Guest guest Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Hello, I'm a new member and seeking advice about my IBS. I have been changing my diet over the past months as I found that I am intolerant to wheat and gluten. I also changed to a vegetarian diet and found that this helped my condition tremendously. I have always favoured a more vegetarain life stlye and have been enjoying this. My last Homeopath suggested I give up Coffee! I love my daily coffee, and find this very hard to do without. I actually find a cup of coffee gets me going in the morning in more ways than waking me up. It wakes up my bowel as well. Can anyone tell me why the coffee could be a bad trigger? I suffer from a lot of headaches and no one can tell me why and what causes them. I try to stick to my gluten free diet. But, still I suffer with IBS symptoms. When will this ever end. Has anyone found a solution to this problem yet? Very frustrated. Alison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Alison, food allergies were causing my headaches. I got an IgG blood test and have cut out the positive foods, and my headaches are just gone--miraculously gone. I had a daily headache and haven't had one in three weeks now. From what I understand, acidic foods may exacerbate IBS. My doctor had told me I had " a touch of IBS " in addition to interstitial cystitis, and giving up vinegar, acidic drinks (carbonated as well as caffeinated), and other acidic foods made a huge difference for me. Sally , " alison_bassoon " <alison_bassoon wrote: > > Hello, I'm a new member and seeking advice about my IBS. I have been > changing my diet over the past months as I found that I am intolerant > to wheat and gluten. I also changed to a vegetarian diet and found that > this helped my condition tremendously. I have always favoured a more > vegetarain life stlye and have been enjoying this. > > My last Homeopath suggested I give up Coffee! I love my daily coffee, > and find this very hard to do without. I actually find a cup of coffee > gets me going in the morning in more ways than waking me up. It wakes > up my bowel as well. Can anyone tell me why the coffee could be a bad > trigger? > > I suffer from a lot of headaches and no one can tell me why and what > causes them. I try to stick to my gluten free diet. But, still I suffer > with IBS symptoms. When will this ever end. Has anyone found a solution > to this problem yet? > > Very frustrated. > Alison. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Here's a couple of other people's stories about how they used low-fat vegan diet against IBS. Good luck! http://www.drmcdougall.com/stars/050406starjeff.html http://www.drmcdougall.com/stars/c_scott_campbell.html Deborah Hello, I'm a new member and seeking advice about my IBS. I have been changing my diet over the past months as I found that I am intolerant to wheat and gluten. I also changed to a vegetarian diet and found that this helped my condition tremendously. I have always favoured a more vegetarain life stlye and have been enjoying this. My last Homeopath suggested I give up Coffee! I love my daily coffee, and find this very hard to do without. I actually find a cup of coffee gets me going in the morning in more ways than waking me up. It wakes up my bowel as well. Can anyone tell me why the coffee could be a bad trigger? I suffer from a lot of headaches and no one can tell me why and what causes them. I try to stick to my gluten free diet. But, still I suffer with IBS symptoms. When will this ever end. Has anyone found a solution to this problem yet? Very frustrated. Alison. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Welcome Alison, From what I understand, caffeine is a stimulant and probably is causing the bowel to wake up. You might try decaf -- I'm sure it is all in my mind, but the decaf coffee gets my body moving in the morning. Good luck, Barbara - alison_bassoon Wednesday, July 18, 2007 5:57 AM IBS and Coffee Hello, I'm a new member and seeking advice about my IBS. I have been changing my diet over the past months as I found that I am intolerant to wheat and gluten. I also changed to a vegetarian diet and found that this helped my condition tremendously. I have always favoured a more vegetarain life stlye and have been enjoying this. My last Homeopath suggested I give up Coffee! I love my daily coffee, and find this very hard to do without. I actually find a cup of coffee gets me going in the morning in more ways than waking me up. It wakes up my bowel as well. Can anyone tell me why the coffee could be a bad trigger? I suffer from a lot of headaches and no one can tell me why and what causes them. I try to stick to my gluten free diet. But, still I suffer with IBS symptoms. When will this ever end. Has anyone found a solution to this problem yet? Very frustrated. Alison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Hi Alison, Well, my migraines went away with a gf diet. It might be something else for you. Actually, it might be coffee—either the caffeine or the coffee itself, even decaf. I do sympathize with the love of it. I think all homeopaths/naturopaths/integrative docs tell everyone to stop coffee, no matter the problem :-). But seriously, I find that if I drink coffee every day, after a while I have double-over-pain in my guts. With tea I don’t. So when I’m pain free, I try to have only one cup and I add a lot of soy milk as a buffer. If I start to feel worse, I run back to my tea. It can take some time for all of the gluten related symptoms to go away. Hang in there! Laurie <lbilyeu lbilyeu _____ On Behalf Of alison_bassoon Wednesday, July 18, 2007 6:58 AM IBS and Coffee Hello, I'm a new member and seeking advice about my IBS. I have been changing my diet over the past months as I found that I am intolerant to wheat and gluten. I also changed to a vegetarian diet and found that this helped my condition tremendously. I have always favoured a more vegetarain life stlye and have been enjoying this. My last Homeopath suggested I give up Coffee! I love my daily coffee, and find this very hard to do without. I