I just recovered from a bad cold/flu thing this past week and so was eating the "emergency" diet of just SF for awhile, most of last week. On friday I woke up feeling gross, but I had missed work for the rest of the week so I took an Immodium (first time ever) and went in. I also didn't eat anything while I was at work (so about a 18ish hour fast when you add sleep and not eating before bed). That handled things and I was fine an normal until Sunday. I followed the emergency diet on Fri night and on Sat I got a Safeway roast chicken and a loaf of italian white bread. I basically had that (and some peeled mini-carrots) for dinner Sat and Sun, and safe (SF) foods the rest of the days. Sun night and mon I had C, but didn't mind because honestly when I have C I feel better, no wild temp swings, no gross feeling, no pain/discomfort in the abdomen. However, today, Tues, all that pain is back, so much that I can barely concentrate. I just had plain oatmeal with 5g (2 tsp) acacia this morning for breakfast and water, but I felt bad before I even ate. Last night for dinner I had a flour tortilla with sliced deli turkey meat along with two teaspoons acacia in plain apple sauce. For lunch I had a turkey sandwich on sourdough with nothing but plain mustard and a small (very small) amount of lettuce.
I just don't get the see-saw action here. Especially because it's unusual for me. I had bloating yesterday after the sandwich but figured it was a byproduct of the C. I'm ok about following the safety diet but I am concerned about the lack of nutrients in it for a long-term diet. There was a month period that ended about three weeks ago that was pretty good and I expanded more into IF, but I've had a hard time getting back there.
I am seeing a new gastroenterologist next week. I'm hoping he might be able to suggest something.
Also, since this was my first time taking immodium, does it cause C, or does it just make your normal? I didn't feel C the day I took it or after but obviously since I didn't eat most of the day there wasn't anything in my stomach for me to know. I like the safety net aspect of it but I don't want to become so psycologically attached to it that I take it when I really don't need to.
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