Guest guest Posted January 25, 2000 Report Share Posted January 25, 2000 I think I may have learned something, but don't know yet, about the digestion situation. For years, I have suffered from Irritable Bowel. (Yuck) Lots of pain, etc. After I went on LC, I had one attack early on, and none since. This affliction has been with me almost as long as I can remember. Now, on LC,(since May '99) no problems. 2 Salads a day. Lots of veggies, all the stuff that those of us who have been there know about. BUT there is no wheat or gluten in the diet. I feel fine. For what it's worth... Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2000 Report Share Posted January 25, 2000 In a message dated 01/25/2000 3:41:08 PM Pacific Standard Time, ottercritter@... writes: << Many low-carbers report their indigestion improving, because meat has less fiber than grains and vegetables. >> I too was on Tum's daily. Many nights with heartburn and where it would come into your throat burning and having to get up and sleep sitting up. Since low-carbing I have not had any more heartburn problems. I thought it was from eliminating all the sugars, fruits, and flour (starch) products. Meniowl@... type2,dx7/99,low-carbs & water aerobics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2000 Report Share Posted January 25, 2000 Faye Dunn wrote: << Does anyone else out there have gastro problems? If so how do you manage eating low-carb, or high-protein? >> I don't know enough about food allergies, but I keep wondering if you have celiac problems ... intolerant of products containing gluten? How are you handling wheat and other grains? There are support groups and lots of info out there. But then, on the other hand, you would have mentioned having a problem with wheat, wouldn't you? < thinking ... > The tea comment befuddles me. Can't think of what tea would contain, other than tannic acid. Does it seem to you that it is only acid foods that tear you up? If you don't have sufficient stomach acid available to handle the food you eat, it attempts to pass through your digestive tract in undigested form, creating all kinds of uproar. Could that be it? You are taking so many antacids for your present troubles that you don't have enough to process the fibrous or acid-type foods you try to eat? That is a really common problem. I can recall some years ago, in fact, that " Consumers Report " did a study of antacids and recommended people use Rolaids and not Tums, because essentially Tums had too much of a product that was too effective at wiping out stomach acid, and that is an unhappy situation for your stomach to be in. Many low-carbers report their indigestion improving, because meat has less fiber than grains and vegetables. Some natural products you can try that would give you bulk include freshly-ground flaxseed and unsweetened psylllium husk (that is the product they use in many bulking-agent-type laxatives - but those commercial products are sweetened). Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2000 Report Share Posted January 25, 2000 Hi Erwin, I also think it is neat that we are communicating all over the world. I love hearing where each of you live. I would like to mention that the greater the percentage of protein on my plate, the less I crave carbs. I have been trying to add protein and was looking for ideas, hence the request for the cookbook. I started having eggs for breakfast instead of oatmeal and toast (as the dietician had recommended) and when I got the results of my cholesterol test it back had gone up and again my doctor wanted to put me on pills. I asked him to give me six more months to get it down, he said he would give me three. I try to eat salad once every two weeks or so but I pay for it with gastritis for a whole week. I have noticed an improvement since Sulcrate has been added to my meds. That's why I am brave enough to try the salad...lol... I keep hoping that one of these days I will be able to have a salad or an apple with out having the pain. I miss my cup of tea the most. I would pay $100.00 for a good cup of tea without having to pay for it with gastritis for a week. Does anyone else out there have gastro problems? If so how do you manage eating low-carb, or high-protein? ~~~Faye~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2000 Report Share Posted January 25, 2000 McErlean wrote: << My husband has been low carbing with me. He has had gastric problems for years, drinking bottles of the " pink stuff " and on meds. Since eating low carb, he has not needed any meds or pink stuff (except if he cheats on pizza). It has become apparent that he is very sensitive to wheat. >> I believe that the grain allergy, particularly to wheat, is very widespread and causes far more problems than is currently recognized. My sister with the severe rheumatoid arthritis and gout once did one of those advanced allergy studies where she wore a paper gown in a sealed room and they removed all substances including food, then introduced items one at a time. She registered allergic to basically all the grains. I have read that as many as 80 percent of moden humans are intolerant of our diet that is so high in processed grains. A high-grain diet is, after all, a feedlot diet, which is used to fatten cattle prior to slaughter. And I once encountered a fascinating study which explained symptoms of cattle who reacted adversely to a feedlot diet ... they would become lethargic, depressed, and if not removed from the grains, they would actually die. It was eery reading the report, because the observed symptoms sound so very much like what we humans report suffering when we stuff ourselves with processed grains such as instant rice and pasta. