Re: intro diet, brisk diarrhea

[Guest guest]

>

> I'm wondering if someone could help clarify something in the BTVC. I

> only have an old copy right now, Food and the Gut Reaction, so I won't

> give page references, but Elaine first writes that if diarrhea is brisk,

> eggs should be avoided. Yet the intro diet, which is given as a starter

> and often is begun when people have diarrhea, includes eggs, both as a

> sampler breakfast menu offering, and is in the cheesecake. So if one is

> having brisk diarrhea, should they not be eating what is written in the

> beginner's diet? This has always bothered me, but when I first began

> the diet 2 1/2 years ago, I didn't have brisk diarrhea, so I just ate

> the eggs. Now I am suffering from brisk diarrhea brought on by an IV

> antibiotic I took 4 weeks ago, and have been doing the intro for 5 days.

> It is keeping things from worsening; I haven't gone to the bathroom more

> than 3 times in a day, however my stools are becoming looser. So should

> I be avoiding eggs? Which would leave chicken soup, jello, meat, and

> DCCC (which is unavailable in my area.) Does someone remember Elaine

> clarifying this information?

>

> Thanks,

There is an asterisk* nect to eggs in Edition 10 of BTVC and the footnote says

to avoid

them if diaharrea is still present.

Carol F.

[Guest guest]

>

> I'm wondering if someone could help clarify something in the BTVC. I

> only have an old copy right now, Food and the Gut Reaction, so I won't

> give page references, but Elaine first writes that if diarrhea is brisk,

> eggs should be avoided. Yet the intro diet, which is given as a starter

> and often is begun when people have diarrhea, includes eggs, both as a

> sampler breakfast menu offering, and is in the cheesecake. So if one is

> having brisk diarrhea, should they not be eating what is written in the

> beginner's diet? This has always bothered me, but when I first began

> the diet 2 1/2 years ago, I didn't have brisk diarrhea, so I just ate

> the eggs. Now I am suffering from brisk diarrhea brought on by an IV

> antibiotic I took 4 weeks ago, and have been doing the intro for 5 days.

> It is keeping things from worsening; I haven't gone to the bathroom more

> than 3 times in a day, however my stools are becoming looser. So should

> I be avoiding eggs? Which would leave chicken soup, jello, meat, and

> DCCC (which is unavailable in my area.) Does someone remember Elaine

> clarifying this information?

>

> Thanks,

There is an asterisk* nect to eggs in Edition 10 of BTVC and the footnote says

to avoid

them if diaharrea is still present.

Carol F.

[Guest guest]

>

> I'm wondering if someone could help clarify something in the BTVC. I

> only have an old copy right now, Food and the Gut Reaction, so I won't

> give page references, but Elaine first writes that if diarrhea is brisk,

> eggs should be avoided. Yet the intro diet, which is given as a starter

> and often is begun when people have diarrhea, includes eggs, both as a

> sampler breakfast menu offering, and is in the cheesecake. So if one is

> having brisk diarrhea, should they not be eating what is written in the

> beginner's diet? This has always bothered me, but when I first began

> the diet 2 1/2 years ago, I didn't have brisk diarrhea, so I just ate

> the eggs. Now I am suffering from brisk diarrhea brought on by an IV

> antibiotic I took 4 weeks ago, and have been doing the intro for 5 days.

> It is keeping things from worsening; I haven't gone to the bathroom more

> than 3 times in a day, however my stools are becoming looser. So should

> I be avoiding eggs? Which would leave chicken soup, jello, meat, and

> DCCC (which is unavailable in my area.) Does someone remember Elaine

> clarifying this information?

>

> Thanks,

There is an asterisk* nect to eggs in Edition 10 of BTVC and the footnote says

to avoid

them if diaharrea is still present.

Carol F.

[Guest guest]

Debora,

Because you have already done the intro diet for 5 days and because you have

such limited

food choices, you might want to consider adding in applesauce and very ripe

bananas.

These are foods that are known for helping diarrhea plus they would be in the

very next

stage of the diet anyway.

I made the applesauce by peeling, coring, and cutting up eight apples, added 2/3

c. water,

and cooked until soft. Very easy to make and no sweetener needed!

Also, peppermint tea is known to calm the bowels. My edition of BTVC says that

weak tea

is allowed.

Hope this helps.

Carolyn

>

> Iand have been doing the intro for 5 days.

> It is keeping things from worsening; I haven't gone to the bathroom more

> than 3 times in a day, however my stools are becoming looser. So should

> I be avoiding eggs? Which would leave chicken soup, jello, meat, and

> DCCC (which is unavailable in my area.) Does someone remember Elaine

> clarifying this information?

>

> Thanks,

> Debora

>