Re: Firstly, its SWEETCORN not popcorn ...
03/09/05 07:25 AM
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... I don't know if you call it something different in America, perhaps someone who is bilingual can translate!
Well, before you can identify triggers you need to know during what time period the culprit food must have been eaten. For D people it may be as simple as the last thing they ate. For C people it is obviously a lot harder to know. I am A, used to be D a lot of the time, now mostly C. I can tell with a lot of things because I have the charming habit of passing food undigested - either whole or semi - and, yes, I do make a habit of looking at what I've done!
Okay, the way it works is that unchewed sweetcorn will pass undigested through anyone, giving a clear indication of transit time. Say, for example, it's 24 hours: using that as a guideline, you can relate your current symptoms to what you ate 24 hours ago, which you know because you are keeping a detailed food log. (You are doing that, aren't you - because otherwise it really is impossible to identify triggers.)
Knowing the transit time alone is not enough to identify triggers, but if you are C, or A tending to C, the transit time helps to narrow the possibilities, so instead of making wild guesses you can at least be methodical about it all.
When I have the kind of symptoms you describe, it usually ends with a marathon session on the toilet and then I feel better, so in general I think that the food I just excreted is the culprit. Then I can test it by not eating it for a while and then trying it again ... Some things cause problems consistently, others are a bit more variable, but at least I am building up knowledge about my body and its reactions which is even more valuable to me than reading about other people's experiences (although I do do that too!)
About the risks of eating sweetcorn - well, I know just what you mean. If I eat sweetcorn as part of a meal and chew it normally, the next day I can guarantee pain, nausea, headache and - eventually - diarrhoea. So it is really important to swallow without chewing - anyway, if you do chew it will be harder to see the little blighters anyway, which would defeat the purpose! Only take one spoonful and take it after a good safe meal. And keep a food log!
I didn't make this up myself - found it in a book called "Bloating" (yes, I really felt good handing that to the sales assistant!) by Susanna Olivier (I think that's her name - I am not at home at the moment.) She is a nutritional therapist here in the UK.
I hope this makes it clearer. If not, please ask again or email me if you prefer.
All the best,
Josephine
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