Started diet... Heres my log... Diet trouble... help

thedell19 · Post by **thedell19** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:50 am

Day 1: Didnt feel to well (picked up a bug in Mexico). Had D
Food: Breakfast- Hot Rice cereal (Says GF on the box)
Lunch- Bowl of Calrose rice- Asain rice (only one at Safeway that didnt say enriched rice.
Dinner- Grilled Salmon, cooked rice

Day 2: Felt better but still a little uneasy stomach, Had softserve BM
Food: Breakfast: Hot Rice cereal
Lunch- Rice Flour Wrap w/ GF Turkey Breast lunch meat, little mayo and lettuce
Snack- 2 Banana Muffin (Made with Bob's GF Rice Flour, Conola Oil, water, ripe mushed bananas).
Dinner- Grilled Tuna Steak, cooked rice, well cooked greenbeans (1/2 a serving).

Day3: Constipated? Maybe lower imodium intake? Had small formed BM but looked a little white in places?
Food: Breakfast: 1 Banana Muffin, 2 Vans Original GFCFEF Waffles no syrup

Last time I went GF I had a normal BM within 4 days w/o taking imodium. Will update food intake later.

Polly · Post by **Polly** » Thu May 18, 2006 7:52 am

Hiya Terps!

Just stopping by to say congrats on starting your GF/CF diet!! I am rooting for you and will follow your progress with great interest.

Love,

Polly

thedell19 · Post by **thedell19** » Thu May 18, 2006 4:36 pm

Day 4: 2 BMs in the morning, First small and white, second softer and no noticable signs of white
Food: Breakfast- Hot rice cereal
Lunch- Brown rice wrap, GF lunchmeant, lettuce, mayo, Glutino pretzels (ingredients corn starch, palm oil, soya flour, sugar, sea salt, repaseed lecithin, carboxymathyl cellulse, yeast).
Dinner- broiled ground turkey burger, potato, greenbeans
Meds- 2 asacol, 3 entocort, 3 imodium, 6 digestive support enzymes, 1 wellbutrin, 1/2 ativan, 3 calcium carbonate

thedell19 · Post by **thedell19** » Fri May 19, 2006 9:46 am

Ok Seeking Diet Help!

This morning I had D; therefore, it was a setback for sure. I have charted my BMs everyday since going on the diet and this morning was by far the worst so far.

So I think it is one of three things:

1. Am I still getting rid of this bug I picked up in Mexico? Well maybe but my BMs were getting better, but some bugs are weird and may take a week or so to finally resolve itself. I dont think this is likely.

2. Am I introducing new foods too quickly? Yesterday I know I ate some Glutino pretzels (ingredients listed in previous post). I ordered some food, mainly bread mixes that dont have soy or corn in them, and I wanted to try some normalish food out. So I think that might have caused the D because I am introducing soy so quickly (I think it was the 3rd ingredient in the pretzels) and I dont know if soy has agreed with me in the past year or so, but I did not test positive for a soy sensativity.

3. I took a medication that had gluten in it yesterday because I have not gotten the GF kind yet. I took Ativan both yesterday and the day before and I think it is the kind tha thas gluten in it.

So those are the three situations I can think of. If anyone else can shed some possible light?

artteacher · Post by **artteacher** » Fri May 19, 2006 10:27 am

Hi there,

I think if it were me, I'd simplify the diet more - down to 3 or 4 basic foods, and only add one food a week (or 4-5 days at minimum). For instance, the pretzels, like you said, had so many ingredients, you can't know which one of them might have upset you.

Also, I don't know if this is true for you, but whatever I eat, if I get sick from it, the D (or pasty poop/stetorhea? *sp) will hit 30 hours later. So if I have D at lunchtime Tuesday, it's what I ate roughly 4 meals previous that made me sick - at breakfast on Monday. Symptoms other than D happen within hours, but the D is pretty dramatic, so it's easier to track intolerances that way.

You're doing a great job - keep up the good work.

Love, Marsha

thedell19 · Post by **thedell19** » Fri May 19, 2006 10:36 am

I think my system is a little quicker than that unfortunately. Ok I will cut out the pretzels, and stick with the lean meats, rice, potato, boiled greenbeans.

It might have also been the broiled turkey patties, I dont often have ground turkey

kate_ce1995 · Post by **kate_ce1995** » Fri May 19, 2006 10:38 am

I think not only does it sometimes take a while to react, I think sometimes, when you've had gluten, then are back to being good, your transit time slows down and then you get feeling a bit icky because you are used to things moving out faster. That sometimes results in D for me. Once you are in a routine, your body adjusts.

