Re: Re: Help with Gas and other fun stuff

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/8/01 6:48:36 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

jhensel@... writes:

> Guess what? Acidophlis works wonders on the smell for Mike! Hes been on it

> now for a week and already there is a big improvement. So if you need

> something for the smell and getting rid of gas this has to be it... Im

> taking it too and notice I dont have as much gas as I used to!

> Gotta stock up on this stuff now!

>

>

Thank you thank you thank you!!! I'm going to Walmart tomorrow!!!

~~* AJ *~~

Age 37 5'8''

Post op 7/24/01 Open BPD/DS

self pay - Dr Baltasar -Alcoy Spain

07/24/01 BMI 64 415.1

08/06/01 BMI 59 390.2 -24.9 lbs! -10.75 inches

08/16/01 BMI 58 387.0 -28.1 lbs! -11.25 inches

08/24/01 BMI 58 386.5 -28.6 lbs! -15.5 inches

08/30/01 BMI 58 378.3 -36.8 lbs! -21.25 inches

09/10/01 BMI 57 373.0 -42.1 lbs!

09/24/01 BMI 55 367.1 -48.0 lbs!

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[Guest guest]

Beth,

I take the tabs (littel tabs) and got them from the pharmacist at Wal Mart

in his refrigerator.....I take 4 a day.....thats it. In a week Im cutting

down to 2 a day to see if that works well. Mike takes 2 and it works well

for him so far but we both take different kinds. Mine is refrigerated and

is called: Lactinex and Mikes is Sundown and caplets. Both seem to work

well even though one is refrigerated and one isnt....

What a blessing not to have to smell such a strong smell anymore! (you get

a whiff but nothing like it was lol)

Hugs, Judie

[Guest guest]

Judie, thanks for the info! I'm hoping that the acidopholis will help with

gas and diarrhea. Also, the menu was great! you're right, I've got to be

patient. I was eating quite a bit for about a week, and now I barely feel like

eating, and when I do, I've got a lot of discomfort. Everyday is so different!

Can't wait till things even out. Beth

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[Guest guest]

Beth,

Let me share something with you.......when a week after surgery had passed I

could not stand anything that was protein. I think it was becuz I was

thinking in terms of how I ate on the Atkins diet and of course, I got so

sick of eating that way and not having things I really liked, like fruit

etc. I thought to myself " what in the hell have I done now? "

It was a really depressing thing to think that I would now have to eat

proteins that at the time I absolutly hated!

Rabecca, who had her surgery in Spain in June helped me thru that rotten

time. She explained if I used the protein in another way my mind would

probably accept it better so I began eating things like baked potato with a

little chili on it with grated cheese for dinner! By the time I got down to

the potato I didnt eat much as I was too full from the cheese and the chili

which by the way was 20 grams of protein in just the chili alone!

Same thing with chef salads....by the time you get done with the meat and

cheese you are too full for the lettuce. This was tricking my mind into

eating exactly what I didnt want to eat! Then, 3 weeks later I was eating

proteins as if they were my favorite foods! Amazing how the mind works in

tune with the surgery! Now.......i absolutly love proteins and they always

come first with me.....automatically and without thinking. Its the first

thing I look for when opening the ref door!

Gas........oh boy. another problem that can make you very uncomforable. I

found that the acidophilus works wonders now and I think you find that to be

true also. Give it a few days......3-4 days to work and I bet it starts

working for you well with a day.

Every day is different for me too, STILL! I hate ice cream and that may

never change. I ate that stuff almost every day prior to surgery. It has

to be a miracle that I dont like it anymore! But.....i still eat some candy

every day. Today I had a slice of boston creme pie (company came for lunch

and they brought desert) But I would never buy it myself. It was good but

not something I would miss today.

You are still so very new....new tummy, new sensations, new likes and

dislikes......it all takes time to sort itself out. Thats why its called a

journey! <g> You are doing just fine and will continue to do well as the

days and weeks go by. Before long you will be telling me that you are now

eating like I am!!

Remember.......eat what you want and what appeals to you (just not too much

junk lol) The surgery works! and the acidophilus will help cut way down

on the gas and make life more tolerable for you.....I guarantee it!

Hugs, Judie

[Guest guest]

AJ....ask the pharmacist for his refrigerated acidophlis....I think it cost

me $9.00 for 50 of them but Im taking them 4 a day and will taper off to 2 a

day and see what happens. Maybe might even see if there is a cheaper brand

but Im almost convinced you get what you pay for.......

Mike takes Sundown brand and it works well for him and costs less too.

Judie