Just want some advice

[Robinsonj0]

I feel like poo. I have indigestion nearly always after eating or drinking, especially meat or carbonated drinks. I often have either constipation or the opposite but I feel stupid wasting a GPs time for what is not urgent. I wonder if anyone else has had similar symptoms and knew of practical ways to improve things. I'm sure I could make changes to my lifestyle which would help but just don't know what.

[Hidden]

Hi-hang in there!

A couple of things that have helped me immensely. One is I got treated for Candida with a prescription. Not all docs think you can get Candida of the gut but once I did this I felt markedly better. The other is digestive enzymes. I take two with any larger meals and they have changed my life. I don’t have to take any more antacids or anything else for heartburn or reflux. I use a brand called pure encapsulations but there are many types out there. I too had trouble with meat and certain other foods and this helped and also helped me get regular.

Good Luck!

[Robinsonj0 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for your advice, it is very much appreciated and definitely worth checking out.

[b1b1b1]

You are not wasting the doctor's time. You are paying for his time through your taxes, assuming you are in the UK.

[Robinsonj0 in reply to b1b1b1]

I am in the UK and I know I can do some practical things to help myself before I see a GP. I want to make sure I don't overlook the small lifestyle changes I can make which would make a big difference before asking for medical assistance.

[b1b1b1 in reply to Robinsonj0]

OK, I understand, but just keep in mind that you are entitled to the care.

[Misslovely]

Hi Robinsonj0

I have IBS and have been able to manage it for the past 18 months or so.

I kept a food diary and eliminated those foods that i found were upsetting my system (just for a few weeks), i slowly reintroduced them but i limit the quantity now.

I have also been for a couple of colonics and they actually helped me, i felt lighter and fresher and psychologically made me want to eat healthier due to that fresher feeling!

The lady that did that did actually advise me that i had candida of the gut !

I also use slimatee that i buy from Hollands and Barretts - i have 1 tea twice a week and this helps me stay regular especially if i have a couple of my trigger foods!

[Lulububs in reply to Misslovely]

I had candida ... i am lucky in fact i have a nutritionalist as a friend and she helped me fight it without taking anything from a gp.

As antibiotics is what gave me it in first place and they wanted to give me more to kill it??? Plus a antifungal.

I was adamant that werent happening so my friend helped me. Within 6 weeks i was better!

Felt so much better after.

Candida feeds of sugar and bacteria so u have to starve it.

I literally lived on chicken and spinach and greens. Loadsa peppermint teas , ginger, oregano, garlic tablets. It hates all them.

No sugar no processed food no gluten AND NO YEAST! Ie bread. Within 2

Weeks i could tell difference

Also probiotics 3 times a day and digestive enzymes and holland and barratt do these tablets called DIDA.

Which have all the above herbs in one tablet that killed it

[Misslovely in reply to Lulububs]

Ooh i may have a look into that Dida ! X

[Robinsonj0]

Thank you. This is something I can do. A food diary is a great idea and if I do go to see a GP it could help to identify what is causing the problem.

[Lulububs]

Hey

You sound exactly like i did about 18 months ago.

I literally lived on pepto bismol.

So i saw a alergist and a nutritionalist and decided to change my lifestyle as i was fed up of always having crippling stomach pains and indigestion.

So i cut out red meat! That was what i was told is the hardest thing for our body to digest. Then cows milk.

Just went to soya, soya butter, lactulose free cheese( only eat once a month never been cheese fan anyway).

The the biggest change was gluten. Totally cut out gluten and the difference was AMAZING!

I stopped Getting stomach pain, i stopped getting indigestion and looking pregnant. I always had bad skin and that cleared up Almost immediately.

I then cut out all processed food and sugars( as much as can, no sugar in tea and coffee, no fizzy drinks and no sweets and biscuits)

The change was unbelieveable.

I am now 18 months down line and never would go back to any of it.

I lost two stone.

My skin hair and nails look better then ever have.

It has made alot of difference to my health in general as i have other problems to and it just helped all round really.

Yeh i missed it all to start with but i dont miss the constant gut rot and poops then constipation.

I go every day now and it normal!!

I also take probiotics for a healthy gut flora and digestive enzymes to help me digest my foods.

I eat healthy and clean foods that i make myself never processed meal

Or takeaway aless it a gluten free chicken kebab without the bread.

I also learnt about what thing can do to ur body ie painkillers and antibiotics and i try to stay of any of them aless im in desperate need as they really mess with ur stomach lining , gut bacteria( candida/sibo) and liver and kidney toxins.

U just got to think about what u put in ur body....

Think “ is this really good for me” and u know what were not stupid we know! Sometimes we just choose to ignore

[Robinsonj0]

WOW that's sounds like my life now including sometimes looking pregnant and acne. Thank you this is just what I needed and its nice to know you can really do something to stop the cycle without drugs. I know for some this is unavoidable but I would like to try all avenues before using medication.

[keithfre]

Any kind of fizzy drink (inc. beer or wine) will give you indigestion!