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Seriously Soupy, you should try eliminating foods. I used to get gut rot daily and then I cut out dairy and got much better, now to the point I can have some every now and then without incident. Then Idecided to try my best to eliminate as much wheat from my diet as possible and it got even better. Now I have also learned that fruit needs to be eaten first, prior to anything else or wait at least 2 hours after eating something before eating it and it doesn't bother my gut anymore. Unfortunately the burger I had for dinner wasn't gut friendly tonight but hey, live and learn.

I am just trying to point out that sometimes we think we know what it is that upsets our digestive tracks and sometimes we're not right because it is the combination of what we eat or the order in which we eat it. It is good to try things out sometimes a nd not just rely on past history because our odies change.

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I have eliminated a lot.....I said how I ate practically nothing for a while ( the bread, chicken, soup and potatoes)....then I started to add things slowly.

I have spent over two years figuring out what works for me and what doesn't....75% of the time I am right...but sometimes combinations of things aren't good. I don't eat dairy...there is one kind of cheese I am ok with that I buy...and I will use lactose free milk to cook with. Anytime I eat something creamy (ie. creamed soup)..it kills me most of the time.

I know this past weekend, it was anxiety. I have always had my anxiety in my stomach and I ate nothing odd...in fact I ate rather plain things (other than the five guys). But my stomach started to bother me on Thurs/Friday...Friday was a stressful day for me and then the rest of the weekend was just prepping for first day of school. I don't feel stressed...don't need to be stressed, but my body is stressed for whatever reason.

My stomach is fine now most of the time because I have spent many years figuring it out. I do have it figured out for the most part but sometimes combinations of things don't work and anxiety/stress makes it worse too.

It could take up to 3 days before you see any symptoms and so it may seem like a certain type of food did not cause the IBS to flare up but in reality it could have been caused by something you ate a few days prior.

woke up this morning and had a quart of water. Had my first meal around 2:00pm. 2 slices of french toast with banana & Maple Syrup, fruit smoothie, bowl of oatmeal with banana & Strawberries. Had 6 Medjool dates shortly after.

2nd and final meal is going to be at 6:00pm. I'll be having teriyaki stir fry on a bed of brown rice & red kidney beans and a big bowl of salad.

Update: I won't be eating anything after this until 12:00pm tomorrow. The red dish on the side is a beet & apple salad

OMG...all those veggies and the CORN....make my stomach turn!

That's not corn. It's leftover chickpeas.

They would bug me too And taste like cardboard...

Barley:

That looks good basically my meals look the same with the exception I don't have beat salad but protein instead.

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Jerk chicken roti from Shandra's in Mississauga. Mmmmmmmm good

Dear God...my stomach is all upset like it was last weekend. If this happens to me every Sunday....I'm telling my Dr to put me on anxiety meds!!!

I'm not saying this to be disrespectful, but maybe you need to consider a new career. Feeling this stressed after only 1 week back in the class cannot be good for you.

I don't think it's the stress as much as the body's ability to deal with stress. Everyone gets stressed out but maybe you're not giving your body enough nutrients to be able to deal with it normally.

If every teacher who had stress in September had to consider a new career...there'd be very few teachers left.
I'm in the perfect career for myself. It's just not easy...my problem is I care too much..and I want to do too much. That's what I don't handle well.
However, on the surface...I don't feel stressed. I do my work, I do lots of extra things and I'm fine. I feel fine day to day...but my body tells me differently.

Today...there was major news about HUGE changes at our school...I was almost going to be put into a completely different position. Totally stressed. But it's not going to be that way...still major changes, but it's not going to affect me all that much. I get to stay put, but my grade becomes a split. All the changes in the school still are stressful for me...but it'll be fine...in a few months time we won't even remember the beginning.

On my way home, I was determined I was going to go through a drive thru and eat crap...french fries...I was going to have them! BUUUUUT, I changed my mind, got a Pita instead and still am within my points for the day!! whoo hoo! Still have seven points left

Stress and high pressure jobs are the new normal in our society. Not saying it is right but that's how it goes.

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Sitting here eating my chickpea, kidney bean, peppers, lettuce and a wee bit of steak salad that I wish I had remember to have added a little bit of oil or something...it's a bit dry for me. Had my oatmeal and banana for breakfast and my coffee. I've got an apple for snack this afternoon Oh and I remembered to have my water this moring. Dunno why I cannot get my allotted water in for the day. I just don't feel thirsty until it's time to leave work, eventhough there's a 24oz cup sitting on my desk every day. Maybe I should just have a saline lock put in...lol

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