new post...updates. looking for help

[brandy]

Hi,

Ribbon stool is good. It means you are pushing forward.

This is just my opinion but I think reducing food sensitivities is tied to reducing inflammation. Gabes talked a lot about the fact that reducing inflammation is key. It took me literally years to understand this concept.

In a nutshell when my body is inflammed I can only tolerate several foods. When I have low inflammation going on I can tolerate a lot more.

I've been at this a long time. Currently I can tolerate a broad category of foods. At present I'm okay with a small salad a day.
I ate 8 cherries today. I definitely have food sensitivity to cows milk. GF processed foods are problematic for me. I occasionally have the Canyon GF bread.

I have to be very careful with my nut sources. I got sick from a bag of nuts I purchased at the Charlotte airport. The bag said it might have been processed in facility that processes wheat. I've read every nut bag in Whole Foods. None of them appear safe.
I do okay buying the nuts (pecans and walnuts) that are sold in the produce section at Publix. I think the pecans are bagged in a pole barn in Georgia. That's okay with me, just so there is no wheat flying around.

I'd say if I encounter problems nowadays it is less due to food sensitivity and I'd say more due to digestion/timing.
I do better if I eat dinner no later than 6:00 pm. If I eat later there are problems the next day. I do better eating a small dinner.
I do better if I don't have an evening snack. I don't do well eating chips late in the day.

Overall I'm blessed. When I'm not in remission I need to stick to about 5 foods. The longer I'm in remission the more foods I seem able to eat.

[armstrongpilot]

I feel like I will keep posting for a while as I go through this....helps to talk with people that have similar experiences. Today has been a very bad one....all day with episodes. Even just sitting on couch i can feel my guts shifting and gurgling. I'm all out of ideas. Only eating two safe foods and still its non stop. Called my Dr and he keeps recommending me to take more metamucil until it stops. What a nightmare....im going to call mayo clinic tomorrow in Florida and see about appointment. Last time it was a six month wait and I said nevermind.....hoping this will be different

[brandy]

I feel like I will keep posting for a while as I go through this....helps to talk with people that have similar experiences. Today has been a very bad one....all day with episodes. Even just sitting on couch i can feel my guts shifting and gurgling. I'm all out of ideas. Only eating two safe foods and still its non stop. Called my Dr and he keeps recommending me to take more metamucil until it stops. What a nightmare....im going to call mayo clinic tomorrow in Florida and see about appointment. Last time it was a six month wait and I said nevermind.....hoping this will be different

I'll be interested in your Mayo/FL experience. I've considered going there but never had to.

I'd book the appointment and you can always cancel if you get better between now and then.

[armstrongpilot]

I called them and it was very good. I am able to see their ibd specialist remotely on the 20th. Heres to hoping I can get some relief.