The fact you have identified your meds is a big step! And likely causing you some problems until you get them changed, and then get your gut healed and re-regulated.

keep up the good work.
Katy

artteacher · Post by **artteacher** » Fri May 19, 2006 11:24 am

Hi again,

You're right about the turkey - ground poultry has some heavy preservatives in it. I don't know if it's that or additives for flavor, but I don't do well with them either. If I use either, I mix small amounts with hamburger for meatloaf.

I'm here cheerleading! :yourock:

Marsha

thedell19 · Post by **thedell19** » Fri May 19, 2006 11:42 am

Well I got it from a health food store that said it didnt have any perservatives. But it just could have been too much at this time

thedell19 · Post by **thedell19** » Fri May 19, 2006 8:02 pm

Day 5
Meds: 3 asacol, .5 mg ativan, 150 mg wellbutrin x 2, Imodium x 3, Entocort 3 mg x 3
BM: D in morning
Food: BReakfast: Hot Rice Cereal
Lunh: Banana Muffin
Dinner: Chicken lightly sauted in olive oil, rice, lettuce, mayo, in brown rice wrap
Snack- Banana Muffin

Slept a lot today. COuld I be experiencing a die off peroid?

artteacher · Post by **artteacher** » Sun May 21, 2006 12:48 pm

Hi there,

How are you doing? Were you sleeping a lot yesterday because you felt so icky? Body aches, etc?

I'd sure like to see you eat more protein, esp for your nighttime snack, and breakfast. So many carbs without protein or fats would definitely make your blood sugar spike up and down - when a person's blood sugar does that, the typical result is fatigue, muscle aches, headache, a kind of anemic weakness, sleepiness, nausea, water retention, sensitivity to sound, irritability. I'm sure you get the picture. And I don't know if any of this really applies to you . . . so take it with a grain of salt, ok?

I hope you're feeling better soon, and find a combination of foods that give you a basis to start from.

Love, Marsha

thedell19 · Post by **thedell19** » Sun May 21, 2006 1:45 pm

I am sure that does apply to me especially since I am on steroids (entocort ec).

What would you recommend for more protien? I am not so comfortable eating eggs yet, but I was planning on starting them a couple of days after I start to feel better.

I know more meat. I eat meat at lunch and dinner.

Thanks for your suggestion.

artteacher · Post by **artteacher** » Sun May 21, 2006 2:07 pm

Dear Celia,

I'm so sorry, I don't remember what your known intolerences are.

I eat a lot of beef. Either leftover steak from dinner, or a hamburger patty, or Jimmy Dean original sausage. (It's GF) Turkey and chicken for some reason don't always sit well with me and I don't exactly know why. I eat them for dinner sometimes, but for breakfast, on an emply stomach, no.

Leftover pork from dinner (barbacued ribs, yum)

Peanut butter doesn't seem to upset my stomach, but it's just supplimental protein, because you'd have to eat a lot to get all that you need (I don't know about others, but I'm eat 15-20 grams of protein three times a day, plus snacks that are probably 5-10 grams each)

Eggs would be good if you tolerate them. I don't, at least by themselves, as scrambled or fried. I only eat them IN other things, or as garnish.

Vegetable soup with hamburger in it - I make one that is based on tomato, chicken broth, cabbage, carrots, hamburger, vinegar, and tabasco sauce. I could eat it 3 times a day.

I eat a lot of cabbage - cooked and raw, and carrots. I know for sure this would upset a lot of people's stomachs here on the site, so take that with a grain of salt. Cabbage is not just tolerated, it makes my tummy feel better. The more I eat, the better. I make cole slaw with lemon juice and mayo as the dressing, with a few raisons thrown in.

Bacon or ham, but look for gluten free. Hormel Black Label bacon is one, and we get Costco ham slices.

Meat, sliced really thin at the deli, rolled up and dipped into a gluten free mustard or other sauce, is a good breakfast. (Or rolled up with a pickle slice in the middle)

I sincerely hope this helps. Remember to take all this advice with reservation. Our tummies could be SO different!!!!

Love, Marsha

harvest_table · Post by **harvest_table** » Mon May 22, 2006 12:47 am

As Marsha said, just eat more meat/protien. You get it from meat.

You are taking an unsual amount of medications which may be why you are feeling the way you are. Not a die off from diet, but a overload of meds. maybe?

What is your goal Dell?

Joanna

celia · Post by **celia** » Mon May 22, 2006 8:58 am

Andrew,

I am wondering about the bug you think you picked up in Mexico. They can wreck havoc, and sometimes they don't just go away immediately or on their own especially if you are already a bit comprimised with the MC. I have a friend who lives in Mexico and she and her family get checked every six months for parasites and the like.

If things aren't improving with the diet change, you might want to ask your doctor about testing for wayward parasites, viruses, and bacteria.

All the best, Celia

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