Living With an Upset Stomach

Most of the time I try to ignore this part of my life.  Or maybe not go into great detail with everyone. If you know me you probably know that I've been gluten free for a few years.  If you know me really well you probably know that I have "bad" days with my gut.  It is not a fun thing to live with but I feel like the majority of the time I have it under control and I don't want to use it as a crutch to not live my life the way I want too.  (for those suffering with Crohns or ulcerative colitis my heart and praryers go out to you)

Well, lately I've been having some more bad days.  Lot's of inflammation and it really isn't fun, actually its painful.  A lot of times I know what triggered the "attack" I normally have succumbed to eating something with gluten or even in the case last week where I stopped at both Taco Bell and Dunkin donuts (I was asking for an attack with those two), but sometimes I just can't figure out what triggered an "attack".  By "attack" I'm referring to inflammation in my gut, pain, bloating and extreme tiredness. (TMI the bathroom is normally my very good friend during this time too).

I recently read a book that a friend wrote and she goes over some of these things because her son has ulcerative colitis and they learned how to control it just through diet and not by taking medications.  She also shared at the end of the book the Dr. that they got a lot of there information from for eating right to help IBS and other gut issues.  He also sells supplements, probiotics and other things to get you back on track.  I went to his site and read a lot of what he has to say and what he recommends.  I'm going to try to do his diet plan and see if I can't get my inflammation down on my own.  (If I can't I believe I will take the next step and contact the dr. and seek his professional advice).  So for the next few weeks I will not be allowed to have dairy, or legumes, or gluten.  I will also eat fruit as a stand alone or before my meals and drink water before my meal or an hour after but not during.  I'll keep you posted on how it goes.  I'm currently in the middle of an "attack" so I can't wait to feel better!