(no subject)

[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

[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.