HealingWell
Search Close Search
☰

Bloating and Abdominal Distention while not flaring. Anyone else?

Support Forums
>
Ulcerative Colitis
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
Posted 5/8/2012 4:30 AM (GMT 0)
I just had a sigmoidoscopy and my GI told me I am in complete remission after about 6 months of flaring.  I don't really feel in remission though, I don't have anymore bleeding or anything but I still go to the bathroom probably 4-5 times daily.  My worst symptom now though is that in the morning I wake up perfectly fine, and throughout the day my lower abdomen continually gets more and more noticeably bloated until I look pregnant.  It can be painful and I eat very healthy and run everyday so I'm not sure why this is a chronic problem.  Does anyone else have this problem?

 

Posted 5/8/2012 4:49 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Mandy, great that your GI thinks you're in remission.

I don't get those symptoms you describe but it could well be diet related.

Some 'healthy' foods do cause gas. Beans, starchy vegetables, fibrous vegetables, onions, garlic etc the list goes on and is probably very different for different people.

What do you mainly eat? And is there anything you avoid? Dairy? Gluten etc? Have yo experimented with eliminating certain foods to see if it helps with the gas.

And what meds are you on?

Welcome to the forum too :)
Posted 5/8/2012 4:59 AM (GMT 0)
I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables and I've kind of suspected that they could contribute to the bloating. I also eat a lot of bread too, so I'm really debating on trying to go gluten free. I don't think it'd be too difficult, just some getting used to but I'm not sure if it would really benefit. I've done some reading and most articles I've read say that it doesn't help with UC, but at the same time I've read tons of comments from people with UC that said it made all the difference so I think I may give it a try for a while. I take 3x1.2 gram tabs of Lialda daily and Vit D. Thanks :)
Posted 5/8/2012 5:04 AM (GMT 0)
Are you taking a good probiotic? I think GF is a good idea too.
Posted 5/8/2012 11:09 AM (GMT 0)
Could you possibly have IBS in addition to Uc? I get the bloat and frequency due (at first) to IBS (after c-scope verified remission of my Uc), now I bloat because of IBS and Diverticulosis.
Posted 5/8/2012 12:03 PM (GMT 0)
wow, you could describing how I was when I was in remission, bloating increasing throughout the day.  I did discover that i was lactose intoleranrt and avoiding lactose helped alot.  I recently gave up gluten and that also has helped immensely.  what kinds of things do you eat?

Posted 5/8/2012 2:04 PM (GMT 0)
I used to take a probiotic but I kind of quit taking it because I wasn't noticing a difference. I have also considered the possibility that I have IBS in addition to UC but I'm just unsure of what to do about it. I told my GI I was having lower abdominal bloating and that it was really bothersome and occurs every single day and he prescribed me omeprazole? Not really sure how that would treat lower bloating but I guess I have been taking it, not noticing a difference though.

I don't eat a lot of dairy and I drink soy milk in place of regular (just due to preference), so I don't think it's lactose intolerance since I bloat daily. I eat a lot of turkey for meat, and I love raw fruits and veggies (could definitely be a major factor), and I also eat a lot of grains - bread, bagels, oat bran. I tried giving up sugar for a little while and I did notice some benefit but I have a major sweet tooth so it was hard to do, but I think I really need to try sugar free and GF.
Posted 5/8/2012 5:18 PM (GMT 0)
What has led you to the conclusion that you need to go "sugar" free? The whole human body is fueled by sugar. The question is, where can we get this sugar and put the least stress on our digestive system and body from? The answer is more fruit and less meat and grains. Meat can take 2 - 5 days to move through your digestive tract and in the process takes an enormous amount of energy to digest. While grains move through the digestive system somewhat faster they also put enormous stress on the digestive system. The purpose of digestion is to break down food into sugar, protein and fat. Stick to the fruit and leafy greens, ditch everything else. Fruits have the perfect ratio of carbs, fat and protein. You'll notice a profound difference in your disruptive digestion and energy levels. To save myself from being redundant, I would direct you to search the terms "Vegan Cure" and "30 bananas a day" in this forums search engine. I've hashed out my arguments in these threads and provided an abundance of information and resources for you to consider. Best of luck in your quest for digestive health.
Posted 5/8/2012 5:46 PM (GMT 0)
mandy22, 

I too have been having the same problems I'm a very healthy eater but love my bread and when I'm feeling good I tend to eat more of it but when flaring I cut it out.   Well once again I cut it out a couple weeks ago  along with all other grains and my stomach bloating, gas and pain has almost disappeared. 

I have been tested soo many times for celiac and every time its negative but I know darn well it bothers me and makes me sick.

Posted 5/8/2012 6:26 PM (GMT 0)
mandy,

Welcome to the forum.

It's great that your doc doesn't see any flaring and has officially diagnosed you as in remission!

 

Posted 5/8/2012 6:44 PM (GMT 0)
Mandy,
Gas, bloating, and distention are often caused by food mis-combining.
Since combining my foods properly, I no longer have those issues.
Posted 5/8/2012 7:34 PM (GMT 0)
Hi there. I agree with everyone else but if I were you I would check if you don't have any cyst or anything else in the uterus or ovaries.

Just on the safe side. Had a friend who was bloated to death for a year or two until she found out she had a cysts.

It's unlikely but always a good thing to clear out of the possibilities.
Posted 5/8/2012 7:49 PM (GMT 0)
Hi InSoFla, out of the sake of disclosure, is that website yours? The whole "blog" is just a tool to make money off of affiliate marketing links. Buy our report, buy our supplements or hey how about an expensive phone consultation etc etc... That is not an informational link, it's an infomercial. Whoever runs that blog is just another hustler trying to prey on the sick, sad.
Posted 5/8/2012 8:51 PM (GMT 0)
No Admin is concerned that the link: http://cureforulcerativecolitis.com/step-1-methodology-to-eating is an affiliate marketing website that leads to scamster Sherry Brescia's "manual" which you can be billed for at the lovely price of $49.95 a month? Or better yet you can buy her "Great Taste No Pain" manuals for the measly sum of $500 on amazon!!

Post Edited (follyism) : 5/8/2012 2:59:59 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 5/8/2012 9:37 PM (GMT 0)
Follyism, I should specify. I don't mean "all" sugars. I would never assume a diet with no fruit is a good one. I mean primarily added sugars and things that contain a lot of sugar like baked goods. Even if it doesn't benefit my UC it's still probably not a bad idea!
Posted 5/8/2012 9:41 PM (GMT 0)
For sure, refined sugar is garbage and should be eliminated. :)
Posted 5/9/2012 2:51 AM (GMT 0)
Tournevice, did your friend have any issues once the cysts were removed (I'm assuming they either resolved themselves or your friend had them removed)?

The reason I ask is because about a month after being diagnosed, still fully flared, I had really abnormal lower abdominal pain that kept me up for days. It was excruciating, my NP prescribed me vicoden and it seemed to kind of go away and I've never really had pain since, but a short while later I had a CT scan done and they found that I had a benign cyst/nodule on my pancreas and necrotic lymph nodes in my stomach. They never addressed the lymph nodes but the small mass on my pancreas was removed.

I wonder if that could have anything to do with it? Has anyone else had anything remotely like that happen in addition to their UC?
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply