Need help puzzling out D attack
#105208 - 09/11/04 06:55 PM
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amo616
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Loc: Ontario, Canada
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Have been following the diet carefully and have no D for close to two weeks. Before lunch I broke down and had a sugar donut. Was fine all afternoon -- even had a normal BM.
Then had Heather's tandoori shrimp with mango sauce for dinner with corn on the cob -- had psyllium and rice first. An hour later had terrible D. Why was I fine after the donut and miserable after a supposedly safe dinner?
Also, does anyone else get these weird feelings in their chest and inside their skull after a D attack??? Sometimes it is so bad I almost pass out. Is that typical???
THanks, Abby
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Abby, I think the donut set you up for the later attack. I often have experienced that kind of delayed reaction. Also, corn on the cob is not easy to digest. So it could have been that, or most likely the combination of the two.
I'm not sure what you mean about the weird feelings, but I definitely feel sick all over after D, achy and drained and weak and shaky.
Hope this helps and hope you feel better soon.
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Laura
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It's during the attack that I feel weird. It's like my heart starts beating really fast and I get very lightheaded, with these pins and needles inside my head. Really creepy.
Thanks for the info...
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HI- it sounds like the sypmtoms of "hyperventilation"-which is when you are breathing very fast due to anxiety, pain etc.--you take in too much oxygen and your body reacts by making you feel lightheaded and pins and needles--I used to get the same thing when I used to have panic attacks-- try deep breathing to slow down your breathing--or ( and this might sound funny..) keep a paper bag handy in the br and breathe into the bag if you feel your heart racing- this will balance out the oxygen and prevent you from getting the lightheadedness and pins and needles--hope this helps!
By the way- nothing really wrong with you--sometimes just knowing that, can help you relax...
carol
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I thought that corn was on the list to avoid ~ and that might have triggered it.
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I can only have one or two bites of corn on the cob. Any more and I"m asking for a wicked attack.
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Formerly HanSolo. IBS, OCD, Bipolar, PTSD times 3.
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I've had reactions to things as much as 2 days after I've eaten them so I sometimes think its just givign it time ot get into my system.. but I agree- corn isn't easy to digest...
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Yeah, it's a good bet I am not breathing properly during a attack!!! 
I will try to remember to breathe properly next time.
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I was hoping that having a lot of rice first would help. I know you are supposed to have some insoluble fiber too but I can't seem to get it into my diet without trouble!!
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I knew corn was a problem long before I even knew I had IBS. By body often doesn't even digest it. Maybe cream-styled corn would work.
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Some insolubles are easier to ingest and incorporate into your diet. As others on here have said, cook veggies well, mince/chop them, and start sloooowly. Veggies that are easier to mash up tend to be easier to digest. Also, make sure you chew VERY thoroughly.
Not to be too graphic, but the veggies that you can still recognize in your BM (like corn and salad, for example) are the ones you need to be most careful with.
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Christine
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I know it is on the list of things to avoid but I havent had a problem with it. Maybe it is just my medicine working in combination with the citrucel. I dont eat it that often but when i do it hasnt made me sick.
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