I have been reducing the PPIs (down to 1 a day) and the carafate (done), and using ranitidine to do it. I was doing pretty well, but this week C has a death grip on me, and the esophageal pain is intense. I am now pretty sure they are connected. When I FINALLY get things moving, if the GERD pain decreases I will know how closely they are connected.
Of course I will have to dig out of a week long C attack first!
Pretty sure now...
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pretty sure now
Lesley,
About your C...a large glass of good ole prune juice does it for me...the stuff with pulp in it...
Monique
About your C...a large glass of good ole prune juice does it for me...the stuff with pulp in it...
Monique
Diagnosed 2011 with LC. Currently on Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN)
I can vouch for the prune juice. I had 10 days of C, then tried glycerin suppositories (not much relief). What worked was the prune juice, just two 6-oz. glasses of it. The hard part is not to transition back to D! We walk such a fine line, a knife edge, between C and D. (And celiacs think THEY have it bad!)
Pat C.
"Don't sweat the small stuff.
P.S. (It's all small stuff!)"
"Don't sweat the small stuff.
P.S. (It's all small stuff!)"
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Lesley, when my late husband was terribly constipated from strong pain meds, I warmed a glass of prune juice mixed with 2 Tablespoons of milk of magnesia and it worked pretty well. Sometimes took 2 glasses, but did start things moving.
Good luck,
Sheila W
Good luck,
Sheila W
To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.
A person who never made a mistake never tried something new. Einstein
A person who never made a mistake never tried something new. Einstein
Thanks guys!
Prune juice? I have drunk GALLONS in my lifetime. I like to soak or boil prunes with a piece of lemon, drink the resulting liquid, and eat the prunes. Doesn't do diddly squat. I have been constipated all week. Today, after citrucel 2x a day and 1 Dr. Schultze's every day for the last 4 things started moving today, but multiple times, now D with mucous. Same pattern as usual. I can't seem to break it.
Sometimes it goes over and back into C, and other times it lasts a few days. But in a year and a half nothing has changed.
Right now the esophagitis pain has NOT gone. At least not yet. Food hurts going down, and I have had a few major bouts with pain. I so don't want to go back to the carafate and nexium 2x a day!
Prune juice? I have drunk GALLONS in my lifetime. I like to soak or boil prunes with a piece of lemon, drink the resulting liquid, and eat the prunes. Doesn't do diddly squat. I have been constipated all week. Today, after citrucel 2x a day and 1 Dr. Schultze's every day for the last 4 things started moving today, but multiple times, now D with mucous. Same pattern as usual. I can't seem to break it.
Sometimes it goes over and back into C, and other times it lasts a few days. But in a year and a half nothing has changed.
Right now the esophagitis pain has NOT gone. At least not yet. Food hurts going down, and I have had a few major bouts with pain. I so don't want to go back to the carafate and nexium 2x a day!
Lesley,
I know you have tried almost everything for your C, but I don't remember if you have tried eating a diet with a substantial fat component.
Over on the paleo forums, constipation when starting the diet is a common experience, and this is one of the techniques (along with drink lots of water) that are regularly suggested. These folk are talking about getting 60% of your days calories from fat, and in some cases up to 80%. That actually takes a significant effort, hence the existence of 'bulletproof coffee' (google it). Other strategies are the generous consumption of coconut oil or bacon (yum). My personal preference is homemade mayo - tastes wonderful made with avocado oil, but I don't remember if you can eat egg.
Apologies if I missed the bit where you tried this...
I know you have tried almost everything for your C, but I don't remember if you have tried eating a diet with a substantial fat component.
Over on the paleo forums, constipation when starting the diet is a common experience, and this is one of the techniques (along with drink lots of water) that are regularly suggested. These folk are talking about getting 60% of your days calories from fat, and in some cases up to 80%. That actually takes a significant effort, hence the existence of 'bulletproof coffee' (google it). Other strategies are the generous consumption of coconut oil or bacon (yum). My personal preference is homemade mayo - tastes wonderful made with avocado oil, but I don't remember if you can eat egg.
Apologies if I missed the bit where you tried this...
Thanks for the suggestions! The bullet proof coffee sounds...um...delicious?
I am eating some eggs in baked goods, but not in mayo or just as eggs. I would have to go for bacon (yum indeed)!
My paleo is modified - I eat oats in the form of oat cakes as a base for sardines or avocado, which I have for breakfast. And I can't give up sugar. Bad, I know, but I cannot do it, though I HAVE cut down drastically.
I had better up my fat!
I am eating some eggs in baked goods, but not in mayo or just as eggs. I would have to go for bacon (yum indeed)!
My paleo is modified - I eat oats in the form of oat cakes as a base for sardines or avocado, which I have for breakfast. And I can't give up sugar. Bad, I know, but I cannot do it, though I HAVE cut down drastically.
I had better up my fat!