Re: Re: Time to throw in the towel?

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Lilian,Just a thought, but have you tried using enzyme supplements? It might be that you aren't producing the enzymes needed to digest the veggies, but are the ones to digest fats and protein.AmeliaTo: BTVC-SCD Sent: Tue, February 2, 2010 2:14:39 AMSubject: Re: Time to throw in the towel?

> I'm going to suggest that you post a few days of

> your food diary for us to look at and see if we

> can spot anything that might give a clue.

Thank you so much for offering to do this, I'll pots 3 day at the end of my post.

> I can tell you that while I felt better on SCD,

> my soft, mushy stool took quite a bit more time

> than three months to clear up.

My concern is, I haven't really felt better. To be clear, the C isn't my biggest concern, since at least I can use some form of laxative to help with that. What bothers me the most is the abdominal distention I get after eating. I'm happy to report that the stomach discomfort and out-of-control burping has been all but eliminated since I've been taking HCl before eating (yeah!), but basically eating makes me look (and feel, to the point of incontinence while running (sorry abt the TMI, but somehow I suspect on this list details are ok :^) ) very pregnant. And the fluid retention that goes hand in hand with this. All in all adding about 6 or more pounds of fluid, gas and C.

Since diarrhea and

> constipation are opposite ends of the same

> spectrum, one might expect the same to be true of it.

Absolutely. Pimentel's theory of course is that some bacteria cause D, some cause C.

> Sometimes I think that in trying to follow the

> stages, or in trying to add multiple other

> interventions / limitations like yeast

> prevention, we actually continue the imbalance in our guts.

This makes so much sense to me, thank you so much for pointing it out. Instead of "going to war" against symptoms of imbalance one would perhaps be better off helping elevate the level of health in the body so that it can restore its homeostasis, including its microbial balance.

It feels like a relief not to think in terms of limiting one's diet more and more and more, but rather gently lead it towards greater tolerance of the healthful foods it needs in order to thrive.

And I know that for me, meditation and the other ways of mentally/emotionall y/spiritually feeling better I mentioned previously are important for gut health. I'm looking forward to a trip to the Caribbean during spring break; my gut are always so happy when I spend time in the sun :^).

So here are my past 3 days:

Saturday:

B; coffee with home-made coconut milk, 2 fried eggs, DCCC

L: leftover coffee (1/4 cup), yoghurt, apple sauce (felt worse after, suspect the youghurt)

D: pork rib tips, squash, well cooked tomato, avocado

then- in a moment of despair and seized by cravings: one almond flour nut muffin and cashew butter, scotch on the rocks (haven't had nut muffins in a loong time)

Sunday:

B: coffee, banana "pancake" (egg), applesauce, DCCC

L: chicken soup

D: ground beef patty, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 tomato, DCCC for taste

Monday

B: coffe, fried eggs, tomato, avocado

L: ground beef patty w/ legal mustard, squash, tomato

snack: small piece of Lara-bar

D: oven-baked chicken, eggplant, tomato, a few stalks of asparagus, 1/2 teaspoon of cashew-butter (craving something good, some kind of dessert)

The above represents my departure from the candida-precautions I've been observing lately, as well as my attempt to add a small amount of veggies throughout the day. Other than that, it's fairly representative of what I've been eating; meat, eggs, squash forming the bulk of the diet.

For some reason I didn't react well to most of the foods on the original intro diet (cheesecake, even without honey), chicken soup, carrots, even yoghurt. Ground beef patties and eggs are the safest bets for me.

Thank you so much for offering to take a look at this, thank so much to all who replied, I value your help more than you know!

Lilian

"IBS"-C