Re: Intestinal Distress--HELP!

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> Hi all,

>

> I've been suffering for the past 36 hours from something

> nasty...slight nausea and persistent diarrhea, and to top it off

> TERRIBLE heartburn last night. I'm having a hard time eating a decent

> diet due to the nausea (no throwing up, though). Mercola suggests

> taking a very high dose of probiotics (1 capsule/1/4 t. every 30-60

> minutes until the diarrhea is gone). Any ideas? What NT stuff should

> I eat (I'm making bone broth right now...)? Pepto hasn't helped much,

> but it did get me through work I couldn't miss. Is there a brand of

> probiotics available at Whole Foods that might do the trick?

>

> BTW, I'm pregnant and yes I am worried!

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I recommend cultured buttermilk--can you get some?

B.

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>> BTW, I'm pregnant and yes I am worried!

1) How far along are you, and

2) don't worry! The baby is in all probability blissfully unaware.

Lynn S.

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I have some (old) commericial buttermilk in the fridge...I use it to

make creme fraiche sometimes. It's from TJs--not exactly high

quality. What about kefir? I've been drinking some of this, but it

hasn't had an effect yet.

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> I recommend cultured buttermilk--can you get some?

> B.

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> I'm 29 weeks and the baby is kicking up a storm (not making matters

> better, of course!)

Lil stinker.

> I'm mainly worried about nutrient absorption--esp. b/c I haven't been

> eating much.

If it goes on much longer I'd be worried too, but seriously, don't get

too upset. I had a hellish pregnancy with the kid we STILL call

" stinker " and she's 4.5, extremely tall, extremely strong, and already

writing.

Lynn S.

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High dose probiotics are a good start. Make sure to get something without

nasty fillers, though, as the fillers could be particularly problematic now

that you already are suffering. Natren bulk powders seem to be pretty

widely available in health food stores and the like. I recommend you avoid

their blends that include bifidus, though, and just stick with acidophilus

and/or bulgaricus. (I'd recommend the former or both.)

Do you have any way to juice ginger? Ginger juice is often stunningly

effective at eliminating nausea, and it may also help a lot with the d.

Do you make kimchi? If not, I recommend starting.

If you can get hold of some pure L-Glutamine powder, a short course

(definitely a SHORT course) of that could help a lot too.

>I've been suffering for the past 36 hours from something

>nasty...slight nausea and persistent diarrhea, and to top it off

>TERRIBLE heartburn last night. I'm having a hard time eating a decent

>diet due to the nausea (no throwing up, though). Mercola suggests

>taking a very high dose of probiotics (1 capsule/1/4 t. every 30-60

>minutes until the diarrhea is gone). Any ideas? What NT stuff should

>I eat (I'm making bone broth right now...)? Pepto hasn't helped much,

>but it did get me through work I couldn't miss. Is there a brand of

>probiotics available at Whole Foods that might do the trick?

>

>BTW, I'm pregnant and yes I am worried!

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[Guest guest]

>

> I have some (old) commericial buttermilk in the fridge...I use it to

> make creme fraiche sometimes. It's from TJs--not exactly high

> quality. What about kefir? I've been drinking some of this, but it

> hasn't had an effect yet.

>

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an approximation of buttermilk:

1 cup kefir

2 cups water

add some ginger juice and honey to taste

or dried or fresh ginger (for the nausea)

mix it all up in the blender on high for a minute or two

until it foams up on top--meaning the cream has separated.

drink it! (not too cold!)

B.

/you could also flavor with coriander or rosewater

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I have a huge batch of kimchi freshly made in the fridge--just can't

imagine eating any right now. Perhaps I'll try some with the lamb I

bought for tonight. I'll get some prob. tonight and see how it goes.

I've been taking ginger tea and will juice some fresh and add it to

kefir. I guess I could make some ginger kefir beer too...not a bad

idea, though it won't be ready today.

Thanks for the suggestions!

[Guest guest]

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I'm going to pick up the Natren Acid. and Bif. (two bottles) right

now. Does Mercola's dosage plan sound reasonable? 1/4 t. of powders

total every 30-60 minutes until the d. stops? Take it in a bit of

water, right? w/o food is ok, right? Sorry--not used to taking

these.

TIA

[Guest guest]

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> Thanks Miss b. I'm off to the kitchen to whip this up...

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> ,

Looks like you can use equal parts kefir and water, if you like.

Here's something tasty-looking to stop diarrhea:

1 or 2 apples, cooked until mushy

1 tsp ghee (ach, use butter)

pinch of cardamom

pinch of nutmeg

eat slowly.

if you don't have apples, says to use bananas--uncooked.

B.

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Although I don't have any remedy suggestions, I do empathize with your

condition. While not pregnant and before I changed my ways, this is a good

description of my life on a daily basis with Crohns. It's something I wouldn't

wish on my worst enemy and thinking about all the others out there who are

un-educated and who deal with it as much and more than I did is such shame. I'm

really surprised that there is no one else w/Crohns or related conditions on

this list or the the GFCFNN group.

I hope you feel better soon !

<jessclaire@...> wrote:

Hi all,

I've been suffering for the past 36 hours from something

nasty...slight nausea and persistent diarrhea, and to top it off

TERRIBLE heartburn last night. I'm having a hard time eating a decent

diet due to the nausea (no throwing up, though). Mercola suggests

taking a very high dose of probiotics (1 capsule/1/4 t. every 30-60

minutes until the diarrhea is gone). Any ideas? What NT stuff should

I eat (I'm making bone broth right now...)? Pepto hasn't helped much,

but it did get me through work I couldn't miss. Is there a brand of

probiotics available at Whole Foods that might do the trick?

BTW, I'm pregnant and yes I am worried!

Any help appreciated,

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>I'm going to pick up the Natren Acid. and Bif. (two bottles) right

>now. Does Mercola's dosage plan sound reasonable? 1/4 t. of powders

>total every 30-60 minutes until the d. stops? Take it in a bit of

>water, right? w/o food is ok, right? Sorry--not used to taking

>these.

Without food is considered best by most, and yeah, saturation bombing is

the way to go. You could even dose with more than 1/4t every 30

minutes. However, I'd recommend that you _not_ buy or consume bifidus. It

makes things worse for many people.

Ginger juice, maybe garlic juice, a short course of glutamine, saturation

bombing with probiotics, and you'll probably be back in tip-top shape in no

time.

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[Guest guest]

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>I have a huge batch of kimchi freshly made in the fridge--just can't

>imagine eating any right now. Perhaps I'll try some with the lamb I

>bought for tonight. I'll get some prob. tonight and see how it goes.

Maybe try just sipping the liquid at first. The solids might be too much.

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