My digestive problems

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asked me in another thread about a week ago what my digestive

problems were, and I forgot to answer her.

Right now, my digestion is probably the best it's been, actually, but

overall, I do still have some gut issues.

I find that I'm prone to diarrhea-ish stools. Generally, Primal

Defense works for this, and it tends to resurface if I go off it.

I've found in the past that I react to milk with rumbling in my

stomach, gas, and sometimes diarrhea, especially if mixed with other

foods. However, I've found that I tolerate raw cheese much better

than fresh milk, yoghurt, or kefir. So I'm guessing my issue is

primarily with lactose rather than casein, since raw cheese is

carb-free. Although, I always eat cheese, usually in the amount of

1/2 pound, with two HCl tablets. I find that with the HCl, it gives

me no problems at all, but the few times I've taken it without the HCl

I tend to have diarrhea in response.

I occasionally find myself with stomach discomfort, and occasionally I

get queasy feelings for no apparent reason. I've also had flatulence

in the past. All of these have been pretty good lately, and I rarely

fart now. In the last couple of days, I've tried the two meal a day

thing, a la 's description of _Mastering Leptin_ with zero

snacking outside of the meals, at least 4 hours before dinner and bed,

and low-carb, and that seems to have evened out my digestion even

more.

In the past, as a teenager, I used to have bad digestive problems and

sometimes find myself keeled over on the floor and trying to use yoga

to relieve discomfort and pain in the gut area. When I went

vegetarian and high-soy, it got much worse. My girlfriend and I at

the time ate basically the same diet, and we would both go to bed and

just fart for 20 minutes. Hilarious that we didn't figure out we were

eating poorly from that!

I might be leaving out some issues I can't think of, but that about

somes it up I think.

Chris