REPORTING IN - 12/15/05
#231763 - 12/15/05 08:36 AM
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Shell Marr
Reged: 08/04/03
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Loc: Seattle, WA USA
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Everyone post their report for what you did on 12/15 here....
WWoohhooo... it's payday!! hehehe 
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Hmmm...did some thinking/reassessing re: Nexium. I am going to stop taking it as I do not find it effective and seem to be experiencing negative side-effects including facial edema and bloating, cyclical vomitting, more D attacks, nausea and cramping & a mysterious perpetual hiccup.
green tea chai with rice dream
rice crispies
steamed jasmine rice
portabella mushrooms
asparagus green sauce (so yummy & safe--just asparagus, baby spinach & fresh basil pureed!)
mini potatoes
oyster mushroom (my all time favourite 'shroom!)
more asparagus green sauce
mini potatoes
french cut green beans
organic puffed corn (no, not popcorn; just plain "Nature's Path" puffed corn!)
AND, I CONFESS, A WHOLE POT OF UFO COFFEE!!! (But no cigarrettes. I couldn't sleep, so I drank a pot of coffee and slept like a babe. Warped. I had a few Immodium in me.
Totally irrational, but after a D attack, I had this HUGE CRAVING for a pot of coffee. Riddle me that one, Batman.)
Summary:
Well, I'm eating better & better again (& with self confidence) for IBS. Thanks jaime, karen, michele, & maria.
Your menus/notes have really helped get me back on track.
I'm probably not eating enough, but I'll get there. I'm learning that simple FEELS good, and tastes good. Also, that rice steamer was a wicked buy!
Still having D attacks, but Immodium Advanced helped me managed. Also, ABSTAINING from my smoking addiction is actually helpful. May I say that I like myself more when I abstain? Nearly my 2 week aniversary.
Kate.
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AWWWE, Thanks Kate! You have helped me in more ways than you will ever know, too.
I was afraid to eat. I couldn't eat anything except cream of wheat until I met you! You introduced me to mushrooms!! I would have NEVER imagined eating mushrooms until you told me about them.
So, maybe the Nexium is too much, you think?? How long have you been on it?? You might be right. I hope you're right!! I hope you start feeling better really soon!!
Good for you for STILL not smoking!!! I'm proud of you!!
It's okay that you slipped and had caffeine. Smoking is worse for you than caffeine, anyway.....We cannot expect you and YOU cannot expect yourself to give up EVERYTHING in one shot. Some people have done it, but eventually give into one of them and it's better you give into caffeine than nicotine. I wouldn't judge you, either way, though. Because I know how hard it is to give up EITHER ONE OF THEM!!! 
Keep me updated on how you do off of the Nexium! I'm anxious to hear!
*HUGS*
Michelle
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IBS-D. Hiatal Hernia, GERD
Unstable
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Today was an okay, day. Some bloat attacks but no D attacks after the morning!! Whoo Hooo!! I usually have 2 a day, now I'm down to one!! So far, anyway....knock on wood!!
2 Mashed Potato/Tofutti Cream Cheese/Tofutti Sour Cream/Green Bean burritos
* (Got really full and had a D attack so I stopped eating for a few hours after this!)
STRONG CHAMOMILE TEA!!
4 Potato Wedges
Mushrooms
*(Stomach hurt again, so I took it easy for another couple of hours!!)
STRONG CHAMOMILE TEA!!
The rest of my potato wedges w/honey
2 twizzlers
MP Burrito
5 Mushrooms
Nilla Wafers
HUGE Pumpkin Spice English Muffin (Christmas Gift) YUMMY!!
w/ tufutti cream cheese
5 Fortune Cookies
Anise Tea
Got better at the end of the day. Was jacked up in the AM because of D attack.
109 lbs. Stretched, Walked 45 Minutes, 100 push-ups.
(Push-ups are my forte, but I can't fun for sh!t!!) LOL!
Did Yoga at 9:00pm, hurt like hell! I hate yoga but I know it's good for me. I just don't have the patience for it. 
Michelle 
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IBS-D. Hiatal Hernia, GERD
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1 piece zucchini bread
cream of rice w/soymilk, some brown sugar and cinnamon
1 piece zucchini bread
peach soy yogurt
vege potstickers w/teriyaki sauce
zucchini bread
mexican style salad thing (also called cleaning out the leftovers!) w/ brown rice, seasoned ground turkey, some black beans and a small amount of fresh spinach and soy parm
'chocolate cake for one' w/ vanilla soy ice cream
Calories were really good today thanks to the cake.  Without it I would've had to eat two more meals to equal the calories though, so I guess I won't feel bad about it.
Still walking around in a pretty much constant state of anxiety, I feel more clear headed about it today though. I'm getting more able to tell myself that I am anxious merely because of the move and school coming up rather than doing anything rash (my usual reaction in the past is FLIGHT, now I am working on FIGHT instead).
BUT I am also going to Tahoe tomorrow for 4 days (with my BF and his family) which on its own sounds really nice, but when I start thinking about the 4 1/2 hour car trip and the bathroomless hiking it sounds less so. Can I just turn the worry part of my brain off? Its really not helping anything!
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Karen
IBS-A
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Hope you have a good time!! Try not to worry about bathrooms....Yea, listen to me talking. I can't even think about a 20 minute to the grocery store without having an attack....
You'll be fine!!!  Have a good time!!
Don't stress!! Life is good!!
HUGS!
Michelle
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kate, i'm so glad you're still not smoking. i can only imagine how hard it is, and you have my full, full support. and lots and lots of love. **big hugs**
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jaime
ibs-a (mostly d) // vegetarian
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thanks jaime, michele for the outpouring of support.
all patched up (Nicoderm), i had a silly, but kind of interesting fantasy/wish: i wish i had a marijuana patch on, too!
all kinds of aches & pains numbed by engaging in the habit pop up. i think it's a kind of pain-numbing habit. but i keep holding on to the thought that i love myself more without the smokescreen. and, i like the fact that my mouth , my body is no longer actively an ashtray. so, when i feel like a butt-head, i'll think of beavis.
my guts, though, feel pretty raw at the moment.
i'm such an addict & i always will be...but i don't have to actively use.
also, people like being around me more now that i'm not such a stinker. i just have to learn how to breathe all over again.
kate.
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Re: karen
#232151 - 12/16/05 02:51 PM
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Wind
Reged: 04/02/05
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i don't think we can ever turn off that worrying part of our brain, but...we can be prepared.
have fun in Tahoe.
oh, i had a thought re: adding calories. do you like "Luna"
bars? alot of ibs'ers love them.
kate.
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Michelle!
Thank you for understanding and saying such nice things!!
I'll be thinking about all you peeps while I'm gone.
Have a great weekend!!
(hugs)
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Karen
IBS-A
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