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constipation and ibs
I went to the doctor a while ago for terrible stomach pains and constant constipation or diarreah. He said i have a lazy colon and ibs and gave me medicine. Its started again recently and the pains are really bad. I have no appetite, whenever i eat i feel like vomitting because im too full. Everyday im either constipated or have diareah and my mom wont take me back to the doctor because they will say the dame thing. Does anyone have any advice or what else it could be? Thanks
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You are just in the same condition, I was about seven years ago.I was devasted mentally and physically and lost all hope, but gradually I bounced back to normal life, apart from medication, there are some things which help in IBS.
1. Avoid lactose, you may have lactose intolerance.
2. Eat a lot of probiotics, specially curd or yogurt and any other.
3. 90% cause of IBS is stress. You need a stress free life, a relaxation, more appropriately a change of place, may be change of workplace. Once I managed to control stress, joined a new place, tried to lead a relaxed and happy life, IBS vanished away like magic.
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HI dear. I was having some problems like that too. I don't tend to run to Drs first if I can study first on health. I had to change my diet. I found that eating an avocado would work better than over the counter meds when constipated. Surprisingly it has more fiber than most anything else.
As for the diarrhea, and or if you are having lots of gas, they are a sign that your digestive system can't handle the type of foods you eat.
I have two suggestions. Go to a Supplement store and purchase a good probiotic to start healing your gut. And don't believe those ads about Activia. It doesn't even have as many live cultures as Kefir. YOu could add Kefir to your diet but its best to take the probiotics in a capsule form. The best are refrigerated at the store and that is where you store it at home too.
Second, I suggest going to your library and checking out a book on Ayurvedic Medicine. This is a way of health practiced in India and has gained popularity in the US now too. The idea behind this is that there are 3 basic body types, or Doshas as they call them, Pitta, Vatta and Khapha. The book I checked out has an extensive list of questions to go through to discover which is your body type. The questions even include what type of dreams you usually have and I've found it is spot on as to everything about me when I found my body type. I am a Pitta and for example, I can not eat raw veggies as I love to do, but all mine need to be cooked. When I made the changes in diet sticking to what the book suggested for me, in a week I had firmer bowels and after a month, I seemed back to normal. I am not supposed to have chocolate either and love it. So if I break down and have some, I have to suffer having lots of gas. However, that goes away as soon as I take a break from the foods I know I cant eat as they give me gas and go back to my personal diet.
If you've wondered why all those miracle diets out there only work for some people but not others, its because the people trying it are different body types so it works only for the body type that can eat that kind of diet. I do not know if your pains are from gas, but if so, the pains should subside then in time. If your problem is very severe, and you have medicine from the Dr. then take it while working on what you can eat.
Actually, I have a 3rd suggestion. Most Americans are very low on certain vitamins or totally have zero on vital amino acids and other such things. I recently watched a documentary a friend passed on to me and can't recall the name but it was about the healing power of vitamins and supplements in larger does than the basic minimum or maximum in multi vitamins which I do take. But I also take 4 extra tablets of vitamin C per day now. Vitamin C, if that is all you do, can over time make you healthier. You still may need other supplements to totally heal your gut but it is possible with patience. It took a long time to get this sick so keep in mind it will take a long time to get back to perfect health.
If you have a Facebook account, you can add certain pages on health and set them to be at the top of your feed. One I am signed up to receive is 'Natural News' and another 'The Farmacy' or 'Healthy Food Style' and once you start reading the articles, you will begin to learn what is healthier for you and what products that are okayed by the FDA are not good at all and can make some people quite sick. Again, certain body types are more susceptible to things in processed food that shouldn't be there.
This is a lot to do. But if you want to get better, you have to take your own health into your hands and learn for yourself. Dr.s mean well but are only trained to treat the symptoms, not the root cause. Often the medicine prescribed causes more issues that require more prescribed meds. It is best to listen and learn and begin to make those changes. Since you are still living with parents, they may not be willing to buy special supplements or foods for you. All you can do is show them what you learn and try to do your best.
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