Guest guest Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 I have been going without eating very much meat here recently to see how it goes. Back in the summer I bought some herbal fungal pills and have been taking them and it has helped my IBS a lot. I have been able to add grapes and some other fruits back to my diet without it giving me a very severe sore tongue. Before, I could eat only three or four grapes and my tongue would be sore for days. On mostly a vegestable and fruit diet I have to take another herbal pill (Slippery Elm) or I will have to be spending most of my day in the bathroom. I have been taking this a lot for a good 15 years to help control the IBS. The IBS started back then, while I was trying to switch to being a vegaterian, but when I went back to my old way of eating the IBS continue on. I have been trying ever since to find a way to stop it. My IBS problem is diarrhea. Eating bread products seem to help, but I don't need all those carbohydrates. I have gained quite alot of weight in these last 15 years. The fruit and veges alone seem to go straight through me in less than an hour, most of the time. Is there some trick to being a vegatarian that I don't know about? I read on the site that Melissa posted the other day and it said IBS could be caused by a fungus. Since taking the fungal pills has helped me, do I need to increase the amount I'm taking? Anyways, from what I have read, my symptoms matches collagenous colitis or lymphocytic colitis more so than the other diseases of the intestinal tract. All it said for treatment is to stay away from fats, caffiene and lactose, and avoiding over-the-counter pain relievers such as ibuprofen or aspirin. I do avoid all of that, except there is fats in the meat and breads products I eat. If I don't eat those it gets worse, not better. Well, I am going to try the vegaterian diet again and continue with the fungal pills and slippery elm and hope I can get over this. I am really sick of dealing with being over weight and having to stay close to a bathroom all the time. If anyone has any suggestions, I would like to know, if there is anything else I can do. P.S. The doctor I went to, of course, said there was nothing physically wrong with me and prescribed an anti-depressant, which I didn't bother to fill, nor bothered to go back. Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 When you eat a vegetarian diet, you do have to eat more often, and it is not uncommon to go to the bathroom several times per day. I try to eat something about every 3 hours to keep my energy up (not a lot, perhaps an apple or something between meals). I'm afraid I can't help you with the IBS though... It did take 2-3 weeks for me to adjust to the diet, but all is well now. (I've been vegan for almost a year now.) Good luck to you! If you want to read a good book (I think) on the diet, look for " The China Study " - it's what convinced me to change. Blessings to you... Paul > Is there some trick to being a vegetarian that I don't know about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Thanks Paul, I was into my second month as a vege when the IBS began. I was doing on a lot of fasting back then prior to going vegan. It probably didn't have anything to do with the what I was eating. I had decided to do the vegge diet at the time because I was having a lot of problems with yeast infections. Since going through menopause, I don't have the problem with yeast infection any longer unless skin rashes are a form of it. I have tried everything, it could possibly be, even going on an intensive parasite program. I did that mostly because prior to, I had spend a week in Mexico, but I only drinked bottled water and soft drinks while there. LOL! I could handle going to the bathroom 3 or 4 times a day. On my bad days, it's like 10 to 15 times. Needless to say, I don't go anywhere on those day, even taking a walk around the block is taking a risk. I have tried many different diets since then. I stayed on the Atkins, no carbo diet a good six months and it was no help. To me it doesn't make since that I gained weight, rather than loose it. At least the gaining of the weight has stopped. I have been this same weight for about 10 years now. None of the diets had any effect at all on the weight. I am not hughly overweight, just not my slim size 10 any longer. Thanks for the book recommend. I'll have to check it out. I love stir- fry foods or steamed veges. Linda , paulrf2 wrote: > > When you eat a vegetarian diet, you do have to eat more often, and it is not uncommon to go to the bathroom several times per day. I try to eat something about every 3 hours to keep my energy up (not a lot, perhaps an apple or something between meals). I'm afraid I can't help you with the IBS though... It did take 2-3 weeks for me to adjust to the diet, but all is well now. (I've been vegan for almost a year now.) > > Good luck to you! If you want to read a good book (I think) on the diet, look for " The China Study " - it's what convinced me to change. > > Blessings to you... > Paul > > > > > Is there some trick to being a vegetarian that I don't know about? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 I am vegetarian because of wishing to practice ahimsa - nonharm to all living creatures. I am struggling with this possible meat consumption thing from shaktipat, but will cross that bridge when it gets here. Maybe chicken or turkey; but red meat???? - Nope! Blessings, Melissa , paulrf2 wrote: > > When you eat a vegetarian diet, you do have to eat more often, and it is not uncommon to go to the bathroom several times per day. I try to eat something about every 3 hours to keep my energy up (not a lot, perhaps an apple or something between meals). I'm afraid I can't help you with the IBS though... It did take 2-3 weeks for me to adjust to the diet, but all is well now. (I've been vegan for almost a year now.) > > Good luck to you! If you want to read a good book (I think) on the diet, look for " The China Study " - it's what convinced me to change. > > Blessings to you... > Paul > > > > > Is there some trick to being a vegetarian that I don't know about? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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