Newbie help?
#350244 - 09/24/09 01:42 PM
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shelgirl
Reged: 09/22/09
Posts: 205
Loc: Wisconsin
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Hi all. I'm relatively new to this board although I have been diligently reading through the information. Still, I have many questions. I have dealt with "stomach" issues most of my life. I always had a sensitive stomach and would end up in the bathroom under stressful times or eating the wrong foods, etc. But, many years later these symptoms for me have changed (probably because I avoid most of those foods.)
My current problem is I would like to be able to get up in the morning and eat breakfast without feeling like I'm going to either vomit or pass out. Most of my problems are now in my upper stomach and leaves me feeling heavy in the chest or upper left area. Sometimes it feels like everything just sits on my chest and I have a hard time eating.
I generally eat cream of rice cereal for breakfast and herbal tea. I have tried doing fiber both before and after eating with no changes in the results. I currently use Citrucel but have tried acacia and psyllium (the worst). I take a probiotic but, can't say that it helps or not. I eat gluten and dairy free. I generally eat chicken or turkey, rice, gluten free bread, potatoes. I try to incorporate some vegetables (always cooked, never raw) but, when I do, I will always find myself in the bathroom more times than I like. I do eat gluten free desserts and snacks like pretzels, etc. as I'm always trying to put on a few pounds, which never works anyway  Usually after I eat lunch the rest of my day is ok (other than sometimes trapped gas in the evening depending on what I've eaten.) It's just the mornings are terrible. Any suggestions?
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IBS-D. Eating gluten and dairy free.
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Hi
Your description of your upper GU symptoms make me wonder about Gastroparesis and not IBS. I have to emphasis this is just a suggestion and you should see a good GI doc about this. However there's some info about this at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/gastroparesis/DS00612/DSECTION=symptoms.
Ally was just diagnosed with this - her posts are still up on the other boards.
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I am new on here as far as posting too. I have problems in the morning with my stomach. The only thing I have been able to eat is jello (mainly) and yogurt (sometimes). I have gotten the Acacia fiber just last week and I add it to either of these or hot tea. They seem to be helping. I am definitely not great right now, but I can see the improvment. So I will eat something like this before I even set foot out of my cottage in the mornings. About the time I get to work which is 8:00 AM I mostly feel able to eat something else which usuall for me is oatmeal. Then about 10:00 or 10:30 I will have a small snack which might be a graham cracker. Usually by lunch time I feel fine and have soup or a sandwich (plain as in meat and bread) and sometimes a piece of fruit and maybe some tea with the fiber. I recently made greek chicken pita sandwiches and I was fine with that. I may eat another snack about 3:00 and then dinner which varies. Lately its been a lighter dinner and a small snack. If later after this I am still hungry I will have a cup of tea with ACacia fiber. I'll have peppermint if I am feeling good with my tummy or if my acid reflux is being a nasty neighbor, I will have chamomile or fennel tea with sugar. I only really get in bad trouble when I start eating the things I know are bad like cheese sticks, regular milk instead of rice, or fatty/fried foods. Thats when old IBS weilds its ugly face. Then it takes me a few weeks to get my system back to where it needs to be. This diet is absolutely not bad at all and definitely does help. I have the Eating for IBS book and I love it. I've made quite a few things using it. This weekend I made Pumpkin Spice Spice Bread and Orange Cranberry bread. Hang in there and welcome to the boards.
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When all else fails.....have tea.
Edited by bamalakegirl30 (10/26/09 10:27 AM)
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