More better poops now

moremuscle · Post by **moremuscle** » Sat May 28, 2005 6:57 pm

Hi buddies,

I am taking a chance in this forum now writing a little about my poop problems and my diet - I hope this isn't going to bother those of you who are not on a restrictive diet. Hopefully we will soon have a GF Kirchen in which I can feel free to post about my diet related life.

I know some of you will remember that I have reported to have lost Norman recently - I was having BMs several times in the mornings and they were not solid; they were sometimes diarrhea thin and sometimes semi formed or fragments plus liquid. Descriptive enough? The rest of the day I would be going about my business as usual w/o BMs or any kind of problems. The only other discomfort I have had has been being extremely tired and overall sore in my body when waking up in the mornings. I couldn't pin down what was going on so I kind of thought it was due to added stress with the new business.
Now, the last few days I have had Norman come out of hiding. I am not feeling quite as nauseated and uncomfortable in the mornings and I am only having one or two BMs in the morning. One day this week I went w/o a BM at all. I am still under great stress with the business. I have been trying to figure out what kind of change I have made to my diet. I think I know what it is but I probably need to test it in order to see if I am right so I can stop buying more of that food.
The suspect is a old fashioned slab bacon that I have purchased at the HF store - made locally on the CAW CAW Creek farm (raising free range pigs). I figure I am reacting to a corn derivative but I am not absolutely sure. There is brown sugar in the slab bacon - is brown sugar known to cause problems? Is brown sugar colored with something?
I had been eating a little of this bacon almost every day for many weeks. The last week or so I have eaten none of it.

I would appreciate your thoughts on this and your knowledge on brown sugar and what it contains.
Thanks guys.

Love,
Karen
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Mars · Post by **Mars** » Sat May 28, 2005 7:27 pm

HI Karen!
I can't help with the ingredients in brown sugar but I do know that when I eat bacon or anything with a lot of fat, I get the runs again.

My body does NOT tolerate fat. I slides right through me! No pun intended.

Hope you figure it out soon.

ronipow · Post by **ronipow** » Sat May 28, 2005 7:36 pm

I think it's just sugar, just different processing. Even if it was something like molassas, it would say in the ingredients.

Roni

Polly · Post by **Polly** » Sat May 28, 2005 8:54 pm

Hi Karen!

I think there are different processes for making brown sugar. Some contain a natural molasses, and others are nothing more than a refined white sugar that has been colored with caramel coloring.

Isn't caramel coloring usually made from some form of gluten?

I think Wayne knows more about this. I know it came up on the old board, but I can't remember all fo the details. Glad to hear things are settling down.

Love,

Polly

starfire · Post by **starfire** » Sun May 29, 2005 4:57 am

Hey Karen,
It doesn't bother me at ALL to have diet discussions on the same board as general discussion. Just thought I'd mention that.
Love, Shirley

Post by **tex** » Sun May 29, 2005 6:59 am

I believe that caramel color is usually made from corn, in the U S. Here's an explanation of the process by one of the world's biggest producers:

http://www.caramel.com/solution_center/ ... colors.asp

Love,

Tex

P S According to this company's statements, it may also contain gluten, since malt syrup is a possible ingredient.