Help With Inflamation

[AnthonyG]

Can anyone give me some ideas about dealing with inflammation and relapses. I have been on the diet for about a year and am typically pretty good, but I have had a few relapses mostly because of being unaware of ingredients in food at parties or restaurants. I have read a few things about taking charcoal if you accidentally ingest some gluten but have no idea where to get this and what to ask for. I am also trying aloe juice. I as glad to find this board and hope to contribute back at some point. Any guidance from you long timers would be appreciated....

[jerseyangel]

Hi Anthony, and welcome!

When I get a reaction, I stick to bland foods like bananas, mashed and baked potatoes, tea, and lots of water. If I need to be somewhere, I will use Immodium. I find something in my stomach helps with the nausea.

Everyone has favorite "remedies" that seem to help. I've heard ginger ale, peppermint tea and candied ginger are also helpful.

I've also heard of taking the charcoal, although I've not tried it myself. I have seen it at CVS drug store near the other stomach meds.

[flowergirl]

Anthony, aloe vera juice, slippery elm mixed in a little water and occational peppermint tea does it for me. Slippery elm seems to work the best. Besides that just stick to eating as little as possible and things that doesn't anger the stomach while you ride it out.

[AnthonyG]

Thank you for the suggestions, I will try the ginger and bland foods and let you know how it goes...

Hi Anthony, and welcome!

When I get a reaction, I stick to bland foods like bananas, mashed and baked potatoes, tea, and lots of water. If I need to be somewhere, I will use Immodium. I find something in my stomach helps with the nausea.

Everyone has favorite "remedies" that seem to help. I've heard ginger ale, peppermint tea and candied ginger are also helpful.

I've also heard of taking the charcoal, although I've not tried it myself. I have seen it at CVS drug store near the other stomach meds.

[UR Groovy]

Can anyone give me some ideas about dealing with inflammation and relapses. I have been on the diet for about a year and am typically pretty good, but I have had a few relapses mostly because of being unaware of ingredients in food at parties or restaurants. I have read a few things about taking charcoal if you accidentally ingest some gluten but have no idea where to get this and what to ask for. I am also trying aloe juice. I as glad to find this board and hope to contribute back at some point. Any guidance from you long timers would be appreciated....

Hi,

Even though this doesn't refer specifically to inflammation of the tummy stuff, I still think it will help a little with discomfort. Have you ever tried an epsom salt bath? I don't think it'll solve all the world's problems, but it may make you feel better when you're dealing with being glutened. It's cheap, it's easy, and it feels good. I

[eleep]

Just for general anti-inflammatory stuff: Fish oil and turmeric are good regular supplements to add (fish oil for the high EPA/DHA omega-3's). Also, Acupuncture is great for dealing with inflammatory reactions -- it helps your body's normal healing processes rebalance, so you may not see immediate results, but it will get significantly better over the long term.

[allison]

Just for general anti-inflammatory stuff: Fish oil and turmeric are good regular supplements to add (fish oil for the high EPA/DHA omega-3's). Also, Acupuncture is great for dealing with inflammatory reactions -- it helps your body's normal healing processes rebalance, so you may not see immediate results, but it will get significantly better over the long term.

Probiotics have helped me so much I can't even tell you.

[AnthonyG]

Anyone hear of something called Robert's Formula? Does it work, where do you get it? Also I started probiotics but I feel like they make me worse, anyone have a bad reaction to pro biotics or am I just being pariniod..? Ive been drinking aloe juice and taking fish oil which seems to help...Thank you all for your suggestions

[Nancym]

Just for general anti-inflammatory stuff: Fish oil and turmeric are good regular supplements to add (fish oil for the high EPA/DHA omega-3's). Also, Acupuncture is great for dealing with inflammatory reactions -- it helps your body's normal healing processes rebalance, so you may not see immediate results, but it will get significantly better over the long term.

Perhaps it is just me, but every time I take turmeric supplements I get a stomach ache, sometimes diarrhea. I seem to be ok with it added to food though.

[Creative-Soul]

Also I started probiotics but I feel like they make me worse, anyone have a bad reaction to pro biotics or am I just being pariniod..?

That happens to a lot of people - it did to me as well! For about the first week or so you may feel weird, then it should disapate.

[ravenwoodglass]

Anyone hear of something called Robert's Formula? Does it work, where do you get it? Also I started probiotics but I feel like they make me worse, anyone have a bad reaction to pro biotics or am I just being pariniod..? Ive been drinking aloe juice and taking fish oil which seems to help...Thank you all for your suggestions

I didn't tolerate probiotics real well either, plus I hate pills. You may want to try adding some live yogurt to your diet, that seemed to help balance flora and fauna in the gut without any ill effects for me.

[Guest chris_and]

With regards to the inflammation, i suggest you soak in the tub with Open Original Shared Link. Id prefer for you to have those that have Epsom salts in them since they have superb anti-inflammatory properties. You can do this to soothe the affected area and reduce the inflammation.

[sneezydiva]

For general bodily inflammation--I get horribly achy when I accidentally eat gluten, I second the epsom salt baths and also suggest green tea--either the tea it self or extract supplements.