Re: IBS/IBD/colitis and other GI issues-from Dee

[Guest guest]

Hello to all,

I hope everyone is feeling as best as they can.

My gastroenterologist put me on Align GI (OTC), Activia or similar yogurts

with as many " good " live bacterias as I can get. He also recommended either

Metamucil or Citrucel. These all work for me for diarrhea & constipation.

I haven't had ANY problems bloating, with my IBD/colitis/diverticulosis, and

all the other things going on with my GI system. (Too many, but all are working

fine now).

This may not work for you, but it works for me. I was lactose intolerance for

years-now it's totally gone (maybe I just jinxed myself!!). I DO drink soy milk

since the shelf life seems longer than skim milk or buy Lactaid. The tablets

didn't help me nearly as much as the " foods " /milk they are in.

I hope this can be of help to someone. I got coupons for Align GI from my

doctor (gastro); however, when I ordered it on line, it took almost SIX weeks to

get to me. It may get to you sooner.

Just a head's up if anyone is interested. I can eat spicy foods & " gassy "

foods, too like onions & broccoli with no side effects now.

Huggles to all-sorry I can't delete part of the posts. It's my Yahoo!/ISP I

think. I have to reply directly.

Dee

wrote:

My bet is the cheese and the dressing. Eggs are in the dressing and

they cause gas. that could be a ibs trigger and if you are sensitive to dairy,

that also can cause symptoms. Maybe eat it without the cheese and dressing on

the side. dip salad into rather that put on. use less that way. Hope that helps.

wrote: I love it sooooooo much!

YUMM! I see it made at my work and there is nothing in there but the

lettuce,crutons,cheese ad ceaser dressing.so I dont know whats sets my IBS off

thats in it

Zimmy wrote:

> I had an episode lastnight after eating ceaser salad. I love it

> but I guess I am going to have to finally give it up OR SUFFER and

> I dont want that.

,

You might look at whether there is some ingredient in Ceasar salad

that you're sensitive to. I know there's usually anchovies in it.

Also, eggs, which, because they don't use fresh raw eggs anymore,

means that there's preservatives. I don't go near strongly seasoned

salads, like Ceasar, or those made with balsamic or red wine vinegar,

because of the risk of encountering sulfites.

You may be able to fiddle with the recipe and ingredients and come up

with an approximation that will allow you to enjoy the taste, while

avoiding the aftermath.

Z

[Guest guest]

Hi Dee,

I've missed you. I started my treatments yesterday and was wondering how you

were while I was sitting, well half laying, there.

I'm glad you got in to see your GI doc. I'm also glad that the live bacteria

yogurts and Metamucil type products are working for you. I get enough fiber in

my diet, but I eat the stonyfield yogurt with the live bacteria and it works

well for me too.

The Lactose pills don't do anything good for me either, I think they make my

stomach hurt even. I drink Lactaid milk too and have it with my Total Raisin

Bran. I also eat the Lactaid cottage cheese (with fruit bowls stirred in).

(Well not the bowls, but the fruit in the bowls.) Fresh fruit will still upset

the delicate balance, as they say on TV, of my IBS, sometimes.

And that's great that you can eat those foods. I still can't do that except

maybe every once in a while. I'd love to be able to eat broccoli again.

Good to hear from you.

Marti

d clark wrote:

Hello to all,

I hope everyone is feeling as best as they can.

My gastroenterologist put me on Align GI (OTC), Activia or similar yogurts with

as many " good " live bacterias as I can get. He also recommended either Metamucil

or Citrucel. These all work for me for diarrhea & constipation.

I haven't had ANY problems bloating, with my IBD/colitis/diverticulosis, and all

the other things going on with my GI system. (Too many, but all are working fine

now).

This may not work for you, but it works for me. I was lactose intolerance for

years-now it's totally gone (maybe I just jinxed myself!!). I DO drink soy milk

since the shelf life seems longer than skim milk or buy Lactaid. The tablets

didn't help me nearly as much as the " foods " /milk they are in.

