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Posted 11/19/2012 2:58 AM (GMT 0)
I have chronic severe bloating. I am a 34 year old male in good shape, but I look 9 months pregnant all the time and hafto suck it in but its painful.I wake up bloated and if I eat.... well....it feels as though I am going to explode. I have been on a gluten free diet for almost 4 weeks now and am getting no relief, may even made it worse some how. My skin also breaks out the worse my stomach gets, I also get achy. I have started enzymes and probiotics. I barely have gas, hardly ever. I am to the point of starving myself to see if I get relief. Doctors dont know anything, same old story with all the tests negative, so ***!
whats left to try??
I guess sugar will be the next thing to go but then what do I eat? Diet after diet

so frustrated
Posted 11/19/2012 3:27 PM (GMT 0)
I can really sympathise with you. My bloating is like yours and I cant seem to find what food . if any, triggers it off.I have tried not eating anything at all for hours but that seems to make the tummy rumblings worse of course!! And the big tummy remains. My next experiment will be lactose free.Hope you get a solution soon, Hugs from Cora
Posted 11/21/2012 3:06 PM (GMT 0)
I would try going dairy free and see if that helps. Have you tried more than one type of probiotic? Some times its trial and error to see which one can help you.
Posted 11/22/2012 4:38 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks guys,
I have started probiotic pearls that get into the large intestine about 3 days ago and same with digestive enzymes but they give me heart burn. I eat very little milk products but even just milk in my tea may have been to much. I think I will be going on a salad and hemp heart salad kind of diet and cut out starch,milk, sugar and any fruit that causes alot of fermentation in my gut and I could totally cut out meat since I dont like it anyways. basically starve what ever is in there causeing my bloating and giving my bad skin. If that does not work, I will install a relief valve in my gut! HA
Posted 11/23/2012 10:58 PM (GMT 0)
Have you tried proper food combining? Which foods should be combined and which ones should not be, are detailed in book "Fit For Life" by Harvey Diamond Harley and Marilyn Diamond.
Posted 12/1/2012 1:56 PM (GMT 0)
There is info about food combining at the website
cureforulcerativecolitis.com
as well as alternative remedies.
As you can see from my signature, I have been lactose-free and mostly gluten free for several months. Has made a big difference for me. If you look at the UC forum, you will see that many of us are on specific diets like SCD and Paleo but, mostly, it's finding out what works for you.
I use slippery elm for stomach upsets and, regularly, to soothe my digestive tract. Also use Benebiotics probiotics.

Digestive enzymes do not work for me.

My "go to" food in problem times is chicken broth with well cooked veggies. Then I add some rice. Brown rice is good (for me) as it provides needed fiber.

Hope this info is helpful.
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