actually find a cup of coffee gets me going in the morning in more ways than waking me up. It wakes up my bowel as well. Can anyone tell me why the coffee could be a bad trigger? I suffer from a lot of headaches and no one can tell me why and what causes them. I try to stick to my gluten free diet. But, still I suffer with IBS symptoms. When will this ever end. Has anyone found a solution to this problem yet? Very frustrated. Alison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 hi alison sorry to hear about your troubles. check out www.emofree.com. it's not everybody's cup of tea, but it's free and non invasive (and you might not even have to give up coffee!) and i've seen it help with many different situations. best wishes alice On 18 Jul 2007, at 22:57, alison_bassoon wrote: > Hello, I'm a new member and seeking advice about my IBS. I have been > changing my diet over the past months as I found that I am intolerant > to wheat and gluten. I also changed to a vegetarian diet and found > that > this helped my condition tremendously. I have always favoured a more > vegetarain life stlye and have been enjoying this. > > My last Homeopath suggested I give up Coffee! I love my daily coffee, > and find this very hard to do without. I actually find a cup of coffee > gets me going in the morning in more ways than waking me up. It wakes > up my bowel as well. Can anyone tell me why the coffee could be a bad > trigger? > > I suffer from a lot of headaches and no one can tell me why and what > causes them. I try to stick to my gluten free diet. But, still I > suffer > with IBS symptoms. When will this ever end. Has anyone found a > solution > to this problem yet? > > Very frustrated. > Alison. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I find that any food or drink that I take in the morning helps my intestinal tract " move " . Consuming anything by mouth tends to do that. When we consume something by mouth, swallowing starts a wave of action all along the digestive tract called " peristolsis " that ultimately expells matter at the far end. :-) Here's a website, about why it can be hard to give up coffee, and why one might want to do it anyway. Headache can be a symptom of caffeine withdrawal...http://www.nutramed.com/eatingdisorders/addictivefoods.htm (from the website) Coffee makes us speedy, irritable, sleepless, and often causes heartburn or ulcers. The removal of caffeine is supposed to reduce some of these undesirable effects. Coffee is an addicting beverage. If you consume more than 2 cups per day, you are likely to experience unpleasant withdrawal if you stop. The minimal suffering includes a headache, irritability, and fatigue. The popular idea that the bad effects of coffee are caused by one chemical, caffeine, is misleading. The 500 or so other chemicals in coffee include aromatic or phenolic chemicals and many are probably neurotoxic; other chemicals are allergenic. Coffee is also a crop with high pesticide residues. Coffee is definitely allergenic and makes some people obviously sick. Chlorogenic acid is one of the allergens .... The caffeine dose in a cup of coffee ranges from 100 to 160 mg. A cup of tea has 20-60 mg per cup and 12 ounces of regular Coca Cola has 45 mg of caffeine. Good luck! Deborah From what I understand, caffeine is a stimulant and probably is causing the bowel to wake up. You might try decaf -- I'm sure it is all in my mind, but the decaf coffee gets my body moving in the morning. Good luck, Barbara My last Homeopath suggested I give up Coffee! I love my daily coffee, and find this very hard to do without. I actually find a cup of coffee gets me going in the morning in more ways than waking me up. It wakes up my bowel as well. Alison. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 I would also suggest that the coffee could be causing the headaches, if no one else has suggested this. When I gave up caffiene I had migranes for 3 weeks, so be prepared! Deborah Pageau <dpageau Thursday, 19 July, 2007 8:32:00 AM Re: IBS and Coffee I find that any food or drink that I take in the morning helps my intestinal tract " move " . Consuming anything by mouth tends to do that. When we consume something by mouth, swallowing starts a wave of action all along the digestive tract called " peristolsis " that ultimately expells matter at the far end. :-) Here's a website, about why it can be hard to give up coffee, and why one might want to do it anyway. Headache can be a symptom of caffeine withdrawal.. ..http://www. nutramed. com/eatingdisord ers/addictivefoo ds.htm (from the website) Coffee makes us speedy, irritable, sleepless, and often causes heartburn or ulcers. The removal of caffeine is supposed to reduce some of these undesirable effects. Coffee is an addicting beverage. If you consume more than 2 cups per day, you are likely to experience unpleasant withdrawal if you stop. The minimal suffering includes a headache, irritability, and fatigue. The popular idea that the bad effects of coffee are caused by one chemical, caffeine, is misleading. The 500 or so other chemicals in coffee include aromatic or phenolic chemicals and many are probably neurotoxic; other chemicals are allergenic. Coffee is also a crop with high pesticide residues. Coffee is definitely allergenic and makes some people obviously sick. Chlorogenic acid is one of the allergens .... The caffeine dose in a cup of coffee ranges from 100 to 160 mg. A cup of tea has 20-60 mg per cup and 12 ounces of regular Coca Cola has 45 mg of caffeine. Good luck! Deborah From what I understand, caffeine is a stimulant and probably is causing the bowel to wake up. You might try decaf -- I'm sure it is all in my mind, but the decaf coffee gets my body moving in the morning. Good luck, Barbara My last Homeopath suggested I give up Coffee! I love my daily coffee, and find this very hard to do without. I actually find a cup of coffee gets me going in the morning in more ways than waking me up. It wakes up my bowel as well. Alison. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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