I hope this can be of help to someone. I got coupons for Align GI from my doctor

(gastro); however, when I ordered it on line, it took almost SIX weeks to get to

me. It may get to you sooner.

Just a head's up if anyone is interested. I can eat spicy foods & " gassy " foods,

too like onions & broccoli with no side effects now.

Huggles to all-sorry I can't delete part of the posts. It's my Yahoo!/ISP I

think. I have to reply directly.

Dee

wrote:

My bet is the cheese and the dressing. Eggs are in the dressing and they cause

gas. that could be a ibs trigger and if you are sensitive to dairy, that also

can cause symptoms. Maybe eat it without the cheese and dressing on the side.

dip salad into rather that put on. use less that way. Hope that helps.

wrote: I love it sooooooo much!

YUMM! I see it made at my work and there is nothing in there but the

lettuce,crutons,cheese ad ceaser dressing.so I dont know whats sets my IBS off

thats in it

Zimmy wrote:

> I had an episode lastnight after eating ceaser salad. I love it

> but I guess I am going to have to finally give it up OR SUFFER and

> I dont want that.

,

You might look at whether there is some ingredient in Ceasar salad

that you're sensitive to. I know there's usually anchovies in it.

Also, eggs, which, because they don't use fresh raw eggs anymore,

means that there's preservatives. I don't go near strongly seasoned

salads, like Ceasar, or those made with balsamic or red wine vinegar,

because of the risk of encountering sulfites.

You may be able to fiddle with the recipe and ingredients and come up

with an approximation that will allow you to enjoy the taste, while

avoiding the aftermath.

Z

[Guest guest]

> wrote:

> My bet is the cheese and the dressing. Eggs are in the

> dressing and they cause gas. that could be a ibs trigger and if you

> are sensitive to dairy, that also can cause symptoms. Maybe eat it

> without the cheese and dressing on the side. dip salad into rather

> that put on. use less that way. Hope that helps.

If a person has mold allergies, sometimes cheese can be a problem,

since it is aged. Plus some cheese, like bleu cheese, is literally

billed as moldy! And don't they use bleu cheese on Ceasar salad?

I read dressing ingredients carefully. If it says " red wine " or

" balsamic " vinegar, I don't buy it. Sulfites. Other keywords are

" dehydrated onions " or " dehydrated garlic " .

I've recently made a really yummy salad and dressing: bagged baby

greens and/or spinach, mandarin oranges, red onion, a little chopped

up cooked bacon, walnuts. Dressing is a little olive oil in a

measuring cup, mince some garlic into it and cook it in the

microwave, let it cool, then add a little sugar or honey, and some

regular old cider vinegar. I toss it over the salad. That salad is

really yummy and really pretty for company.

Z

[Guest guest]

,

That salad sounds yummy!

JudyMer

---- Zimmy wrote:

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> > wrote:

> > My bet is the cheese and the dressing. Eggs are in the

> > dressing and they cause gas. that could be a ibs trigger and if you

> > are sensitive to dairy, that also can cause symptoms. Maybe eat it

> > without the cheese and dressing on the side. dip salad into rather

> > that put on. use less that way. Hope that helps.

>

> If a person has mold allergies, sometimes cheese can be a problem,

> since it is aged. Plus some cheese, like bleu cheese, is literally

> billed as moldy! And don't they use bleu cheese on Ceasar salad?

>

> I read dressing ingredients carefully. If it says " red wine " or

> " balsamic " vinegar, I don't buy it. Sulfites. Other keywords are

> " dehydrated onions " or " dehydrated garlic " .

>

> I've recently made a really yummy salad and dressing: bagged baby

> greens and/or spinach, mandarin oranges, red onion, a little chopped

> up cooked bacon, walnuts. Dressing is a little olive oil in a

> measuring cup, mince some garlic into it and cook it in the

> microwave, let it cool, then add a little sugar or honey, and some

> regular old cider vinegar. I toss it over the salad. That salad is

> really yummy and really pretty for company.

>

> Z

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