4 better days is a great start. We all have setbacks when we are getting the hang of the diet changes. Working out what caused it is a big step. Some of us have setbacks well after we thought we had the hang of it.
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Well it was not the gum that triggered the terrible stomach pain yesterday, because its back again this afternoon and I haven't had any gum. The pain over the past 2 days has gotten me to where I don't want anything to eat again, in fear of the pain getting worse. If anyone has any suggestions on how I can relieve some of the gas and get a little relieve please let me know. I cant get the gas it to move up or down it has just settled in the middle. My stomach is swollen so bad and is so hard and the pain is so bad I don't want to move. Please forgive me for whining.
Donna
No matter how bad things are in your life, there is always something good you can thank God for.
No matter how bad things are in your life, there is always something good you can thank God for.
When I was at my most desperate to try to find something I could eat, Donna, the only thing that soothed my tummy and had no side effects was a smoothie that I made with 1 ripe banana, 3 T. Almond butter (that I ground myself - so, I knew it didn't have "additives"), and about 3/4 Cup of Odwalla Green juice. I don't know why that worked, it just was the only thing I could rely on after 2.5 yrs. of nonstop D, that never went down wrong for me.
Resolved MC symptoms successfully w/L-Glutamine, Probiotics and Vitamins, GF since 8/'09. DX w/MC 10/'09.
Donna,
The gas/bloating is a reaction against gluten. Gluten reactions don't usually go away quickly, until after the gut has healed, and that can take up to a year, (or more). In the meantime, you will probably continue to have occasional reaction episodes, which include gas, bloating, and pain, especially following any accidental ingestion of gluten, (or casein). My reactions usually lasted roughly a week, before the gas dissipated, and I got some relief.
I hope you start feeling better soon, I know how miserable all that gas can be, when there's no way to get rid of it. I spent a couple of years like that, where I was bloated most of the time, before I figured out that gluten was the primary problem, and then I spent another year and a half, bloated part of the time, while I figured out my other intolerances.
Tex
The gas/bloating is a reaction against gluten. Gluten reactions don't usually go away quickly, until after the gut has healed, and that can take up to a year, (or more). In the meantime, you will probably continue to have occasional reaction episodes, which include gas, bloating, and pain, especially following any accidental ingestion of gluten, (or casein). My reactions usually lasted roughly a week, before the gas dissipated, and I got some relief.
I hope you start feeling better soon, I know how miserable all that gas can be, when there's no way to get rid of it. I spent a couple of years like that, where I was bloated most of the time, before I figured out that gluten was the primary problem, and then I spent another year and a half, bloated part of the time, while I figured out my other intolerances.
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.
Dear Donna
Just to reiterate what Tex and other say. I found in the beginning my flares, started by eating a food I was intolerant to, lasted quite a few days (and that was with the help of entocort). Gradually over the months they have become less frequent and shorter. It is a slow process but you will get better.
Best of luck and hang in there, Ant
Just to reiterate what Tex and other say. I found in the beginning my flares, started by eating a food I was intolerant to, lasted quite a few days (and that was with the help of entocort). Gradually over the months they have become less frequent and shorter. It is a slow process but you will get better.
Best of luck and hang in there, Ant
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Donna I'm sorry to hear that you have been dealing with a flare up of your symptoms. It can be frustrating, and I really cannot add to the advice already given. Overall patience, perseverance and attitude are key in dealing with this.
I have come to view this condition like a wound that you are trying to let heal. Eating something that you are sensitive to can re-injure the gut somewhat, requiring more time to heal.
Best wishes Donna
--Joe
I have come to view this condition like a wound that you are trying to let heal. Eating something that you are sensitive to can re-injure the gut somewhat, requiring more time to heal.
Best wishes Donna
--Joe
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like babies with collic, the best thing for colic is heavy rubbing/patting on your back (and the gas will come out either top or bottom or both)
if you are on your own then i find laying on my tummy, bringing my knees up and hugging them with my arms and then doing small circles with my knees.
(and i use some acupressure points as well)
reading the baby blog sites with suggestions for treating colic will also help.
I have had colic/gas for the past 15 years or more with my IBS/MC
these days i only get it when i have any of my triggers
hope you feel better soon
if you are on your own then i find laying on my tummy, bringing my knees up and hugging them with my arms and then doing small circles with my knees.
(and i use some acupressure points as well)
reading the baby blog sites with suggestions for treating colic will also help.
I have had colic/gas for the past 15 years or more with my IBS/MC
these days i only get it when i have any of my triggers
hope you feel better soon
Gabes Ryan
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
Gabes,
How in the world can you lie on your tummy, when it's bloated? My gut was so sensitive that I couldn't do that when I was reacting. I even had to change my sleeping habits. Even though I had slept on my tummy all my life, I quickly learned to sleep on my back, when the bloating began. I had to do that for so many years, that I never went back to sleeping on my tummy. I tried it a few times, but it just doesn't feel natural, now.
I can see how that maneuver might work, though, because that puts the gas down, and it will naturally try to rise. I just learned to live with it, until it was ready to come out on it's own.
Tex
How in the world can you lie on your tummy, when it's bloated? My gut was so sensitive that I couldn't do that when I was reacting. I even had to change my sleeping habits. Even though I had slept on my tummy all my life, I quickly learned to sleep on my back, when the bloating began. I had to do that for so many years, that I never went back to sleeping on my tummy. I tried it a few times, but it just doesn't feel natural, now.
I can see how that maneuver might work, though, because that puts the gas down, and it will naturally try to rise. I just learned to live with it, until it was ready to come out on it's own.
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.
The yoga position known as 'down dog' is great for a bit of gas ejecting. Just make sure you are near the bathroom if worried about 'follow through'.
Down dog is basically hands and feet on the ground, backside up in the air. Aim to move your upper body back in the direction of your knees, so you create a lovely inverted V position. If that is too much, you can do it on your elbows and knees, backside up the air as much as possible.
Some translations of the position of lying on your back with your knees hugged to your chest is 'gas ejector'. It has a proper sanskrit name, but I always think of it as gas ejector.
Alternating these inverted positions with a really low squat (think squat toilet) can help to get the gas (and anything else) moving and on it's way out.
Not necessarily fun, but can hurry along the inevitable and generate some relief.
Lyn
Down dog is basically hands and feet on the ground, backside up in the air. Aim to move your upper body back in the direction of your knees, so you create a lovely inverted V position. If that is too much, you can do it on your elbows and knees, backside up the air as much as possible.
Some translations of the position of lying on your back with your knees hugged to your chest is 'gas ejector'. It has a proper sanskrit name, but I always think of it as gas ejector.
Alternating these inverted positions with a really low squat (think squat toilet) can help to get the gas (and anything else) moving and on it's way out.
Not necessarily fun, but can hurry along the inevitable and generate some relief.
Lyn
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Tex - lyn has clarified what i was trying to explain!
(thanks Lyn)
gas ejecting techniques was what i was trying to get to
when babies have colic one of the ways to remove the gas is to lay them across your knees and rub their back
i didnt say it was comfortable, it is short term discomfort for a long term goal of no colic!
(thanks Lyn)
gas ejecting techniques was what i was trying to get to
when babies have colic one of the ways to remove the gas is to lay them across your knees and rub their back
i didnt say it was comfortable, it is short term discomfort for a long term goal of no colic!
Gabes Ryan
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
I hear you. I dunno, though - Lyn's description sounds pretty "dangerous" to me.Gabes wrote:i didnt say it was comfortable, it is short term discomfort for a long term goal of no colic!
Definitely not for the faint of heart. LOL.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.
