general health strut: digestive enzymes
iron_monkey
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OK, lately I've been having all sorts of digestive problems aggravated by stress. This causes bouts of extreme discomfort, bloating and pressure below my chest. I've tried GasX and it doesn't do anything. Can anyone recommend any remedies for this sorta thing. I want to address this before it becomes a chronic condition.
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Are you breaking my balls or did you really try this?
i originally found out about it when crink posted the link (in jest i think)
In the meantime, advice from other people and common sense eventually got the symptoms down to close to zero:
reducing sugar intake (this helped more than anything!!!)
reducing caffeine intake
reducing beer and sugary alcohols (rum, etc) intake
reducing dairy intake
lots of peppermint tea
lots of ginger tea
eating more slowly/chewing more
avoiding stress (obviously)
That is a good start for getting your Digestive System in order.
what in the world
Triphala
Trikatu
Bael fruit
Licorice
Post a pic or you're soft.
http://www.drnatura.com/picture_gallery.html
Check your PMs. And do be careful with the herbal/homeopathic remedies. I've seen folks come into the ER with all sorts of signs/symptoms having to do with improperly administered herbal/homeopathic remedies, most recent in memory was an OD on licorice capsules. Major stomach pain. Also, as an example, Goldenseal will kill all sorts of bacteria and microorganisms that actually facilitate digestion. I definitely would consult someone who knows their shit in this particular field. People think because it's from the earth, it's all good, when in fact some of the most toxic poisons, mild altering and addictive substances occur wild in nature, i.e. Digitalis purpurea (Common Foxglove) can stop your heart, psilocybin, opium. True most herbal remedies are "more mellow" than these examples, but still, they have distinct pharmacological and physiological effects that are not to be take lightly. If you are worried enough to post, consider calling an advice nurse/doctor.
~gNAT
to see that level of crazyness youre gonna have to poke around in the bowl which is not something im down to do, although my friend has and seen similar things such as the pic posted. the reason why you gotta poke around is when it comes out its compacted.
im super serious when i say that shit changed my life
I'd be pretty careful with this stuff. If you've been on it a year, you might find yourself having trouble once you finish the treatment. Your bowels haven't been doing much work themselves for a while and if you ask them to start working again, they might not want to comply. Plus one of the supplements contains the herb senna, which is not supposed to be taken for prolonged periods (high risk for liver damage).
How do you know that taking that shit isn't actually creating that shit in your shit and therefore creating a whole shitty market for more shit solution products?
PS That image clearly needs to be the new
gnat:ultimately i dont know BUT all i do know is the reasons that got me to try it in the first place are TOTALLY gone and im living a much happier life because of it.
reynaldo: psyllium husks is in the powder blend part of the program, good stuff.
Insanity. What were all these people eating in the first place?
I've seen several doctors over the years for IBS & Reflux ... Name a pill and i've taken it ...They all suck....The only thing you can do is find the diet that works best for you.....Caffeine,greasy foods,dark liquor and dairy are a bitch.
I hope I don't get IBS. Those are like the four food groups.
Yeah, no medicine helped me. I also got the impression that IBS is less one real condition and more a nebulous grouping of stress-related conditions medicine isn't fully on top of yet. A few medical professionals I know have essentially confirmed that. Every once in a while I do some web research to see if there've been any breakthroughs in the 10 yrs+ since my diagnosis and... nah. Just a Cam'ron song.
To the above list I should add:
avoid overeating
avoid lying down right after meals
eat rice w/ as many meals as possible
white bread may be preferable to whole-wheat [/b](unlike w/ most people, if you have IBS or some similar stress-triggered digestive disorder you probably want to increase soluble fiber and decrease insoluble fiber)
Oh. and I tried accupuncture[/b], too. It did seem to help but it wasn't a dramatic improvement and after 4 months or so I decided it wasn't quite worth the cost.
I tried:
Colon Cleanse
Hydrotherapy
Fiber
Probiotics
Enzymes
Yoga
Acupuncture
Zelnorm
Elimination diets (no dairy, no gluten, no soy)
all sorts of IBS voodoo bullshit
and then I finally got a got a good GI doc and a colonoscopy and I got to see what was really going on! There was no secret snake-like goo, trust me, I saw the whole thing. It was like this:
Now I'm on some scary-ass drugs, but I'm starting to feel better. Finally.
Just .02, if you have had stomach issues all your life and haven't tried eliminating certain foods then you should, many people are allergic to gluten or dairy and often both but they never know it.
Sounds like the original poster has issues not related to food allergy if this is something that just cropped up although I have heard of some food allergies just appearing later in life.
Probiotics are good and so is Kim-Chi.
Sayin X2
...and a thing like that came out of my dog's ass when she had Parvo.
Please try elimination before you add anything.
1 out of 1000 people are intolerant to gluten on some level. Only 1 out of 100,000 know it.
I had all those symptoms and they disappeared after two weeks off gluten. It's been a year. The only thing I miss is beer. Bonus-you end up on a default whole food diet and loose about 10 lbs. Also, most gluten free products (pastas, bread) are nasty. I've also been off lactose for over 5 years.
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