I've been sorta following heather's diet for almost two years. Mainly watching triggers, and eating lots of sf (excluding veggies).
Honestly, I've been too scared to start the acacia powder, or try the peppermint tea, or capsules. I did try the fennel tea...and felt a bit weird afterwards (lots of belching that made me feel a bit quesy).
The problem is, I am loosing too much weight. I am down to 88lbs. I'm 5' 1" and now my doctor is concerned and wants to get aggressive with meds. test, etc. I don't think the problem is anything physical, he did a series of blood test and everything was fine...I'm not even anemic as previously thought. I think the few horrible attacks I've had in public scared me away from eating or trying anything different. I am literally scared to eat. My diet has been, toast (4 pieces) in the morning (about 11 am, even though i wake up at 7:30) and then I don't eat again till about 7pm. which is generally rice, a piece of chicken breast or two small fish fillets. That's it, and that's been it for almost three months. When I get hungry in between I eat a few slices of bread, or tostitoes, and I only drink water.
I have bought the acacia powder but, haven't had the nerve to take it. I'm afraid I'm going to have an attack or some other side effect.
I don't know how to move from the fear, the anxiety. I'm seeing 3 professional next week, nutritionist, gastro, and someone to talk to about a possible eating disorder.
I feel that only you guys will understand me with the anxiety I have around eating, and could really offer me some support and guidance. I know that my problems are because I won't eat. I never feel stable, and when I do, it's only fleeting, or I don't want to jeopardize it.
Has anyone been in this situation? I don't know what to do first to stabilize. I am on the what to eat when you can't eat anything diet, and I am trying to get the nerve to drink some peppermint or gingerroot tea.
Where should I start? What should I add first?
By the way, I am signing up with a yoga school (starts aug. 20) where a few of the students had ibs, and have become sympthom free. That alone is a huge deal, because I'm not not doing it for fear of being away from the house long.
Funny to say, but in the absence of any true medical conditions, I trust you guys more than the dr.s because you live it, they don't.
Oh, the doctor seems to think that I am ibs-c...i have about 1-2 bm a week. my main problems is gas, bloating, and attacks of bad stomach aches relieved only by a bm (and sometimes just lots of gas) that isn't really diarrhea, but mushy stool (not watery). Those are my "attacks" I think, and they happen about every three weeks or so I think. They are most times but not always coupled with pain that the doctor says is coming from my uterus (right above the pubic bone), or at the least followed by the pain in the uterus. I have been diagnosed with endometriosis, which I am on depo for, which has helped a lot. I was sick 2 1/2 weeks out of the month before, now it's like two days every three weeks.
I also take accidophilus once daily (night), which is the only time after eating that I feel "normal".
anyway, thanks for reading, and any support or guidance will be greatly appreciated.
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