Guest guest Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Hi, I was doing great and had a moment of hubris (hamburg blue cheese carmelized onion & some fresh fruit) at a restaurant couple of weeks back that made me sick and now I am not returning to the good health I had before or even the symptom pattern before I got well! It's got me very concerned - so much that I wondered if I got a stomach bug but it's off and on for weeks now so I'm not so sure that's true. I've even lost 5 lbs and my period stopped - which makes me think I'm starving myself - which feels true as well as I'm only eating scrambled eggs, chicken, chicken soup with long cooked mashed carrots, BTVC yogurt & honey, mint/ginger tea and occasional walnut flour pancakes. I'm hungry and cramped all the time now with bouts of nausea and my BMs are always loose & sometimes mucus only. My question is this - I took Activated Charcoal when I was on the toilet constantly and now it's tapered but still very loose. Should (can) I take charcoal ongoing? Also, how do you know you have a stomach but when you have UC? I haven't gone to the MD b/c I'm not wanting to take antibiotics but at this point I'm not sure anything could be worse. In need of support and guidance, Liz K UC 4 yrs, SCD 2 months --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Hi Liz, You've only been SCD two months, so that one meal could set you back quite a bit. In these situations, it's usually best to return to the intro diet for a few days. You need to cut the walnut flour as it would be too hard for you to digest. I have only been SCD for a few weeks with no major infractions, but currently I cannot digest nut butter at all, and nut butter is easier to digest than nut flour. I too have trouble eating enough food, so you will have to work on that. Try eating every 2-3 hours and include some cooked green beans after the couple days on the intro diet. You can try chicken pancakes as well as carrot pancakes for variety. B. ASD son, RA self, SCD Nov. 2007 http://scdgirl.blogspot.com *************** --- liz kapitulik wrote: > Hi, > I was doing great and had a moment of hubris > (hamburg blue cheese carmelized onion & some fresh > fruit) at a restaurant couple of weeks back that > made me sick and now I am not returning to the good > health I had before or even the symptom pattern > before I got well! It's got me very concerned - so > much that I wondered if I got a stomach bug but it's > off and on for weeks now so I'm not so sure that's > true. I've even lost 5 lbs and my period stopped - > which makes me think I'm starving myself - which > feels true as well as I'm only eating scrambled > eggs, chicken, chicken soup with long cooked mashed > carrots, BTVC yogurt & honey, mint/ginger tea and > occasional walnut flour pancakes. I'm hungry and > cramped all the time now with bouts of nausea and my > BMs are always loose & sometimes mucus only. > > My question is this - I took Activated Charcoal > when I was on the toilet constantly and now it's > tapered but still very loose. Should (can) I take > charcoal ongoing? > > Also, how do you know you have a stomach but when > you have UC? I haven't gone to the MD b/c I'm not > wanting to take antibiotics but at this point I'm > not sure anything could be worse. > > In need of support and guidance, > > > > Liz K > UC 4 yrs, SCD 2 months > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with > Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/sports;_ylt=At9_qDKvtAbMuh1G1SQtBI7ntAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 If your period stopped and you are nauseous I would make sure you aren't pregnant! -------------- Original message -------------- Hi, I was doing great and had a moment of hubris (hamburg blue cheese carmelized onion & some fresh fruit) at a restaurant couple of weeks back that made me sick and now I am not returning to the good health I had before or even the symptom pattern before I got well! It's got me very concerned - so much that I wondered if I got a stomach bug but it's off and on for weeks now so I'm not so sure that's true. I've even lost 5 lbs and my period stopped - which makes me think I'm starving myself - which feels true as well as I'm only eating scrambled eggs, chicken, chicken soup with long cooked mashed carrots, BTVC yogurt & honey, mint/ginger tea and occasional walnut flour pancakes. I'm hungry and cramped all the time now with bouts of nausea and my BMs are always loose & sometimes mucus only. My question is this - I took Activated Charcoal when I was on the toilet constantly and now it's tapered but still very loose. Should (can) I take charcoal ongoing? Also, how do you know you have a stomach but when you have UC? I haven't gone to the MD b/c I'm not wanting to take antibiotics but at this point I'm not sure anything could be worse. In need of support and guidance, Liz K UC 4 yrs, SCD 2 months --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Hi Liz, > > Hi, > I was doing great and had a moment of hubris (hamburg blue cheese carmelized onion & some fresh fruit) at a restaurant couple of weeks back that made me sick and now I am not returning to the good health I had before or even the symptom pattern before I got well! It's got me very concerned - so much that I wondered if I got a stomach bug but it's off and on for weeks now so I'm not so sure that's true. I've even lost 5 lbs and my period stopped - which makes me think I'm starving myself - which feels true as well as I'm only eating scrambled eggs, chicken, chicken soup with long cooked mashed carrots, BTVC yogurt & honey, mint/ginger tea and occasional walnut flour pancakes. I'm hungry and cramped all the time now with bouts of nausea and my BMs are always loose & sometimes mucus only. > > My question is this - I took Activated Charcoal when I was on the toilet constantly and now it's tapered but still very loose. Should (can) I take charcoal ongoing?>>>> This site: http://www.enzymestuff.com/activatedcharcoal.htm says that for diarrhea you should only take Act. charcoal for 3-4 days. I am guessing it means at the dosing for diarrhea posted on that page. <<<<Also, how do you know you have a stomach but when you have UC? I haven't gone to the MD b/c I'm not wanting to take antibiotics but at this point I'm not sure anything could be worse. > > In need of support and guidance, > Liz K > UC 4 yrs, SCD 2 months>>> Did you mean stomach flu? It may be a flare or it may be from the restaurant fare. Either way, the quickest way to help get through either is usually a few days on the strict intro diet. Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs, PCOD 22yrs mom of Em and Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.