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Answer by cyn_texas
That’s quite possible that you have a food allergy. I’d suggest you go back to low carb and slowly go through the reintroduction of carbs to identify what specifically is your problem.

During the first 2 weeks, you can have several cups of salads. Jicama, cucumber, celery & radish marinated in sesame oil & hot pepper flakes with rice wine vinegar & artificial sweetener. Make a stir fry with Bok Choy, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, celery, mushrooms, shirataki noodles & your fav meats. I love eggs and could eat deviled eggs every day. You can smother omelets & meats with mushrooms & peppers & cheese. Meatzza – Meatloaf with pizza toppings (pepperoni, mushrooms, peppers, mozzarella) I prefer very thin sausage patties fried crispy with pizza toppings. Pork rinds & celery sticks are great crunch and can be eaten with dips (avocado/mayo/cayenne is my fav) & tuna/chicken/turkey/egg salads. I love love love my rotisserie and it makes the meats extra tasty. I cook a turkey every couple of months and make soup with the bones (add vinegar to leach minerals) and turkey salads. I’ll cube up some turkey meat mix in a couple of raw eggs add cheese (and broccoli after induction) with cayenne powder & nuke a couple of minutes for nearly instant meal. Flax seed should be eaten 2T daily even in induction.

Ground flax seed (2-3 Tbsp) 1/4 cup of water, cinnamon, artificial sweetener, mix in a raw egg – let sit 10 min to absorb liquid, put some cream cheese in the middle and nuke for 1.5 min. for hot cereal or 2 min. for more of a muffin type thing. Great low carb, high fiber treat.

After the 2 week induction, you add 5 grams of carbs per day every week and add a much greater variety of non starchy vegetables. Change your mindset – eat what you like to eat, just adapt it to low carb -
replace bread with lettuce
replace pasta with cabbage
replace rice with cauliflower
replace potatoes with brocolli
I eat all my favorite Chinese, Italian, even Mexican foods with low carb foods. Cabbage makes an excellent pasta substitute (for me) Make a lasagna with blanched cabbage leaves & thinly fried eggplant instead of noodles. Sugar free pasta sauce over fried cabbage. My fav is chicken cacciatore, I add greens & flaxseed or chia seed for body and also add pizza toppings – pepperoni, mushrooms, lots of mozzarrella. Alfredo sauce is also low carb.

I don’t cook often. I usually make huge batches of food & freeze most of it. I cook meats 20-30# at a time (for just me) I have gone into the forums for recipes (especially when I first started low carb) I was shocked that fried “rice” made with grated cauliflower tasted just like it’s name sake. Shirataki noodles are traditional in Japanese sukiyaki and low carb. I’ve heard faux mashed “taters” made with cauliflower & cream cheese can fool non low carbers. “potato” salad using cauliflower instead.

Hope I’ve given you a start, I just don’t cook much but many recipes abound. Adapt what you’ve always eaten first (I bet someone has a recipe for it or low carb version) and then start exploring.

Chia seeds sound so expensive but 1# will make 10# food (when you can splurge some – Amazon.com has couple lbs. for $ 16 shipped to you.

I also order off Amazon – Lowrey’s Pork Rinds 18 for $ 15 – they pop like popcorn and are portion controlled.

Faux tapioca – 2 cups of water, 5 scoops of low carb whey protein powder, stir together & add cup of chia seeds, after they have started to absorb the water, add in 2 cans of coconut milk (or cream and added water during induction) & artificial sweetener if you like and mix it all in. Can be eaten after an hour but will be better tomorrow. Cream a pkg. of cream cheese into a can of pumpkin and add to the faux tapioca for an even more nutritious pumpkin pie pudding.

(berries are lowest glycemic) Cheesecake – strawberry ice cream (frozen berries, cream, a stick blender) – pork rinds great crunch – i eat lots of fish for snack (fish “steaks” or mackerel in tins are favs)- avocado/mayo/cayenne dip – olives

Pumpkin soup
* 1 (12 ounce) package Jimmy Dean sausage
* 1/2 cup onion, minced
* 1 garlic clove, minced
* 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
* 1-2 cup fresh mushrooms, chopped
* 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
* 4 cups chicken broth
* 1/2 cup heavy cream
* 1/2 cup water

Directions
1.Brown sausage, drain, then add the onion, garlic, Italian seasoning and mushrooms and sauté until done.
2. Add pumpkin to this mixture and mix well.
3.Then stir in the broth and mix well.
4. Simmer 20-30 minutes.
5. Stir in the heavy cream and water and simmer on low another 10-15 minute Taste and add salt& pepper as needed.

