Irritable bowel syndrome

[IcePickFreak]

Tough shit :awe:

 

[ShawnD1]

Foods with naturally high amounts of glutamic acid. It is an amino acid that my body simply rejects in hilariously awful ways. The 'big 3' are tomatoes, parmesean and mushrooms.. so Italian food is basically dead to me. It was awful at first but I've found pretty good substitutes for most things. Life's a bitch sometimes.

You might want to stay away from Chinese food as well. They add monosodiumglutamate to everything. When exposed to acid (your stomach), it turns into glutamic acid.

 

[Platypus]

You might want to stay away from Chinese food as well. They add monosodiumglutamate to everything. When exposed to acid (your stomach), it turns into glutamic acid.

Oh yeah, I haven't been able to eat shitty Chinese food for a long, long time. MSG is a huge clusterfuck for me.

 

[nboy22]

mind if i ask what enzyme pills? i just know of lactaid for dairy products.

http://www.amazon.com/Source-Natural...9747348&sr=8-2

12 bucks lasts me like a month. It is truly a life saver. I couldn't imagine living my life without it because my stomach has just been getting worse and worse over the years at digesting anything with grease in it, which is almost everything nowadays.

 

[CZroe]

http://www.amazon.com/Source-Natural...9747348&sr=8-2

12 bucks lasts me like a month. It is truly a life saver. I couldn't imagine living my life without it because my stomach has just been getting worse and worse over the years at digesting anything with grease in it, which is almost everything nowadays.

Hmm... I noticed that McDonald's and everything else sends me straight to the toilet just like Taco Bell these days. I will have to try these.

 

[nboy22]

Hmm... I noticed that McDonald's and everything else sends me straight to the toilet just like Taco Bell these days. I will have to try these.

Do it. Even if it doesn't work it won't cost a lot. I have tried this with In and Out burger, which always sent me to the toilet shortly after eating. Now I can eat it without worry.

 

[wischeez]

Diverticulitis?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001303/

 

[CallMeJoe]

Shit transplant.

Seriously.

IBS can be caused by an imbalance of intestinal flora and no amount of "probiotics" will help because they don't survive the upper gastrointestinal tract.
Some researchers have achieved an apparent cure by transferring bacteria from a healthy intestine into an IBS sufferer... unfortunately, oral ingestion is not an option...

 

[lokiju]

My brother thought the same till he dropped so much weight from his stomach issues that he started to look very unhealthy, gaunt and always run down.

Turned out he has Crohn's disease. With diet changes and medication he's been able to get some weight back on but it's a on and off issue that will likely never go away. Sucks man

Go see a fucking doctor and just find out what's wrong. Don't self diagnose yourself with these kind of things.

 

[AlienCraft]

I had to have surgery to put me right. Been great ever since.
Go see a doctor.

 

[Locut0s]

It sucks. I have IBD and was sick for almost a year straight, doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong with me. I had two surgeries as well, they came up with jack shit.

I ended up figuring it out myself. OP I suggest you keep a food journal and write down what makes you sick. For me, typically 45min after eating I start to feel the effects, then the next day is fucking hell. Write down what you eat and make note of similar ingredients. For me I found mine and as soon as I eliminated them from my diet, I was 10000000% better overnight. Good luck.

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[bfdd]

I have it pretty bad, I use cannabis for most the symptoms, I stopped eatig as many carbs. I try to control my fiber intake and I drink aloe vera quite a bit now, pick it up at the korean market. good stuff.

 

[Locut0s]

I have it pretty bad, I use cannabis for most the symptoms, I stopped eatig as many carbs. I try to control my fiber intake and I drink aloe vera quite a bit now, pick it up at the korean market. good stuff.

Yeah it's surprisingly good stuff. So it helps with your IBS huh?

 

[foghorn67]

I never knew IBD was painful. I thought it was just out of pattern movements. Gosh that is scary.

 

[piasabird]

South Korea started making a drink with Aloe Vera. Yes the stuff that makes your skin less dry. I didn't know you could drink it. I wonder if that would help? I saw some today at the Korean market and it tasted great. My wife is Korean and she saw about this on Youtube. They are growing it in Mexico. I started to think about this. The Koreans grow and maybe make this in Mexico. Then the ship it to Korea and then the Korean Grocer imports it from Korea to sell in the USA. Very Interesting.

