk about not contacting me. So I went into a pub to use the facilities, and it was okay.. It was actually _really_ solid (again with the TMI, I know) and then really not in the end. Does that happen to anyone else? 2 kinds of poop in one BM? 
Anyway, so I am just confused. I still haven't heard when my apt with the nutritionist, or my follow-up with the GI doc will be. Sometimes I think maybe if I go back on the diet full-heartedly then the crampiness and the urgency will be taken care of, but I then other times I think that I am healthier now then I have been for months and I like cookies!!! <-- the 2 yr old in me.
Sorry to ramble, just wanted to let everyone know what's going on in my crazy body!
--Steph
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~~I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell-I know right now you can't tell~~Matchbox 20
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Steph, you know the answer.
You can't cheat. You have to stick with the program. I speak from experience here. I've been stable for months now, and it's all because I don't cheat. I've had problems, but they all stem from taking too much SFS, not from eating the wrong things. I still keep my food journal, so I know what I've had, I can look back and see what might have caused the extreme gas and bloating. It's always the SFS.
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I haven't been sticking to the diet. . . . I have had some red meat twice and even small amounts of dairy . . . I've eaten some cookies, and some fries (oy!) . . .
Steph, you know better. While you claim you've not gotten sick, how's all that dead animal carcass and animal fat workin' for ya?
I don't mean to be insensitive here, but you want an excuse to eat all those cookies, and I can't do it. Just when you got that horrible job out of your life, just when you had a chance to move on, now you've thrown this wrench into your lifestyle.
Girlfriend, you will get stable and feel like your old self once you get real about your diet. Cut out that dead cow stuff (ew gross) and animal fat (yuk). Your body is telling you it doesn't want it. Listen to it!
Okay, I'm done preaching. I hate that you've done this to yourself, for some reason (I don't know why); you know better.
So I guess I wasn't done preaching. I hate it when I do that!
Still love me?
Your friend,
Bev
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I've had the same kind of BM's that you've had - with the 2 kinds? It'll either start out solid and then get looser or vice versa and I still have urgency, but it's the kind where it's not like, oh my gosh, I have to go NOW! 
How far away form London do you live? If you live really far then it's good that you feel stable enough to travel all that way! But yeah, I'm with Bev - try at all costs not to cheat! It might be the cause of your pain and nausea. But at least we're getting rid of the D! Just be strong, Steph! We're all doing the same thing 
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Sorry, Steph that you are still not stable. I agree with you about waiting to start fiber again. It always does a number on me. I agree with Bev about sticking to the diet. Maybe red meat, milk, and cookies wasn't the best thing for you to eat while you are trying to get stable. Although, don't tell Bev, but I sneak in a cookie every once in a while and as long as I don't get sick....I really enjoy it.
The nausea could be from the anti-depressant but it should get better as your body adjusts to it. Also, I think Celevac tablets is a FIBER. You might check the ingredients because the chewable Benefiber has sorbitol in it.
That's about all I can offer to help you. Hope you feel better soon.
Barbie
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Ever since going off of zelnorm I have had stools that start out hard and then are thin and pencil like (sorry for the TMI). It is really frustrating because I was going every morning with fully packed stools. Matter of fact, I have never went that normally in my entire life! Now I go daily but the stools are not much. It is like, where does it go??
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Bev,
I'm glad I read your post today. I've been cheating with cookies and haven't been feeling well either, but try to ignore it because I love cookies so much. I'm going to take a new resolve to strictly follow the diet again because I hate feeling sick. It really isn't worth all the discomfort. Thaks for waking me back up.
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Yaaay! Where you been, Girl? I missed you! Dang, I wish you hung around here more!
So.... been divin' into the cookie jar, eh? Whassup with that? What's happenin' w/you? Talk to us!
Yeah, I know how you feel about cookies. It's something about the crunch. I feel it too. And, yes, I miss 'em. Soft cookies just don't cut it. Yeah, I know. I know....
HOWEVER, I also know the pain that I'd suffer from all that great crunch. Oy. It just ain't worth it to me, no way! I mean, I have enough of a problem warding off the cramps when I'm GOOD! No, I wouldn't go near a cookie if my life depended on it.
Now, if you offered me an RKT or an ADB I wouldn't turn you away. Lately, I've been making RKTs, but unfortunately hubby's developed quite an appetite for them. I make only a half batch at a time, and whenever I reach for one in the fridge they're all gone....
Ah, well, he's doing me a favor -- right?
No, JM, it's NOT "worth all the discomfort," as you said. I want to be able to get out of the house and go places and do things without worrying about sudden and urgent D attacking me at the most inopportune times. No chocolate chip cookie is worth that!
Stick around awhile, won'tcha, Cutie-Pie?
Bevvy
P.S.: Hey! I just discovered Luna Bars. Have you ever tried these magnificent marvels? OMG! I tried all the flavors, and my very favorite is "Nuts Over Chocolate." Wow, I feel like I'm cheating! Don is most bent out of shape over these because they specify they're for women ONLY; he says it's sexist, and he's revolting. (That means he won't even have a bite -- hey, that works for ME!)
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What are RKTs? I do my best to check the boards when I can. I wish there were more hours in the day! I gave away the cookies I bought from Farmer's Market and printed off a recipe for safe no bake cookies. The frosted sugar cookies-well, I don't think I'll find a replacement for those, so I will just have to give them up. It's better not to even have them around to tempt me. Doesn't seem very fair to the kids though.
I loved your story about the boating and island incident. I've had a few close calls myself.
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