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I’m starting to think that the diet isn’t working and I probably have Irritable Bowel Syndrome. I had planned to stay on the diet for 3 months but now I’m seriously considering stopping the diet.

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Answer by Melissa C
I dont believe you should stop it right now, however you should change up what you are eating and narrow down which foods make you more flatulant than others. Broccoli, bell peppers and sometimes spinach can do that to you.

The best thing about the gluten free diet is that you are not taking in a lot of starchy foods that immediately turns to sugar. If you need some carbohyrates in your diet try sweet potatoes, brown rice, or oatmeal. You will need to watch what you put on these however.

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I am trying to make the right decision for both of my cats and am looking for opinions.

They have been limited to a “natural” cat food, chicken and rice – I started them in the dry form, which they have been used to.

The dietary restriction is due to one of them having food allergies/ Irritable Bowel Syndrome. She can only eat very limited ingredients.

She is under a vet’s care.She had bloody diarrhea last week and was checked on Fri. (The vet is looking at the “bigger guns” of steroids for her, and I think all these meds take a toll, although they help to “quiet” the symptoms. My cat is currently on budesonide, which has helped, but is not always effective.)

We discussed the benefits of the change to higher quality canned, wet food – I’m wondering if anyone has dealt with these food issues, and if you have been able to achieve healing through food changes?

Thank you,
I notice this is a very caring and knowledgeable cat community here-

GraceZ
Thank you, Ken, J C, and Elaine- I’ve been looking into your links, Ken, as well as helpful perspectives, yours, as well, J C, I very much appreciate the personal experience you shared, and I will visit the site you mentioned, Elaine. I just got By Nature organic canned chicken @ the vet, and am beginning the transition. My cat is on a short term round of steriods to address the possible ulcers and she continues to be playful trouble (as I installed new litter boxes, she made use of the floor for her urination needs…sigh, must buy stock in pet enzymes… ) Thank you again, and I will continue to learn about and practice best care possible.
GZ

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Answer by Ken S
Hi
Rice?????? Please Your cat is a meat eater an obligate carnivore

You have unfortunately probably been feeding dry foods
You need to either switch to canned foods with no grains or as little as possible or a raw diet where there are no grains at all. The raw diet is the best option as you control the ingredients. You would need to purchase a grinder

What you also want to do is cut down on the fats

A human grade quality canned food like Merrick or wellness with chicken breast added would be great.

Diet plays a huge part in most IBD cats, If a no grain diet doesn’t do the trick,
A novel protein like rabbit,vennison ect with no grains,

For a raw diet which is the best choice, you can buy something like nature’s variety or you can make your own
These sites shows you how
http://www.catinfo.org/makingcatfood.htm
http://www.catnutrition.org/pictorial.php
Study on raw diet for this disease
http://www.cfa.org/articles/health/role-of-diet.html
Here is a link about ibd
http://www.felineoutreach.org/EducationDetail.asp?cat=IBD
http://www.catnutrition.org/ibd.php
My info comes from working with diabetic cats worldwide and many of them have other issues including ibd. I am giving you info that works

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thanks in advance!

I know I shouldn’t get greasy food.. but it’s just soo easy to stop and grab fast food on the way home.. :[ but I considering feeling well more important than convenience.

I am also a very nervous / stressful person.. and I have yet to figure out how to manage my stress.. I believe stress has a big part on my tummy!

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Answer by LYNN W
http://www.aboutibs.org/site/about-ibs/management/ibs-diet

This website will help you.

There is no test to tell whether you have IBS. It is a process of eliminating everything else it could be. Many women and some men suffer from it so you are not alone.

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Answer by Dr.dhananjaya
u can select ur own foods, whether suitable to u or not with the aid of acupressure techniques.

•First stand straight, keep ur left hand fist closed on the heart, outstretch ur right hand parallel to the ground. Ask some one to pull down ur right hand as much as possible.Now, keep the eatable in ur left hand palm and close the left fist and keep it on ur heart and then outstretch ur right hand parallel to the ground.Ask some one to pull down ur right hand. now, if this eatable is beneficial to ur body, resistance power shall increase. If it is harmful ur resistance power shall decrease/reduce and ur right hand shall come down.

in case of a drink, u can keep it in a metal utensil, like copper and do so as explained above. In this fashion, u can identify the foods which are suitable or not to ur body; not withstanding the disease conditions].
With best compliments.

