Anyone here with stomach/digestive problems

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Most Americans have worse diets than he does, and the vast majority of them don't have these problems. I'm no doctor, but logic dictates that a grown adult isn't going to suddenly transition from having no problems at all, to suddenly having weeks of pain and stool problems, because of a diet that never even changed in the first place. You've got an intestinal bug or something dude.

Are you sure or are you just guessing? Because you're wrong. Many people with celiac disease have always had symptoms they just didn't recognize, but the serious ones like Ranger is describing tend to come on in a matter of a week or so causing the sufferer to seek medical attention. There is most definitely a breaking point, and it is usually a big one.

[Homeslice]

Assuming of course that he actually HAS that disease, in which case it probably would have been diagnosed by now, with all the tests he's been through.

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Assuming of course that he actually HAS that disease, in which case it probably would have been diagnosed by now, with all the tests he's been through.

I haven't heard that they tested him for gluten intolerance, and I was using Celiac disease as an example, though there are many other issues that could present in the same manner that are food intake related. I'm not opposed to him going to the Dr. if he wants to spend money that way, there are certainly real medical issues that could affect him.

However, considering what he told us he eats all day, it easily stands to reason that the first step in fixing your digestive system would be to fix the crap you put in it. Unfortunately for most people what they eat and how they fix it is usually the last step.

[Rangerscott]

Going to start the gluten free diet again tomorrow. Also keeping sugar as low as possible incase it is a yeast problem.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

Going to start the gluten free diet again tomorrow. Also keeping sugar as low as possible incase it is a yeast problem.

Just an FYI: Gluten Free is very expensive and a huge PITA if you do it like most people (try to eat all the things that have gluten in them without the gluten).

If you just stick to a diet of whole foods, it's actually pretty easy to not take in any gluten.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

Going to start the gluten free diet again tomorrow.

Again? When was the last time you did it?

Did your doctors ever say anything about gluten to you? If not, why not ask for testing to see if they diagnose you for it?

[Rangerscott]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Again? When was the last time you did it?

Did your doctors ever say anything about gluten to you? If not, why not ask for testing to see if they diagnose you for it?

From what Ive researched there is a blood test for 3 things but i keep reading over and over that its not that accurate. You can do a biopsy but that requires a colonoscopy.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

From what Ive researched there is a blood test for 3 things but i keep reading over and over that its not that accurate. You can do a biopsy but that requires a colonoscopy.

For testing gluten intolerance, right?

I mean, you can try a gluten-free diet, but even if you improve, you'll never really know if it was that or the elimination of a bug that made you better. Personally I would go ahead and get tested.

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by shmike

Just an FYI: Gluten Free is very expensive and a huge PITA if you do it like most people (try to eat all the things that have gluten in them without the gluten).

If you just stick to a diet of whole foods, it's actually pretty easy to not take in any gluten.

Huh? No way. I almost never eat gluten (splurge on pizza sometimes) and I don't think my grocery bill went up...

Its really simple guys, you just buy the clearance beef and freeze it or cook it when you get home. I eat nothing but Ribeyes, Sirloins, T-Bones, Tri-tips and roasts (beef wise) and I never pay more than $3.99 per lb. Veggies are cheap, potatoes are cheap. Double cheeseburgers are $1.29 for christ's sake, eggs are usually $2 per dozen or cheaper!!...Its not hard to eat real food for every meal.

[Trip]

Beef can be very difficult on your stomach, especially if you are eating like in the quantities you are suggesting and he's not use to that type of intake.. Especially being really undiagnosed right now. Chicken, fish, or turkey is a better route.