you make really good points with all those possibilities. ive never given some thought to those *maybe* problems. hmm the famine belly syndrome? hehe, i wouldnt say i fast, more like i sleep for a good long time, wake up and it just takes me a while before i have an appetite. but the thing i hate about finally eating, is feeling like ive gone so long without eating, so i dont really wanna start then by putting something in my tummy i usually sip water. i know thats terrible for the IBS..
i do use soy alot i would say. maybe about a half-cup for cereal, and then i think alot of other products i eat have soy in them, or traces of it. i dont really have gassiness feelings, in fact, i havent been having any typical "bad gas". just a huge preg-O looking belly!
i read about the psyllium causing problems for people who are asthmatic and took that into careful consideration before trying the product--but i havent really noticed a problem from that. this def. feels different then something asthma-related but i cant put my finger on it! and plus i take the psyllium at night to avoid day-bloat. im never really bloated in the AM unless i went to bed really late and ate really late too. but i have been on a semi-schedule and also sick so my appetite has been teedering.
it is possible that i could have been taking in too much air, i was coughing alot. its just this seems to have been going on longer though. there was a point when i started gaining weight, pulling me back up from my very small size. and i paid attention, but not really too closely until it started to bother me. and it started to bother me b/c i noticed a huge belly after every meal! the kind of belly that i thought looked 8 months preg maybe 3.5 years ago! its strange and i want to go to a DR to check up and calm my nerves but i hate being shuffled in and out just b/c my symptoms are hard to sympathize. i would LOVE to see a naturepath but theyre so expensive!!
thanks for combing your brain hehe. i guess a part of me is liking the new 5s, but i still need time to get used to it. or to get in shape. peace!