I am diabetic and my wife makes me something I eat to help control the diabetes. I call it Apple Sauce. You take water, cabbage, tomatoes, carrots & broccoli and maybe a little ginger and boil it for 2 hours or until soft. Allow this to cool (maybe overnight). In the morning blend it with 2 bananas, 3 apples and a large tbl spoon of Cinnamon. It comes out the consistency of a smoothie. Serving size is one cup. I originally added the cinnamon because I don't like cabbage taste, but I knew cinnamon is good for diabetes. This is a miracle cure.

 

[futurefields]

an apple a day keeps the doctor away

drink lots of water

 

[Dr. Zaus]

South Korea started making a drink with Aloe Vera. Yes the stuff that makes your skin less dry. I didn't know you could drink it. I wonder if that would help? I saw some today at the Korean market and it tasted great. My wife is Korean and she saw about this on Youtube. They are growing it in Mexico. I started to think about this. The Koreans grow and maybe make this in Mexico. Then the ship it to Korea and then the Korean Grocer imports it from Korea to sell in the USA. Very Interesting.

I am diabetic and my wife makes me something I eat to help control the diabetes. I call it Apple Sauce. You take water, cabbage, tomatoes, carrots & broccoli and maybe a little ginger and boil it for 2 hours or until soft. Allow this to cool (maybe overnight). In the morning blend it with 2 bananas, 3 apples and a large tbl spoon of Cinnamon. It comes out the consistency of a smoothie. Serving size is one cup. I originally added the cinnamon because I don't like cabbage taste, but I knew cinnamon is good for diabetes. This is a miracle cure.

thank you for the nearly 3 year old necro. I have not had IBS since; though my brother went to Korea where he continued to complain about his own IBS. Also he had apples, cinnamon, bananas, and used to have a regular diet of aloe vera.

He says that he miracle cure for IBS is simple:

Soju

Gallons of Soju

 

[Maverickbcp]

I have Crohn's disease(a permanent version of IBS called IBD[disorder]) so feel your pain man. What works for some doesn't work for others. I agree with seeing a doctor and finding out what works for you. Stay away from the food's that cause flare-ups and invest in some probiotics as they seem to work for others.

Oops didn't notice the necro.

 

[highland145]

I have Crohn's disease(a permanent version of IBS called IBD[disorder]) so feel your pain man. What works for some doesn't work for others. I agree with seeing a doctor and finding out what works for you. Stay away from the food's that cause flare-ups and invest in some probiotics as they seem to work for others.

Oops didn't notice the necro.

People still have it. +1 for supports groups/diet suggestions.

 

[MustISO]

I've had bad GI issues my whole life. I've seen a lot of doctors and no one has a clue what it is. Kept a food diary for 3 years and there was literally no correlation between the foods I ate and the symptoms. I have found some weird things that seem to trigger a bad episode but I have no idea why. I've started taking small amounts of Imodium every day and that's helped a little.

 

[momeNt]

There is strong evidence that it isn't food dependent, but is a genetic symptom of inbreeding or very close marriages in succession... see: Ashkenazi Jews as a good example for all sorts of genetic disorders.

 

[phucheneh]

If you're having 'flu-like' symptoms or some of the other odd stuff mentioned above, I would see a doctor and get checked out. It may involve expensive X-rays or other diagnostic stuff. Which will probably find nothing...but better to know you DON'T have Crohn's or something.

IBS is usually just diarrhea (and accompanying spasms) and constipation (and accompanying cramps). The cramps can hurt quite a lot...but I've never actually had full-body symptoms.

 

[boomerang]

Had it for years. Doc sent me for ultrasounds, x-rays, CT scan, scoped from the top and bottom. He pulled out all the stops and sent me to an Oncologist. Nobody found nothing. The eventual diagnosis - IBS. Which IMO stands for 'we don't know what you have'. He said there was a new medication on the market but that the side affects were nasty. He suggested Metamucil three time a day. We'd already discussed a number of times that I wasn't having any issues in that regard. Let's try it for at least three weeks he said. Just try it. I did. Within five days the pain was gone. I still take it once a day eleven years later. Costco has their house brand dirt cheap.

Side story on the Oncologist. He says to me, I can have you back three maybe four times while we do this test and that test and eventually you're going to give me a bone marrow sample or we can do that first and have our answer. I said go for it. All I've got to say is ask questions before volunteering for it. It's brutal.