Re: Illness & IE??

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Thanks, Katcha   I appreciate that!  I felt badly that my post was so long, but I'm glad it might be helpful for some who are going through similar issues.

, that is an excellent post. You really have tuned into your body so well. I love that you made everything YOUR choice and allowed yourself to make those decisions too. Very inspiring and bravo for you!

Ehugs, Katcha

IEing since March 2007

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I'm so glad it was helpful in some way to you!  That was an interesting insight about what you said about the doctor in your life.  And what a wonderful moment you had last night!!  I love those moments of success and insight.

We, too, get an organic vegie box and we love it.  The food is so fresh and delicious and there is certainly nothing like fresh picked off the farm.  My son says he has been ruined for all other tomatoes after the incredible tomatoes we were getting last year.  I can't wait for tomato season either!!  (of course, I will wait until I'm hungry!)

Thank you for this, ! What you said about making it your choice (and not allowing your power to be taken by anyone else where food is concerned)--is what I've been sensing I need to do to deal with this! I grew up in a house with a doctor who had a lot to say about what I ate and what I looked like. It's no wonder that anytime a doctor tells me to banish certain foods, that some part of me feels like rebelling. So I'm working on awareness that I have that choice, anytime, to eat what I like & what works for me. Last night was a bit of a breakthrough with that. We had a friend over for dinner & as usual when eating with friends, I got caught up in the conversation and didn't quite eat enough. So around 9pm I was feeling hungry again. I started to make myself a snack & then remembered that eating late at night is a big trigger for my GERD symptoms--and so I paused to think. I knew that it was fine to eat a snack if I wanted because I was hungry, but I also knew there was a good chance I'd feel crummy all night long. So without a lot of effort, I opted to skip the snack---the miraculous part of this is that I didn't feel deprived! It just felt like making the right choice for my body. So I hope I can build on this experience and start healing up soon.

And I also agree with you 100% on food quality--makes a tremendous difference in how I feel! My family joined a farmer's coop program and we get a weekly supply of organically grown produce & meats/eggs--which is so delicious! I've been eating salads for lunch every day since we started it (with a great variety of veggies) and it feels and tastes amazing--can't wait for tomatoes to be in season =) 

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Reading your story helped me to see what I have been doing to my body. I can see now that I need to listen more and stop letting others tell me what to do. I need to find my own place in my body using my instincts to guide me. I have not always listened to that quiet voice. But you have shown me that it does not have to be so hard. You have choices and when you make the right ones you feel good inside and out.

Thanks for sharing it does help.

Subject: Re: Illness & IE??To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 9:12 AM

,Thank you for sharing your story and your experiences.I so agree with you. We have to learn to trust our bodies. I have been questioning for a couple years now whether I have IBS or what my problem is. I have talked with my Dr. with really little help from him unless I choose to go through a bunch of testing. Well now that I no longer have health insurance I have been forced to listen to my body as I can't afford any medical testing. In experimenting I have determined that I think I am lactose intollerant. I love milk in my coffee every morning. When I drink regular milk in my coffee, the next morning I have serious digestive issues. I have played around with different types of milk alternatives - soy milk, rice milk and finally have settled on lactose free milk. I love the taste of it and it doesn't give me digestive problems. Now I have been still experimenting trying to figure out what effect other dairy products

have on my body - cheese, ice cream etc. So far I don't seem to be bothered too much with regular cheese, but ice cream (my absolute favorite!) seems to have a similar effect that regular milk does. Gradually I am warming up to the idea of sorbet instead. I need to pull out my ice cream maker and experiment with making my own sorbet that way I can adjust the sugar to my tastes. The store sorbets seem way too sweet to me.It does take time, energy and especially forgiveness of ourselves and out bodies to make necessary adjustments that fit our bodies.Alana> > >> >> > I was

diagnosed with GERD about a year ago & have been getting much worse> > the past couple of months. In talking to my doctor & several nutritionists,> > it's recommended that I reduce or eliminate several types of food for a> > period of time to allow my body to heal. While this makes perfect sense, I'm> > finding it difficult to keep my food rebel at bay (she sees it as more food> > rules). My guess is that if I continue to give myself permissions to eat> > anything I want, then hopefully I will choose what feels best in my body & > > avoid certain things for awhile. It just feels like fine line between doing> > what's best for my health & getting into diet mode....anyone have experience> > in practicing IE alongside a treatment plan for health recovery?> >> > >

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To Alana & Lora Belle,I'm sorry I didn't respond sooner - I was out of town all weekend and just got back so I'm getting caught up on my emails now.  I'm so happy to hear that my story was helpful in some way - it really makes me feel good.

