I last took my new meds on Sunday around noon, and today around 1pm I had what I'm going to keep calling an "episode" (cuz that sounds way better than diarrhea. ugh. lol) and so I'm thinking I need to take this every third day? Might be hard to remember, so I decided to try just half a serving -- took meds at 7pm, swished it down with some OJ followed by a bottle of water -- too little water would give me the opposite problem and that's almost just as bad! My reasoning for the half serving was even if I have to take it more often, maybe I won't feel so backed up - I'm hoping to find that happy medium again!
Which also got me thinking about all the intestines and how they all work together. If some portion of my intestine got damaged or became more sensitive to bile salts as the episodes worn on during the summer, is it also reasonable to think that maybe with meds and some better food choices that it will heal itself, making it possible to take even less meds?
So I'm pondering a new sort of diet. I watched "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" - a story about a guy who's overweight and taking medications who wants to make himself healthier. He did it by committing to juicing every day for 60 days. He didn't eat any meals, just whatever he juiced up. One of the benefits I can see would be all the nutrients and macro-nutrients in your fruits and veggies- would they be absorbed more readily into your system? I realize your stomach is built for that purpose, but after years of bad eating habits, perhaps it needs a rest from overworking the processed junk foods we all rely on?
I've had a fruit/veggie smoothie every day this week for breakfast. My toughest meal is lunch, so I'll need to work on the logistics of what to eat. When I get home from work, the first thing I have is 2 cups of broccoli and cauliflower, steamed, with just a touch of mayo because a little fat each day is good for you. If I'm still hungry, a half cup of brown rice and a little bit of protein, usually chicken or turkey will do the trick. Getting in more water, and cutting out all sugars and that daily Diet Coke will be a huge struggle for me. They say kicking sugar is as hard as kicking cocaine or heroin. I believe them, I've tried many different times, and sugar is nearly impossible to avoid if you enjoy any kind of processed foods --- or are a chocoholic like me!
Here's to making good choices over the next two days ...... :)when they all fit, it's a huge High Five!
I last took my new meds on Sunday around noon, and today around 1pm I had what I'm going to keep calling an "episode" (cuz that sounds way better than diarrhea. ugh. lol) and so I'm thinking I need to take this every third day? Might be hard to remember, so I decided to try just half a serving -- took meds at 7pm, swished it down with some OJ followed by a bottle of water -- too little water would give me the opposite problem and that's almost just as bad! My reasoning for the half serving was even if I have to take it more often, maybe I won't feel so backed up - I'm hoping to find that happy medium again!
Which also got me thinking about all the intestines and how they all work together. If some portion of my intestine got damaged or became more sensitive to bile salts as the episodes worn on during the summer, is it also reasonable to think that maybe with meds and some better food choices that it will heal itself, making it possible to take even less meds?
So I'm pondering a new sort of diet. I watched "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" - a story about a guy who's overweight and taking medications who wants to make himself healthier. He did it by committing to juicing every day for 60 days. He didn't eat any meals, just whatever he juiced up. One of the benefits I can see would be all the nutrients and macro-nutrients in your fruits and veggies- would they be absorbed more readily into your system? I realize your stomach is built for that purpose, but after years of bad eating habits, perhaps it needs a rest from overworking the processed junk foods we all rely on?
I've had a fruit/veggie smoothie every day this week for breakfast. My toughest meal is lunch, so I'll need to work on the logistics of what to eat. When I get home from work, the first thing I have is 2 cups of broccoli and cauliflower, steamed, with just a touch of mayo because a little fat each day is good for you. If I'm still hungry, a half cup of brown rice and a little bit of protein, usually chicken or turkey will do the trick. Getting in more water, and cutting out all sugars and that daily Diet Coke will be a huge struggle for me. They say kicking sugar is as hard as kicking cocaine or heroin. I believe them, I've tried many different times, and sugar is nearly impossible to avoid if you enjoy any kind of processed foods --- or are a chocoholic like me!
Here's to making good choices over the next two days ...... :)
I last took my new meds on Sunday around noon, and today around 1pm I had what I'm going to keep calling an "episode" (cuz that sounds way better than diarrhea. ugh. lol) and so I'm thinking I need to take this every third day? Might be hard to remember, so I decided to try just half a serving -- took meds at 7pm, swished it down with some OJ followed by a bottle of water -- too little water would give me the opposite problem and that's almost just as bad! My reasoning for the half serving was even if I have to take it more often, maybe I won't feel so backed up - I'm hoping to find that happy medium again!
Which also got me thinking about all the intestines and how they all work together. If some portion of my intestine got damaged or became more sensitive to bile salts as the episodes worn on during the summer, is it also reasonable to think that maybe with meds and some better food choices that it will heal itself, making it possible to take even less meds?
So I'm pondering a new sort of diet. I watched "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" - a story about a guy who's overweight and taking medications who wants to make himself healthier. He did it by committing to juicing every day for 60 days. He didn't eat any meals, just whatever he juiced up. One of the benefits I can see would be all the nutrients and macro-nutrients in your fruits and veggies- would they be absorbed more readily into your system? I realize your stomach is built for that purpose, but after years of bad eating habits, perhaps it needs a rest from overworking the processed junk foods we all rely on?
I've had a fruit/veggie smoothie every day this week for breakfast. My toughest meal is lunch, so I'll need to work on the logistics of what to eat. When I get home from work, the first thing I have is 2 cups of broccoli and cauliflower, steamed, with just a touch of mayo because a little fat each day is good for you. If I'm still hungry, a half cup of brown rice and a little bit of protein, usually chicken or turkey will do the trick. Getting in more water, and cutting out all sugars and that daily Diet Coke will be a huge struggle for me. They say kicking sugar is as hard as kicking cocaine or heroin. I believe them, I've tried many different times, and sugar is nearly impossible to avoid if you enjoy any kind of processed foods --- or are a chocoholic like me!Here's to making good choices over the next two days ...... :)
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