I'm getting really frustrated!! :(

May 22, 2007

Okay, I have been on this diet for two weeks and not feeling at all

better. I am still not going to the bathroom regularly (I have a BM

once a week). I am eating cooked spinach, carrots, green beans and

zucchini. I am also eating a lot of applesauce. I add the applesauce

because I thought it would be good to get fiber from a fruit also. I

am also eating meat and chicken soup, lobster and crab. I eat a lot of

cooked veggies and

applesauce in each meal. Even when I'm not hungry I force myself to

eat so that I can have fiber in my diet. I don't know if I'm causing

more damage by forcing myself to eat. I fear that if I don't eat, I'll

never have a BM. I feel horrible everyday. I feel like I have to go to

the bathroom all the time but I can't. I really don't think this diet

is working for me and I don't know if I should continue this diet. Oh

and also whenever I start to take something natural to help me have a

BM, My stomach gets worse and nothing happens.Sorry I know, I'm going

on and on but I'm writing everything that is running through my head

and I'm so confused. And one more thing how do I know if there is

something more serious then just IBS- dominant C?

I have tried everything that people have told me to try on helping me

to have a BM but nothing is working. Any help is appreciated? Thank

you for reading this long message. a

May 22, 2007

> I fear that if I don't eat, I'll

> never have a BM. I feel horrible everyday. I feel like I have to > I

have tried everything that people have told me to try on helping me

> to have a BM but nothing is working. Any help is appreciated? Thank

> you for reading this long message. a

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I'm kind of in the same boat. My constipation got worse on this

diet (going on 12 days now on SCD). I went almost a week without a BM

too. Being that constipated WILL make you feel like S*&t. Not to

make light of it but I was preparing for a coffee enema (which

sometimes make me feel great) and then lo and behold... It was weird

how the timing worked. Then I felt better for awhile. It's rough in

the beginning - your body is going through so many changes. Don't

give up yet. Just give yourself an enema if you have to. They always

work.

May 22, 2007

Hi,

First, I would not force myself to eat if not hungry. But most of my

overeating was me trying to force a BM to happen, it was unconscious

on my part until about a year ago.

-I find that a small glass of water with two teaspoons apple cider

vinegar causes a BM.

-Using a small step stool in the bathroom to put my feet up a little

higher really helps too. This helps with the muscles so they can

relax and allow the BM to happen.

-Stewed prunes really work or the prune juice does too.

-I have to eat about 25 to 30 grams of fiber a day to have a

movement. I track my fiber on Sparkspeople, it is a free website to

track nutrional information.

-Getting up early, and just sitting on the toilet quietly reading for

about 10 minutes really helps. Consciously thinking about moving the

waste out, not straining-that's bad for you, but thinking about your

middle and striving to communicate with the muscles. Crazy I know...

-Pilates has helped me tremendously. Due to the pain and discomfort I

had mentally disconnected with my abdomen. Doing exercises for the

core of the body is therapy for me and my body.

Hope you get to feeling better soon.

Ana Karina

IBS, gluten and lactose intolerant

SCD, 11/30/06

May 22, 2007

Applesauce is constipating so I would stop that ASAP. Try pearsauce

and cooked pears instead (this might be OK for you). The stewed

prunes is a good idea too. My son gets severely constipated and his

GI said absolutely no fiber, that the fiber can make you even more

constipated for some people so try no fiber at all for a week. The

no fiber makes a big difference for him.

>

> Okay, I have been on this diet for two weeks and not feeling at all

> better. I am still not going to the bathroom regularly (I have a BM

> once a week). I am eating cooked spinach, carrots, green beans and

> zucchini. I am also eating a lot of applesauce. I add the applesauce

> because I thought it would be good to get fiber from a fruit also. I

> am also eating meat and chicken soup, lobster and crab. I eat a lot

of

> cooked veggies and

> applesauce in each meal. Even when I'm not hungry I force myself to

> eat so that I can have fiber in my diet. I don't know if I'm causing

> more damage by forcing myself to eat. I fear that if I don't eat,

I'll

> never have a BM. I feel horrible everyday. I feel like I have to go

to

> the bathroom all the time but I can't. I really don't think this

diet

> is working for me and I don't know if I should continue this diet.

Oh

> and also whenever I start to take something natural to help me have

a

> BM, My stomach gets worse and nothing happens.Sorry I know, I'm

going

> on and on but I'm writing everything that is running through my head

> and I'm so confused. And one more thing how do I know if there is

> something more serious then just IBS- dominant C?

> I have tried everything that people have told me to try on helping

me

> to have a BM but nothing is working. Any help is appreciated? Thank

> you for reading this long message. a

>

May 23, 2007

Thank you for your help. I'm going to stay on the diet and be patient.

It's just so hard but I want to feel better.

>

> > I fear that if I don't eat, I'll

> > never have a BM. I feel horrible everyday. I feel like I have to > I

> have tried everything that people have told me to try on helping me

> > to have a BM but nothing is working. Any help is appreciated? Thank

> > you for reading this long message. a

>

> ----------------

>

> I'm kind of in the same boat. My constipation got worse on this

> diet (going on 12 days now on SCD). I went almost a week without a BM

> too. Being that constipated WILL make you feel like S*&t. Not to

> make light of it but I was preparing for a coffee enema (which

> sometimes make me feel great) and then lo and behold... It was weird

> how the timing worked. Then I felt better for awhile. It's rough in

> the beginning - your body is going through so many changes. Don't

> give up yet. Just give yourself an enema if you have to. They always

> work.

>

May 23, 2007

HI,

Try taking the applesauce out. It can cause constipation. Also, try butternut

squash instead of carrots. If you eat nuts, eat very little...walnuts & pecans

seem to cause the least problems. Do you eat the 24 hr. yogurt? That may help.

The diet will help you heal. Also, if you stay on it long enough you will

discover the foods that give you problems.

Belle

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