And to Alana, what a discovery you made about the lactose intolerance, just by listening to your body!  I'm glad you found a solution in the lactose-free milks (there are nut milks out there as well since I also have to cope with the same thing, such as almond milk & hazelnut milk that I find quite yummy). 

Blessings,

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Reading your story helped me to see what I have been doing to my body. I can see now that I need to listen more and stop letting others tell me what to do. I need to find my own place in my body using my instincts to guide me. I have not always listened to that quiet voice. But you have shown me that it does not have to be so hard. You have choices and when you make the right ones you feel good inside and out.

 

Thanks for sharing it does help.

Subject: Re: Illness & IE??

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 9:12 AM

,Thank you for sharing your story and your experiences.I so agree with you. We have to learn to trust our bodies. I have been questioning for a couple years now whether I have IBS or what my problem is. I have talked with my Dr. with really little help from him unless I choose to go through a bunch of testing. Well now that I no longer have health insurance I have been forced to listen to my body as I can't afford any medical testing.

In experimenting I have determined that I think I am lactose intollerant. I love milk in my coffee every morning. When I drink regular milk in my coffee, the next morning I have serious digestive issues. I have played around with different types of milk alternatives - soy milk, rice milk and finally have settled on lactose free milk. I love the taste of it and it doesn't give me digestive problems.

Now I have been still experimenting trying to figure out what effect other dairy products

have on my body - cheese, ice cream etc. So far I don't seem to be bothered too much with regular cheese, but ice cream (my absolute favorite!) seems to have a similar effect that regular milk does. Gradually I am warming up to the idea of sorbet instead. I need to pull out my ice cream maker and experiment with making my own sorbet that way I can adjust the sugar to my tastes. The store sorbets seem way too sweet to me.

It does take time, energy and especially forgiveness of ourselves and out bodies to make necessary adjustments that fit our bodies.Alana> > >> >> > I was

diagnosed with GERD about a year ago & have been getting much worse> > the past couple of months. In talking to my doctor & several nutritionists,> > it's recommended that I reduce or eliminate several types of food for a

> > period of time to allow my body to heal. While this makes perfect sense, I'm> > finding it difficult to keep my food rebel at bay (she sees it as more food> > rules). My guess is that if I continue to give myself permissions to eat

> > anything I want, then hopefully I will choose what feels best in my body & > > avoid certain things for awhile. It just feels like fine line between doing> > what's best for my health & getting into diet mode....anyone have experience

> > in practicing IE alongside a treatment plan for health recovery?> >> > >

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Hi-

I have IBS. I love IE. I know that I can eat anything I want, whenever I want. HOWEVER, I also know that if I eat salads or drink more than one cup of coffee per day, I will have HORRIBLE abdominal cramping, bloating, and many visits to the bathroom, if you get my drift. So I avoid these foods to save myself discomfort, although I COULD eat them if I wanted them. Does this approach make sense? I don't tell myself I CANNOT have them - that's a food rule. I just look at the salad and then think of my belly issues and pass them right up without issue.

HTH,

Kimberlie

Subject: Illness & IE??To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 10:09 AM

I was diagnosed with GERD about a year ago & have been getting much worse the past couple of months. In talking to my doctor & several nutritionists, it's recommended that I reduce or eliminate several types of food for a period of time to allow my body to heal. While this makes perfect sense, I'm finding it difficult to keep my food rebel at bay (she sees it as more food rules). My guess is that if I continue to give myself permissions to eat anything I want, then hopefully I will choose what feels best in my body & avoid certain things for awhile. It just feels like fine line between doing what's best for my health & getting into diet mode....anyone have experience in practicing IE alongside a treatment plan for health recovery?

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Does this make sense? It makes perfect sense to me!

