Alright, this will be a little long. I need some help figuring out what I'm really having trouble with!
For the past year I thought I had IBS. I've gone to the doctors and a few have told me that they're almost 100% sure that's what it is. I'm going to a special doctor later this week to have a....sorry, can't remember the name! I think it's a partial endoscopy, just so they can be sure that it's not something "more" serious. I was pretty sure that was all it was up until a few weeks ago.
The past few summers I've traveled to other parts of the world (Europe, Africa) and after getting back from Africa last week I realized that I hardly ever have problems with food while I'm out of the country. Actually, while I was in Turkey I was eating yogurt for breakfast each day and feeling great. I had raw fruit almost all day and felt better than I do almost any other time. I thought it was a fluke until I realized that when I was in Africa for six weeks I only had a day or two where I wasn't feel great and I think that's just because I hadn't had enough water and fiber.
When I came back from this last trip (Monday) I took a suggestion from a friend to eat a bowl of FiberOne each day. I know, exactly the opposite of what we're told, but I was so desperate that I wanted to try it! Well, from Monday until today (Saturday) I've been eating a bowl of that a day, bran muffins, raw fruit and yogurt each and every day. The good news? I felt amazing! I actually got to remember what it was like to be normal!
But yesterday I started to get a little bloated, and today I drank some Crystal Light and my head suddenly felt like it was going to explode. I'm getting really tired for no reason, just like I did before Africa, but not during.
I don't want to keep rambling away so I'll just ask my question now. I know that a lot of people here have said they have problems with things put into processed foods. the Crystal Light I had today was lemonade flavor and the first ingredient was citric acid, one of the things that I remember being an issue. Does anyone have any insight into how the processing of foods might be hurting my body? I'm wondering if what I have isn't so much IBS but an issue with something in process food? I mean, I'm 100 times better in other countries where I eat things that are usually raw, grown without junk, all that good stuff.
I'm lost but I'm feeling strong enough to beat this thing now. If anyone has any insight into anything that I've talked about here please, please share it with me. I'd LOVE to hear what you have to say! Thanks in advance!
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need help with food processing/additives question!
