Jojo,
I know you're not going to want to read this, but the active ingredient in prune juice, that makes it such a effective laxative, is sorbitol. Apples, (and applesauce, of course), contain sotbitol, though not as much as prunes, obviously.
The point is, if you eat enough apples, (or applesauce, or apple juice), you will eventually reach the point where you have accumulated an "effective" dose. I have done that myself, by eating too many apples in one day, so I know it works.
Tex
Can anybody help me? I have been living on apple sauce...
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Hi Jojo>>>>I lived on applesauce yogurt and green tea when I was diagnosed. Gren tea will also calm and mellow out the nausea. You can add atouch of honey if you need to. I drinl it because of the indegestion my hiatel hernia gives me. You can also add a touch of ginger to green tea as well, 
Hope you feel better soon
Hugs Oma
Hope you feel better soon Hugs Oma
May I be more compassionate and loving than yeterday*and be able to spot the idiots in advance
You guys are terrific, I am soooo glad I found you after months of searching for help. My Dr. is changing my meds today. Wish me luck! My stomach is so swolen, there is an alien inside ready to pop out. I am trying different ways of eating - I tried the dairy, it's not that, but I am trying other things. Gluten I think is the toughest, but I will persevere... Again thank you all for your help and concern and compassion. Jojo
There aren't a lot of things that can cause a swollen belly, at least that I can think of.
They would be:
Bacterial overgrowth - formation of too much gas.
Constipation/Blockage - but you'd know if this were the problem.
Water retention (Ascites) - can't remember the causes, but I think the liver is involved.
Protein malnutrition - you see this in starving kids and kids with celiac disease.
Pregnancy - duh! LOL
Overweight - you'd know if this was the problem.
Tumor - ok, not a nice thing to throw in, as I don't think this is the case, but I wanted to be as complete as possible.
Mike
They would be:
Bacterial overgrowth - formation of too much gas.
Constipation/Blockage - but you'd know if this were the problem.
Water retention (Ascites) - can't remember the causes, but I think the liver is involved.
Protein malnutrition - you see this in starving kids and kids with celiac disease.
Pregnancy - duh! LOL
Overweight - you'd know if this was the problem.
Tumor - ok, not a nice thing to throw in, as I don't think this is the case, but I wanted to be as complete as possible.
Mike
Mike,
Didn't you leave out the main one - food intolerances? You probably considered that to be covered by bacterial overgrowth, but failing to mention food intolerances, distorts the real picture of what is actually happening, (at least it does to my way of thinking) - that's kind of like blaming the messenger for delivering bad news.
While it's true that when food intolerances are the problem, bacterial populations become distorted in the gut, and actually generate the gases that cause the bloating, the bacteria are not normally the cause of the problem per se, they're merely opportunists, taking advantage of a windfall opportunity, that shouldn't exist, in the first place. The opportunity exists because the food is not being properly digested.
Or am I wrong?
Tex
Didn't you leave out the main one - food intolerances? You probably considered that to be covered by bacterial overgrowth, but failing to mention food intolerances, distorts the real picture of what is actually happening, (at least it does to my way of thinking) - that's kind of like blaming the messenger for delivering bad news.
While it's true that when food intolerances are the problem, bacterial populations become distorted in the gut, and actually generate the gases that cause the bloating, the bacteria are not normally the cause of the problem per se, they're merely opportunists, taking advantage of a windfall opportunity, that shouldn't exist, in the first place. The opportunity exists because the food is not being properly digested.
Or am I wrong?
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Nope, didn't think of food intolerances under bacterial overgrowth. But there are many things besides food intolerances that could cause bacterial overgrowth.
We'd have to add that, and just like what might cause protein malabsorption, being low stomach acid production, missing digestive enzymes/pancrease issues, Celiac Disease, Crohn's Disease, I'm sure the list goes on.
So right, bacterial overgrowth takes advantage of the environment it's given and produces too much gas.
We'd have to add that, and just like what might cause protein malabsorption, being low stomach acid production, missing digestive enzymes/pancrease issues, Celiac Disease, Crohn's Disease, I'm sure the list goes on.
So right, bacterial overgrowth takes advantage of the environment it's given and produces too much gas.