Re: [DS-Support] 3 Weeks - Things WILL get better, right???

July 16, 2001

Terri,

I am on the run at the moment so do not have time for long reply.

Most of the pain sounds like gas to me, but also the wringing feeling

is what I got from a gluten (wheat in bread) sensitivity. I am now

10 weeks out, and I just tried bread again at a lunch today, and I

got the squeezies all over again, but not as bad as when I was just a

few weeks out. Also some slight nausea along with the squeezies.

So, it could be a gluten sensitivity. Some people get them.

In addition, others get lactose intolerance (from milk), and take

Lactaid. Also, try to take some Acidophilus capsules (to repopulate

your gut with good bacteria). Finally, I found some relief from

charcoal tablets, but of all that gunk, I think that Acidophilus

helped the most (thanks, Duffy!).

If it keeps on too long CALL YOUR SURGEON. Amy's anastomosis at her

duodenum was infected, and if she had not called her doc, she would

have been up the creek.

Gotta run. Hope this helps.

--Steve

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July 16, 2001