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> I was diagnosed with GERD about a year ago & have been getting much worse the

past couple of months. In talking to my doctor & several nutritionists, it's

recommended that I reduce or eliminate several types of food for a period of

time to allow my body to heal. While this makes perfect sense, I'm finding it

difficult to keep my food rebel at bay (she sees it as more food rules). My

guess is that if I continue to give myself permissions to eat anything I want,

then hopefully I will choose what feels best in my body & avoid certain things

for awhile. It just feels like fine line between doing what's best for my health

& getting into diet mode....anyone have experience in practicing IE alongside a

treatment plan for health recovery?

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I think it makes perfect sense Kimberlie. I had to rethink 'good' and 'bad' from

labels to concepts that were more like 'this is well received by me' vs. 'this

isn't something that is a positive for me'. The choice is always mine, but I

also have to live with the results of choices too ;-)

ehugs, Katcha

IEing since March 2007

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> I have IBS. I love IE. I know that I can eat anything I want, whenever I

want. HOWEVER, I also know that if I eat salads or drink more than one cup of

coffee per day, I will have HORRIBLE abdominal cramping, bloating, and many

visits to the bathroom, if you get my drift. So I avoid these foods to save

myself discomfort, although I COULD eat them if I wanted them. Does this

approach make sense?   I don't tell myself I CANNOT have them - that's a food

rule. I just look at the salad and then think of my belly issues and pass them

right up without issue.

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Ditto for me with milk...and I couldn't tolerate soy either, so I've switched to

almond. And for ice cream, my family likes Breyers Lactose-free, which only

comes in vanilla--but it's really good! best of luck with the investigation!

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> > > avoid certain things for awhile. It just feels like fine line between

doing

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experience

> > > in practicing IE alongside a treatment plan for health recovery?

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,Thanks for the long explanation of your experience. I actually was quite appreciative of the length -- the details were actually very helpful. I LOVE the idea of having a conversation with yourself and telling yourself you can have whichever you want -- would you rather the yummy food and the yucky after effects, or skipping both. That is such an awesome un-rule-like way to think about it! 

I don't have any food related ailments, apart from lactose intolerance (and after a couple of bad experiences i totally lost my taste for milk, so that was easy), but do find i feel gross if i have too much processed flour and sugar.

and btw, for the lactose intolerant among us, you can buy Lactaid pills and just eat one or two with the first bite of dairy and for most people, that solves the problem. the pills are pricey but definitely less than buying lactaid milk, ice cream, etc. all the time. 

thanks,abby 

Ditto for me with milk...and I couldn't tolerate soy either, so I've switched to almond. And for ice cream, my family likes Breyers Lactose-free, which only comes in vanilla--but it's really good! best of luck with the investigation!

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> > > anything I want, then hopefully I will choose what feels best in my body &

> > > avoid certain things for awhile. It just feels like fine line between doing

> > > what's best for my health & getting into diet mode....anyone have experience

> > > in practicing IE alongside a treatment plan for health recovery?

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My son did the rice milk. You almost wouldn't need any sugar in your coffee then. Its very sweet. If you were doing the soy ~ it costs about the same. Works well for milk allergies and all that.

Subject: Re: Illness & IE??To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 6:57 PM

Ditto for me with milk...and I couldn't tolerate soy either, so I've switched to almond. And for ice cream, my family likes Breyers Lactose-free, which only comes in vanilla--but it's really good! best of luck with the investigation!> > > >

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This is such a great thread!

Since December I have been struggling with really awful abdominal cramping. It

seems that whenever I eat a good portion of high - fat foods (creamer, bacon

etc...) I get this horrible stomach cramping, soon after eating it, for about 30

minutes. They are so bad that I usually have to just lay down and moan the

entire time. So embarressing! haha. And then I will have general stomache pain

for the next two days.

I have found this really hard to deal with. I feel like I have to self regulate

myself in a way I have never done before. I have always been able to eat

whatever I want whenever. Now, I have to ask myself before each meal how this is

going to make me feel. On one hand I am sure it is helping my IE practice but it

stinks!

I am finally coming around to not eating cramp - inducing food because it makes

me feel horrible rather than making it a rule to not eat X food. I am definitely

improving but there is a sense of mourning the food I can no longer eat in the

same way I did before. This includes a lot of my former taboo foods that I have

used regularly to sooth myself or binge on. Like good old icecream. : ) In a way

I almost feel betrayed by these foods. Like they were always there for me and

now they aren't...

I know that sounds bizarre but hopefully you get the gist! ; )

Anyway reading all the posts has been a huge help...

- K

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