Two Questions
#328222 - 04/14/08 03:03 AM
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Kteach84
Reged: 03/31/08
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Loc: MA
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Hi all- I have had IBS for about a year and a half, although I never had the best stomach so possibly I had it for longer. I have improved my eating a ton which has helped. My symptoms are mostly IBS-C but sometimes alternating, also I am bloated all all the time  (
Lately, I have had this weird thing where I wake up in the morning with stomach pain...kind of like cramps. Has this happened to anyone and did anyone have anything that helped fix it? I know it's been a long time since I last ate but I can't really eat a snack at 2 in the morning.
My other question relates to fennel tea. Since I have problems with bloating I wanted to give it a try. However, it says to be careful if you are on the birth control pill, anyone have any idea why this is?
Thanks for any advice.
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#328350 - 04/16/08 08:37 PM
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Double J
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I can answer your first question but not the other. I have been awakened frequently in my life with cramps and stomach pain. This got worse when my IBS got worse and I, like you, was at a loss. What seems to help me is for me to eat a bedtime snack that includes three or four safe cookies with an 8 oz. glass of almond breeze milk (chocolate, vanilla or regular). That seems to hold me until the next morning if I have eaten a decent evening meal.
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Hi, I also have a lot of pain and bloating (and C). When the pain gets really bad I just stick to bland foods (chicken with rice, applesauce, bananas) and it usually gets better, at least to some more bearable level. But generally I get less pain as I eat less trigger foods. Remember that this is the hardest part about the diet - identifying trigger foods. Most of us have general main triggers in common but then there are a lot of other foods that others can eat but I have a horrible reaction to, and vice versa.
Good luck figuring it out, it takes time and effort but is worth it!
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Thanks. I'm continuing to keep a food diary to see if I can pinpoint what I eat- I definitely feel like it's so random sometimes.
I will try having a little snack before I go to bed as well.
Thanks for your help!
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