chinese food... why such a problem?

Maybe MSG? Do you have any issues with soy at all? If you make Chinese at home do you have the same issues?

yeah, unless they list everything on their ingredient list and you know what every ingredient is I wouldn't assume that "fancy" = preservative/MSG etc free?

Ironmum said...
every time I eat chinese food I feel terrible for days afterwards. Really bloated, nauseous, like there's a blockage and just like things aren't working through well.

To start with I thought it might be nuts, mushrooms, beansprouts or bamboo shoots.. so I avoid dishes with any of those things and it's still awful.

I ate a small chinese on Friday night... kept it really simple but still felt awful. It's only today that I feel normal again.

What's the deal with that?? I'm sure it can't be co-incidence.

Does anyone else have the same experience?

Thanks

 

Before UC and before surgery did you have a problem with chinese?

The first and only bad "blowout" was when hubby had shrimp chow mein and fried rice. I ordered it to be cooked a little softer as I didn't want it too stir fried...well it was actually kind of mooshy. Hubby said it was good and also ate quite a bit of rice too. He ate too much obviously and the combination was not good even though he avoided the celery in it altogether. The sauce is definitely a thicker consistency with that dish.

We hosted cards that night...so there was other snacky things eaten. By the time our friends left he was in a mess.

Needless to say even though that was many months ago he has been much more careful.

He did NOT have nausea and bloating like you mentioned but I don't think his small intestine liked it very much that night...I was wondering if it was comparable to some kind of not blockage per se but a very thick slow elimination process that just backed things up and kept pumping it out.

He likes potato chips (too much) and I think that also thickens things up a bit too but the fluid intake seems to keep it in better check.

Hey Blueglass.. yes I think you're right. I'm just assuming its the way things are, but it's gradually getting worse and I'm eliminating more and more foods. Not anywhere where I was before my ileo, but starting to see similar patterns.

I can't even begin to wonder what's going on. You're right.. I've got a great dietician who's a friend and also clued up on sport, so she'll be my go to person. I think I need to keep a food diary and symptoms for a while and try and figure things out. Intolerance testing might be a good idea too.

Don't get me wrong.. it's not horrific, just a few things aren't quite where I'd like them. I'm pretty much signed off from my surgeon, but can go back with any issue - although I don't think this is his speciality.

Thanks for your advice everyone as always

Sarah,

I have issues with starchy stuff like macaroni and cheese, and potatoes and bready stuff sort of feeling like a clog but not being an actual food obstruction. It is combinations and timing with me. I am doing the food log and doing about 6 mini meals per day with water in between. Seems like I am doing better as in not feeling so bloated. No chinese for me as I'm allergic to all that but I think I know the feeling.

I had a dietician who retired who was very good, but even with her it just seems more like combinations and timing with me. It's all very odd and hard to figure out. Rosemary

Hi Sarah sorry you having probs with the wonderful thing called chinese food!  I wonder if it is because it is so fatty and greasy??? just a thought.  Sometimes fatty foods slows it down in some people and in others it speeds it up.    ARe you like it with indian food - if not then cld be just need to chew really well?  xx