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I recently decided to try to eat healthier. I’ve been eating special k with milk for breakfast, cheese and crackers for lunch, an apple for a snack, and various dinner entrees, then ice cream for dessert. i am slightly lactose intolerant, and i’ve been getting sick a lot more frequently.

i’m confused whether my bloating is from eating more fruit, being lactose intolerant, possibly irritable bowel syndrome, or just from PMS. is this something i should wait out, or should i see a doctor?- what would a doctor be able to do for me?
i have eaten ice cream for dessert my whole life, that is nothing new. so only the cheese and crackers would be effecting my lactose intolerance

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Answer by Huadong
I am currently breastfeeding a 7 week old. When my milk first came in, baby was VERY gassy. She would scream every waking hour! The only time she didn’t squeal, wail, and bunch up was when we swaddled her tightly with a ziploc full of warm water against her tummy. (A baby safe heating pad) At about 2 weeks, my lactation consultant changed her diaper and suggested I cut out dairy and soy from my diet. (I’m not sure what she saw in my daughter’s poopy). I began to see improvement in about 3 days and after 2 weeks all symptoms were gone. The consultant suggested that I wait 3 weeks, and then slowly start adding soy back into my diet to see if soy caused a reaction in baby. Apparently, the proteins in cow’s milk and soy are very similar, and can cause extreme gas and cramping if baby has an allergy or sensitivity. The consultant also made a point of telling me that it was a sensitivity to protein and NOT lactose intolerance. Lactose is naturally present in breast milk whether mom eats dairy or not. Luckily, my pediatrician says that most babies outgrow the sensitivity between 6 months and 1 year. Until then, read those labels!

this is our friend ’s experience

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Answer by bethany
My Dr. gave me a printed diet page. Also said, take citricel for fiber. Good luck

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Answer by gymtime
It could be wheat, or yeast, or soy…. things often found in gluten-containing foods, that are irritating you. I have the same trouble. Some things get to me while others do not. I tend to avoid gluten/wheat containing products, and have cut my dairy down. I’m not 100%, but I’m definitely feeling better than before!

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From the book Eat To Live by Joel Furhmen, MD:

..”People are completely unaware that most illnesses are self-induced and can be reversed with aggressive nutritional methods. …The medical-pharmaceutical business has encouraged people to believe that health problems are hereditary and that we need to swallow poisons to defeat our genes. This is almost always untrue.

“…My clinical experience over the past ten years has shown me that almost all the major illnesses that plaque Americans are reversible with aggressive nutritional changes designed to undo the damage caused by years of eating a disease-causing diet. ….These conditions…can be effectively prevented or treated through superior nutrition. As their medical problems gradually melt away, patients can be slowly weaned off the medications they have been prescribed.”

“Dietary-Caused Illnesses with High Prevalence”:

–acne
–appendicitis
–atherosclerosis
–diabetes (adult)
–fibromyalgia
–gout
–high blood pressure
–irritable bowel syndrome
–macular degeneration
–sexual dysfunction
–allergies
–asthma
–constipation
–diverticulosis
–gallstones
–headaches
–hypoglemic symptoms
–kidney stones
–musculoskelatal pain
–stroke
–angina
–arthritis
–colonic polyps
–esophagitis
–gastritis
–indigestion
–lumbar spine syndromes
–osteoperosis
–uterine fibroids

“Not only are common disorders such as asthma associated with increased body weight and our disease-causing diet, but in my experience these diseases are also curable with superior nutrition in the majority of cases. Asthma is an exampleof a disease considered irreversable that I watch resolve regularly. My patients routinely make complete and *predictable* recovery from these illnesses, predominantly through aggressive dietary changes. …Diseases that are considered irreversible I see reversed on a daily basis.”

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Answer by Christian M
I’m not sure of the statistics but I imagine that about a pennies worth of time and attention for every hundred dollars spent on modern medicine would repair the damage if wisdom were applied instead of technology.

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Answer by Terry O
The fiber will help you in all the ways you need. You are just doing it too fast and too much of it. Ease off. Take it easy and work up to the right amounts. Be sure to balance both soluble and insoluble fibers.

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