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Not about weight for me - IBS success
Posted by Noah_Scape
Posted Tue, Jan-29-08
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Plan: Atkins before he died
Stats: 140/140/150
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Not about weight for me - IBS success
For me, quitting "carbs" was not about weight, but about how I felt, and the agony of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
I had changed several things in my life that probably all helped, and quitting eating carbohydrate intensive foods was one of them. I found that if I broke with that regimen, then the symptoms of IBS returned, so I am sure that it is a significant factor.
All processed foods, allmost all grains, and additives like MSG and trans-fats and hydrogenated oils, were causing me a lot of bloating and constipation and so on.
The worst period was when I was assuming that "easy to digest" foods would cause me the least problems with my gut, and thinking that pasta, cereals, etc. were easy to digest. WRONG!!!
Aside from that, the big change that helped reduce my Fibromyalgia pains were getting rid of my bad teeth and amalgam fillings and root-canaled teeth [full dentures now!].
Presently, I have discovered that smoking is causing some abdominal bloating too. I am just in the middle of QUITTING SMOKING, the habit is getting broken right now.
It was so hard to know what the problems and causes were, but I am gradually getting it figured out. Addiction to nicotine is devilish, and it kept me from seeing clearly, but I should have known that smoking was bad for my gut [and more than just stomach upset].
So, upwards and onwards, that is my story of success with getting the carb foods out of my dietary intake.
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