Re: Re: indigestion problems

[Guest guest]

Thanks very much Rich for your prompt answer.I was really quite upset at this

point and your note was of great support to me.Right now I started having

another problem.I was having some pains at my gall bladder area since the

beginning of this year. Than it went away after |I received some thermal bath

water drinking therapy. It came back since 2 days and right now I am having

severe pain on that area again. These all come from long term constipation and

indigestion problems. I am sure my stomach acid is low and I was also planning

to take your test(I don't know when because I also started having some important

female problems today.). The thing that confuses me is seeing those nut crunches

in my stool. If it was only the problem of digestive enzymes than,I am thinking

that I would not see the nuts as pieces but I could see oily and/or pale colored

stools(sorry). I am thinking that this could be due to malfunctioning of my

nervous system. I don't know which system handles the digestive system muscles

but I thought this was something related to the movements of stomach. Stomach

should make continuos contractions to divide the pieces into smaller parts so

that they can be processed by the enzymes and moved into intestines.Isn't that

true? Please correct me if my reasoning is wrong.Another reason I think this is

the way I have my constipation. Again sorry for the subject but my constipation

for the last six or seven months was also something different. It was as if I my

intestinal muscles were so weak that they were not being able to push the

material.I was having no will to empty my intestines for a week or so. Feeling

no pressure,nothing. It was really strange. When I was able to make some

relaxing,meditation type of work than some movement was starting at my bowels.

That also makes me think that this is brain related.Nothing helped with my

constipation. Meds,fruits,etc.I even tried castor oil.I was not being able to

throw the material out of my body no matter how I tried. When I put these data

together I am concluding that my muscles in my digestive system are too weak to

do their job or they are not being able to get the necessary nerve impulses to

generate the required muscle movements from nervous system.Which nervous system

is responsible for the muscle contractions of stomach and intestines? Or are

there any hormones required in the process? What do you think?very sorry for the

subject but we are all like doctors.Aren't we?

Thanks

Nil

Thanks very much. Nil

Re: indigestion problems

Hi, Nil.

It sounds as though your digestive system is not functioning very

well. I would guess that the problems that I discussed in message

#69882 may apply to your case. I suggest trying the baking soda

test that I described there first, to see what your stomach acid

situation is. If you have very low stomach acid, your pancreas and

liver will not be stimulated to secrete digestive enzymes and bile,

respectively, when the food enters the duodenum. The acid is what

gives the signal. If these are not secreted, the food will not be

digested, and your body will not be able to absorb the nutrients it

needs from them.

Rich

> Hi all,

> I had some indigestion problems of fats,proteins and extreme

constipation for the last 7 or 8 months and i am struggling with

them. Lately I noticed something different. I eat hazel nuts from

time to time and I noticed that hazel nuts are all in my stool as I

have crunched them in my mouth.Not digested at all. Does anybody

have any idea on what that means?

>

> Thanks..

>

> Nil

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Rich,

Sorry I forgot to tell you. I had started using 2 capsules per day of betaine

hcl 2 days ago.Thanks for saying that HCL initiates pancreatic enzymes and bile.

Did not know that.

About baking soda

Is it sodium bicarbonate?I have sodium bicarbonate at home in crystal form.It is

not like finely powdered baking soda. I wonder if I can use it.

Also our tea spoons are much smaller than yours and I have trouble to determine

how much 1/4 teaspoon is. Could you tell me how many 0 size capsules will be

filled by 1/4 teaspoon approximately.

Thanks..

Nil

Re: indigestion problems

Hi, Nil.

It sounds as though your digestive system is not functioning very

well. I would guess that the problems that I discussed in message

[Guest guest]

Rich,thanks for the valuable info you have given I learned a lot. Thanks for the

explanation of the gastrointestinal tests,too.I am now familiar with them.No I

don't use any opoids. Actually I had found some way to control my constipation

for the last couple of weeks. That was good quality honey and warm water

solution.This was helping to some extend but of course long term constipation

problems had caused me probably malfunctioning liver and thus effected my gall

bladder.

Thanks great sites..I will try flush.

and Gayu,

Thanks for reminding that. I will get one and keep it ready in case I need it.

Thanks to all who have given their minds to my problem. Will inform you of the

any changes..

Nil

Re: indigestion problems

Hi, Nil,

I'm very sorry about what you're going through. I have no problem

talking about the gut and all its wonderful functions. Remember, I

had rectal cancer, and I had lots of adventures in that department

over a long time period! I wish I could tell you what is causing

your current pain, but I can't. The gall bladder does sound like a

possibility if it is in that area. I understand your reluctance to

go to the hospital, but it would probably be a good idea to at least

have a doctor diagnose what is causing this pain if it doesn't go

away soon.

Concerning the stomach, yes, it normally grinds food particles down

until they are less than 2 millimeters in size, before letting them

pass into the duodenum. If it is unable to grind a particularly

hard particle to be smaller than this, it retains it until about 2

hours after the meal, and then lets it go on into the duodenum.

Concerning the control of the digestive system, it is partly

controlled by its own self-contained enteric nervous system, and

partly by the autonomic nervous system from the brain stem. The

parasympathetic arm of the autonomic nervous system operates on the

digestive system via the vagus nerve. The sympathetic arm operates

on the digestive system via nerves from the spine.

There is also some hormonal interaction between the brain and the

digestive system, and some immune system interaction via the mast

cells.

It's hard to say what is causing your motility problems. I don't

know whether you take any opioid drugs. They will slow the motility

of the gut. Low thyroid will also do it.

I think it would be best if you could see a gastroenterologist. In

the U.S., they will usually first try to determine if there is a

structural problem, that is a mechanical obstruction of your gut,

such as due to cancer or some other blockage, using things like

barium enema or colonoscopy. If this is O.K., then they will have

you drink a dye that shows up on X-ray and see how fast it moves

through the digestive system by taking sequential X rays. If that

comes out normal, they will diagnose functional bowel disease. If

it is slow, they will explore further to find out why. One test

they might run is a balloon expulsion test, in which they insert a

catheter into the rectum, fill it with water, and ask you to expel

it to see if you can. This sounds like a lot to go through, but it

really is important to get your digestive system moving again, so I

hope you will go and get checked out if it doesn't improve soon.

Rich

> > Hi all,

> > I had some indigestion problems of fats,proteins and extreme

> constipation for the last 7 or 8 months and i am struggling with

> them. Lately I noticed something different. I eat hazel nuts

from

> time to time and I noticed that hazel nuts are all in my stool

as I

> have crunched them in my mouth.Not digested at all. Does anybody

> have any idea on what that means?

> >

> > Thanks..

> >

> > Nil

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Nil,

Consyipation can be caused by hypothyroidism, low magnesium, low fibre diet,

dehydration, PD, lead poisoning, parasites (e.g. entamoeba histolytica,

protozoa, etc.), low B5, low potassium.

Regards, Blake