Hi, Charles, The burning pain that is very much stronger recently in the
ileo area and the upper ribcage right center area, the kinks in my bowel
that show up in the recent X-rays, and past experiences with my digestive
track contribute to my fear.
I do eat bananas and cantalope separate from other foods, but not from
each other. Will try separating them although there are only so many hours
in the day in which to keep things separate adequately. Recently I weighed
105 llbs. for my 5ft 6+ frame . Have managed to get it up to 113. Stomach
has shrunk, I suspect so it is hard to eat enough to gain without
overeating. I have a good appetite, even when the burning pain is severe.
I do have a real issue with cost of things. The visits I have with
medical Docs are paid for by medicare and supplementary insurance . I have
been encouraged to try so many alternative things. And my cupboard is full
of partially used meds. I have tried eating apricots lately. They may be
behind my present dificulties to some extent. Pretty hard to tell what
causes what.
How I would love to have a stool after each meal and no more. I have
used prune juice in recent months, the kind with the pulp left in.
I know that the present state of affairs in my colon is not normal in any
sense of the word. One aspect of this situation is that the pain is right
sided, which may point to adhesions. Have used castor oil packs without
relief. I surely will try your suggestion about not mixing bananas and
cantalope. I am developing quite a library of printouts, all of which
contain potentially useful information. Thanks, Ruth
From Ruth Strackbein
From: Charles Marcus <tansta...@libertytrek.org>
Reply-To: silver-list@eskimo.com
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Subject: CS>Re: The Poor Colon
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:49:57 -0400
About fiber: I am scared to try all raw foods.
Why? Personally, if I were in your shoes, I'd start off with a day or two
of fasting, then start in on lots of veggie juices and Dr Schulze's
potassium broth, combined with heaping tablespoons of superfood (I prefer
'Natures First Food' (http://tinyurl.com/2z4mee) from www.rawfood.com to Dr
Schulze's, with some extra Chlorella straight from Taiwan). NO fruit juices
(fruits should not be juiced as a rule, although, again, apples can be
added for sweetening)...
Romaine lettuce once or twice a day is the only vegetable I eat raw.
A full cup of romaine lettuce has less than 2 grams of fiber - so it isn't
exactly a 'fiber powerhouse', although it is a bit better than iceberg...
Do eat bananas and cantalope. I know bananas are supposed to be
constipating, but most fruits seem to burn in my upper right ribcage
trouble spot, and I need to gain weight.
The main thing to understand about fruits...
You should not mix them with any cooked foods, *especially* meat or
potatoes. Fruits are meant to be digested mostly in the intestines, not the
stomach - but if you eat them with 'regular' foods, then they tend to just
sit there and ferment (which is why many people get 'gas' when they eat
fruit). Some people can tolerate this better than others, obviously...
Also - melons - the rule is 'eat them alone or LEAVE them alone'. Don't
even mix them with other fruits - melons are meant to be *entirely*
digested in the intestines, and can cause lots of gastric distress if eaten
with 'regular' food...
Some exceptions - apples and papayas (due to their enzyme content, these
can act as digestive aids to an extent)...
Right now I am passing quite a few stools a day.
The general rule of thumb - according to Dr Schulze - is a bowel movement
upon first arising, then one movement after each meal (so, one more
movement than meals)...
But... just because you are having the requisite number of movements does
*not* automatically mean that you are 'regular' - and Ruth, I guarantee
you, the fact that your transit time is 5-7 days means that this is your
problem.
If memory serves, transit times for fruits is supposed to be a couple of
hours, veggies maybe 3 or 4, and meats/animal proteins, 8 hours or so.
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