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Why are oily foods a trigger?

I used to be able to eat chow mein and egg rolls. Now one egg roll gets my tummy burbling.

Usually eggs don't bother me. But I had eggs, potatoes and a biscuit for breakfast and my tummy started to get uncomfortable. Was it the buttermilk in the biscuit? The little bit of butter? The paprika in the potatoes? Or...the eggs. For lunch I had a peanut butter and jelly on a bagel and a piece of See's chocolate. I have this every weekend, no problem. Before dinner I started getting the loosies. For dinner I had veges cooked in wine, garlic and herbs, and the dreaded egg roll. It took two Immodiums, two peppermint-ginger capsules, and my hot pack to tame the burbling beast. Arrgh!
Stress and lack of sleep are usually my triggers. Now it seems that several foods do it too. I'm popping Immodium almost every day. I feel like I'm cheating! Don't you wish you could just eat normally again?

I've gained back a few pounds and I'm desperately trying to hang onto them. I'm almost on the body mass index chart now!

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