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2000 Report Share Posted January 25, 2000 Hi Faye, I've got gastro problems -- I've just spent four months with severe acid stomach problems, and loss of weight from it. I just started counting carbs instead of fat about 3 weeks ago, and for two of the those weeks I have had a cold, so I'm not sure yet that I'm on track. But I am starting to notice less acid build up with the switch to lower carbs. (I did check for ketones, nothing there, several times). I think the changes in carbs may be helping - it's going slightly better. But I haven't been able to eat fruit for months, or spices, or tea, or anything carbonated. Bland land. I did a salad the other night and was fine. Jan At 02:26 PM 01/25/2000 -0800, you wrote: > > >Hi Erwin, >I also think it is neat that we are communicating all over the world. I >love hearing where each of you live. >I would like to mention that the greater the percentage of protein on my >plate, the less I crave carbs. I have been trying to add protein and was >looking for ideas, hence the request for the cookbook. >I started having eggs for breakfast instead of oatmeal and toast (as the >dietician had recommended) and when I got the results of my cholesterol test >it back had gone up and again my doctor wanted to put me on pills. >I asked him to give me six more months to get it down, he said he would give >me three. I try to eat salad once every two weeks or so but I pay for it >with gastritis for a whole week. >I have noticed an improvement since Sulcrate has been added to my meds. >That's why I am brave enough to try the salad...lol... I keep hoping that >one of these days I will be able to have a salad or an apple with out having >the pain. >I miss my cup of tea the most. I would pay $100.00 for a good cup of tea >without having to pay for it with gastritis for a week. >Does anyone else out there have gastro problems? If so how do you manage >eating low-carb, or high-protein? >~~~Faye~~~ > > >--------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2000 Report Share Posted January 25, 2000 My husband has been low carbing with me. He has had gastric problems for years, drinking bottles of the " pink stuff " and on meds. Since eating low carb, he has not needed any meds or pink stuff (except if he cheats on pizza). It has become apparent that he is very sensitive to wheat. For years he ate donuts, mac & cheese and a host of other carby foods to help " soak up the acid " . Now if he eats those things, he bloats up and is back on the " pink stuff " . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2000 Report Share Posted January 26, 2000 > And I once > encountered a fascinating study which explained symptoms of cattle who > reacted adversely to a feedlot diet ... they would become lethargic, > depressed, and if not removed from the grains, they would actually die. It > was eery reading the report, because the observed symptoms sound so very > much like what we humans report suffering when we stuff ourselves with > processed grains such as instant rice and pasta. I would love to get my hands on that report... I bet it's out there on the net someplace... I'm off to surf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2000 Report Share Posted January 26, 2000 Susie wrote: > I believe that the grain allergy, particularly to wheat, is very widespread > and causes far more problems than is currently recognized. My boss' family is all wheat intolerant to one extent or another. She has rheumatoid arthritis and many allergies, and she becomes quite immobile when she eats wheat. Her children are adopted (Peruvian) and if her son has any wheat whatsoever, he becomes quite ADD for several days. Although wheat does not affect their gastrointestinal health... it affects them in other profound ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2000 Report Share Posted January 26, 2000 <I too was on Tum's daily. Many nights with heartburn and where it would come into your throat burning and having to get up and sleep sitting up. Since low-carbing I have not had any more heartburn problems. I thought it was from eliminating all the sugars, fruits, and flour (starch) products.> Absolutely the same for me. I have not had any indigestion or problems with heartburn since low carbing. I used to have a bagel for breakfast daily and then the heartburn would set in about 11:00. Not only has it helped my BG but my indigestion as well. Heller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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