IBD Introduction
Rebecca, Welcome to the list and I hope we can help you. You might also check out the use of enzymes, I think that you can have an enzyme shortage due to your 'poor diet and eating disorders' replacing the enzymes may relieve some symptoms of cramping, bloating, etc. You take them when you eat and they contain a mix of enzymes to help digest many foods. I do also recommend the diet, concentrate on good meat, raw veggies, some fruit, and not too many starches. You might also look into intestinal yeast and bacterial infections, usually fed by a high starch- carb diet. Go on a very simple diet for at least two weeks to see if your distressing condition improves before adding back the more processed foods. Angela
Enzymes! Duh ;) what a good idea. I should definately look into that I'm sure it's playing a part. Do you know if it comes in a specific pill or what I should do a search on? And I can even now see the effects of a simple diet. I've been doing the GFCF course of foods for 3 days and already I can feel the difference! I'm definately going to keep doing it for a while and make sure my system has had plenty of down time before I add back in. Thank you for the great idea to look into! -- Rebecca -- have an enzyme shortage due to your 'poor diet and eating disorders' replacing the enzymes may relieve some symptoms of cramping, bloating, etc. You take them when you eat and they contain a mix of enzymes to help digest many foods. I do also recommend the diet, concentrate on good meat, raw veggies, some fruit, and not too many starches. You might also look into intestinal yeast and bacterial infections, usually fed by a high starch- carb diet. distressing condition improves before adding back the more processed foods.