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[rm]

Yesterday, I ate only 3 grams of fat, and I feel better than I have in months, even better than I felt before I got sick (which makes me think gall bladder). And I even have my period, which definitely aggravates my stomach and intestines in every way.

Thank god for Snackwells, angel food cake, and those panda snack things. I hope my life won't be like this forever. The thought of never eating coconut ice again is enough to possibly send me into hysterics, but mostly, I'm pretty zen right now, because this is such a positive change.

I think I was poisoning myself and didn't even know it. I mean, before I got sick, I'm realizing I was easily eating 50 grams of fat a day, if not more (I'm sure some days it was twice that and then some, with the way I eat cured meats and cheeses). It boggles the mind.

ETA: Of course, we'll see if this continues to be the case, as it's hard to judge what my body is doing at all while I'm on the rag, but I definitely feel different.

Comments

[winterknight.livejournal.com]

Wow. I am SO glad you feel better. An inflamed/infected gall bladder can really make you ill all over. I hope they can check it out soon.

[blue-by-you.livejournal.com]

It is amazing how food changes how we feel. I know I shouldn't be amazed but I am.

[fuyukodachi.livejournal.com]

If you do have to have your gall bladder out, most of the people I know recovered fairly quickly (within a couple of days, they felt fine with only some tenderness). So, at least there's that, and half the scarring's inside your belly button and invisible.

If it is that, then afterward, eating very high fat food might upset your digestive system, but with everyone I know, it's usually more aggravated by fatty meats, and spicy fatty meat is pretty much a guarantee that you're going to have problems, so you'd have to watch out with things like pepperoni pizza, mexican food, etc. Hot dogs, for some reason, really make all of them sick.

I don't remember hearing anyone talk about getting sick from plant fats, like olive oil and so on. Coconut oil is high in saturated fat, but saturated fats are not all created equal, and I'd be willing to bet your coconut ice is significantly lower in fat than a slice of pizza, anyway.

You're also supposed to consume little alcohol when you have no gall bladder, but I've never seen you drink much or all that often, anyway. Aside from the meat thing, I don't think it would have a big negative impact on your life, even if you were in the low percentage of people who continue to have GI problems after removal. It's certainly a LOT easier to work with than what you're doing with now, even for that percentage (my bastard ex was one of them).

[rm.livejournal.com]

I drink pretty rarely, and when I do, it's shocking if I have more than a glass of anything -- occassionally two. Assuming I could still do that once a month or so, it wouldn't really bother me.

Thank you for the info.

[feyandstrange.livejournal.com]

IT's still possible it's IBS; the fat thing can occur with IBS-type things as well. I'm not sure which to hope for, but I'm glad you've identified the cause of the problem and can broaden your diet, at least.

And I think that if the gallbladder isn't causing you pain, there's no rush to have things looked at; you should be okay until the insurance and all that gets sorted out.

Glad you're feeling better.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your insights here, as being able to wait this thing out until September is the financial and emotional ideal right now.

[marzipan-pig.livejournal.com]

Good for you for coming up with a feeding plan; feeling better must feel so great!

[00goddess.livejournal.com]

YAY healthy fat.

If your period aggravates your tummy, you almost definitely have some IBS. It could be a minor case. But I amso glad you can eat again :)

[rm.livejournal.com]

My period has always severely irritated my stomach, so yeah. Le sigh.

But I just went to Pathmark and now have fatfree frozen yogurt, and extra-low fat turkey, and fat free bread and cheese and I even found fat-free coconut to bake with!

I'm not bloated and look like myself for the first time in months.

[kalyx.livejournal.com]

This sounds a bit like my experiment with calcium intake. I was diagnosed with Sarcoidosis (a rare lung disease), but in reading some literature on it, found a comment that calcium intake affects mice with a similar disease. So I tried replacing all milk with soy for a couple of weeks. Suddenly, not only did my lungs feel a bit better (though they really never felt bad, it was found by accident as I wasn't obviously symtomatic), but I had 100% more energy and my belly felt better than it ever had. No more constipation. No more needing to regulate my fiber intake. No more belly aches and very little nausea. But I have a lot more gas now. :-/ Embarrasing, but I can cope with that and I suspect it is just the impact of all of that extra soy.

oh but finding dairy/milk free products that aren't supplemented with calcium is a bitch. Giving up yogurt has seemed to result in increase in yeasties, so I picked up some soy yogurt... 50% daily recommended calcium. Gah. So I'm trying the supplement instead.

[raaven.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy to know that you're able to eat again! Any new news on the insurance front?

[rm.livejournal.com]

Unless I get married or have a baby, I can't get insurance until September.

[raaven.livejournal.com]

God, that sucks. Also, it strikes me as incredibly discriminatory. And REALLY awful in a socio-economic coercion way. Bah.

[rm.livejournal.com]

If I think about it, I get incredibly nuts, and not even because of my health.

[raaven.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Me too.