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Posted 1/26/2015 11:53 PM (GMT 0)
.... at least.

I've been suspecting that he's developping health issues, but these last months it looks like he's a professional beer drinker (not that exceptional here in Belgium), but he never drinks alcohol. 7 months pregnant is no exaggeration. And it's worse after eating.

I'm thinking candida...
I've been trying to get him off sodas (he likes coca cola) by preparing hibiscus or ginger lemonade, sweetened with Stevia. I've been feeding him coconut oil, started on Kefir now. I'm trying to make him eat less wheat, but spelt instead. He's no sweet tooth, luckely.
His food is sacred, so I need to handle it with tenderness, no shock therapy... He's not complaining about the changes so far. We cook every single day, only fresh ingredients. No processed food.

But what can I do more, that is not too invasive, but efficient, cause the size of his stomach is huge... He has stomach issues too (a lot of air, burping).

I should know this myself, but my brain is caught by IV Doxy and is taking some time off...

Thank you! :-)
Posted 1/27/2015 12:58 AM (GMT 0)
Those are classic signs of candida—distended belly and discomfort after eating, gas, burping, but it would be more likely if he had sweet cravings.

But I think it's also signs of GI distress (chron's, gastritis, or he could just have a food allergy to something he's eating—the grains, causing inflammation.) I had both—general inflammation AND yeast/fungal overgrowth. I would go see a gastro but in the interim while you're waiting for the appt, try treating it like a yeast issue and restrict ALL sugars, grains and dairy to see if that helps. If it does, it's a simple problem (but not easy to resolve). If not, it's more complex and needs a specialist.

Hope that helps.

-p

Post Edited (Pirouette) : 1/26/2015 7:47:15 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 1/27/2015 2:40 AM (GMT 0)
Does he have diarrhea?

Make sure he doesn't have anything like C. Diff.

I know a woman who has a bloated belly. She has to wear different sizes in clothing. She thinks she has yeast, as well as (the last was my idea). SIBO. SIBO can effectively be treated with an antibiotic. You can use the FODMAPs diet in addition to the antibiotic, but I guess you would have to select the sacred foods from FODMAPs. He's going to need a gastroenterologist for a dx.

For yeast, get a prescription like Diflucan, and try (gently, ha ha) to get rid of the high carb foods. No sugar whatsoever; no exceptions. No potatoes either.

For tummy problems in general, you need to ditch beans (sorry hubby). Before each meal, take digestive enzymes, Swedish Bitters, and solid extract of licorice. Florastor obviously helped me a lot. Those four things are how I got rid of c. diff. (still had symptoms after the f. transplant for years). They can also help a lot of other tummy problems. Unfortunately (now he's going to want to shoot me), it's best to get rid of nightshades too, at least temporarily.

He should eat kefir, but see if it's possible for him to avoid gluten, soy, and dairy, at least for awhile. Goat milk kefir is the best. Be careful with any other fermented culture.

Of course, you know about probiotics.

For gas, use some glycerin suppositories (in Europe, get them otc from the pharmacist). He can also massage his large intestine counter clockwise while doing a slow drip enema (sorry). The massage has to be so strong, that you can almost feel the bumps in the large intestine.

Good luck, M
Posted 1/27/2015 2:55 AM (GMT 0)
Agree w/ Margaret about the SIBO possibility—but generally that would be an upper intestinal bloat (small intestinal bacteria overgrowth). So if it's a lower or middle area distended issue, might be something else.

And if it is yeast, Diflucan isn't going to help much—it's a systemic anti fungal. And you don't want to take it unless you know you have systemic problems. Local GI problems can turn into systemic problems if it goes untreated long enough (due to leaky gut). But since hubby's distention is rather recent, I would guess that if it is yeast it is mainly in GI. Unless he's had other sx for awhile.

Anyway, for local GI yeast/fungal overgrowth you'd need Nystatin (which does not penetrate intestinal wall unless at really high doses like the "systemic" antifungals do) and you'd want to skip all the expensive pills and other forms and go for the pure nystatin powder 1,000,000 units… available with most compounding pharmacists.

And also agree—if it is yeast, to be careful with anything fermented. And also to ditch the legumes. That caused me so many problems—had no idea.

Sorry—use wanted to chime in.

-p
Posted 1/27/2015 3:20 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks -p. Sorry I was wrong about the Diflucan. My doc. just gave me Diflucan. M
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