Cathy1's Status Updates

Sorry to hear that you are going through this right now. Many of us have been there as well.
For me, I was very scared to eat because of the pain after eating so I know how you feel.
Do you have a diagnosis or is this the first time experiencing this?
Ver - IBD Team Member

Thank you for your kind words. I’ve been diagnosed as having IBS, Colitis & Dairy intolerant. I try so hard to put all 3 together to figure out what to eat.

Do you, or have you thought about, keeping a food diary? Keep track of everything you eat and drink, when and what the outcome was (pain, bloating, diarrhea etc.) That really helped for me.
Vern

I just started to keep a journal. I do get overwhelmed to try to figure out what food caused my “issues” after I have eaten.
I guess this will be a day by day challenge

I had the same problem, no worries, you'll figure it out. I use to have a small pad that I kept with me and wrote down the time and what I ate and drank, then transferred it to my main journal.
It takes getting used to but worth it when trying to figure out what might be causing problems so you can eliminate it from your diet. Though if you eliminate it, it might not be what was causing the problem.
Let us know how you get on
Vern

I will..thank you so much for talking to me!
Cathy

Of course, anytime!
Vern

how are you doing now?
- Sahara (team member)