legumes

Gloria · Post by **Gloria** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 3:28 pm

Pat,

I've been able to tolerate broccoli. Also asparagus, Brussel sprouts and cauliflower. No other vegetables, however.

Gloria

ant · Post by **ant** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:18 am

Pat said

it turns out that the very things we thought we had to eat for "good health" like whole grains and lots of high-fiber veggies are exactly the things that have been hurting us all along!

Yup.

If they cause inflammation we cannot absorb the nutrients in them so, contrary to the text books, their affect is net negative - till/if we can absorb them.

It is telling that so many food in the Paleo Diet (not all, but many more than in the modern - "agricultural revolution" - diet) do not cause the inflammation that prevents nutrient absorption.

Best, ant

patc73 · Post by **patc73** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:24 am

It turns out my husband snuck some egg into his veggie mix the other night...it wasn't the broccoli that bloated me, it was the egg! He's a sweetie, though...he's usually the family chef, so he's been trying hard to make things I can eat. Just now he brought home a bag of Bob's Red Mill rice flour and got out the muffin tins!

sarkin · Post by **sarkin** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:34 am

Pat,

Good detective work! I am also fortunate to have great spousal support (both in the kitchen and everywhere else). "Losing" eggs has been the biggest tailspin for us, so far. I was relying on them for breakfast and would occasionally bring hard-boiled eggs when I knew I'd be out and about with few options.

Now I'm relying heavily on almond butter and almond milk... and hoping that the other shoe isn't about to drop ;)

You sound as though you're making progress on all fronts - hope you're also feeling better physically, and encouraged overall!

Sara

patc73 · Post by **patc73** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 3:44 pm

Sara--I'm definitely better since dropping the gluten (4 1/2 weeks ago, now), but that egg set me back a bit. Almond milk is now my go-to cereal topper, and I cut coffee and drink tea without anything added. I am encouraged, and I can't wait to hear back from Enterolab to know for sure what to cut from my diet. Soy seems to sneak into things, too. I've used Bragg's Liquid Aminos as seasoning for awhile now, but if I need to cut soy, that may have to go. I'm continuing the Pepto-Bismol (9 a day!), as prescribed, but I'm not sure it's doing much except making my stools black!

I was wondering, too--if NSAIDs and aspirin are implicated in causing CC, isn't Pepto dangerous for us?

sarkin · Post by **sarkin** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 6:08 pm

Great question, Pat. I've been wondering about that myself.

I seem to have tolerated that class of drugs 'reasonably' well - some have just felt so awful with Pepto that they had to stop it. You would already know if it were making you worse instead of better.

I thought 8/day was high (I am small-ish- does that matter?) - and those black stools are creepy. So I started cutting back when the symptom relief kicked in. You might try that, too. I believe that I dropped my dose a little faster than necessary, and might have benefited in terms of healing and soothing from a somewhat slower 'tapering off,' but no regrets. (I am bringing Pepto on my trip - just in case. I may even take one tonight for no reason at all, but as insurance for the plane... I'm pretty new at this.) If you do decide to reduce your Pepto, take some notes so you'll know how it works for you. I wish I had taken better notes in the early phases (though I think that's still important now).

I think ibuprofen may have contributed to my initial MC 'crash' years ago. So I do not take that, or aspirin. (Or any other pain med, so I am kind of crossing my fingers that no serious symptoms come my way.)

But I did tolerate Asacol (kind of - the lactose definitely gave me 'instant ice cream intolerance'), and the Pepto helped a lot. I took one at a time, every few hours, because I was so sick i couldn't do much outside the house. So I had time to tinker with dosages and timing. If I were feeling better, 2 at rising/lunch/before dinner/bed might have worked as well. Those first few days - I could almost tell time by how long it had been since I last took one, because suddenly I'd have D or cramps again.

Four and a half weeks... sounds like you're heading in a good direction! I did have bloat in my early weeks for things that don't bother me now. Crossing my fingers for you and eggs... that was the hardest food "breakup" for me. So far, anyway!

Thanks for the encouraging update,

Sara

Post by **tex** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:27 pm

Pat wrote:I was wondering, too--if NSAIDs and aspirin are implicated in causing CC, isn't Pepto dangerous for us?

A fair number of us seem to be sensitive to it, but some members find relief with it, and for those who can tolerate it, it seems to be pretty effective for calming down the symptoms of MC.

Tex

patc73 · Post by **patc73** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:22 am

So, again, it's an individual thing...I actually have been doing better with Questran than with Pepto-Bismol (the gastroenterologist wants me to wean myself off the Questran, so I've been taking it every other day.) I will continue to monitor my progress and not necessarily follow the "3 tabs, 3 times a day" for Pepto that I was prescribed, depending on how I feel each day.

TooManyHats · Post by **TooManyHats** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 3:19 pm

This thread has given me hope for being able to eat hummus. I was never a big bean eater, but I do love hummus. I'll be adding it to my list of things to test.