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GlutenGuy36

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What are the easiest things to eat? It seems as everything I eat digests so slowly. Could be due to my hypothyroidism? Celiac? I know the villi are responsible for helping to digest and absorb food. Don't they also help move it through you and if they are damaged then it stays in your gut longer? I know its mainly muscle contractions ( peristalsis ) but I thought maybe those fingerlike hairs may play a role.

Everything I eat seems to make my lower right side gurgle then I have these chest pains that will go away if I lay on my left side and have to burp repeatedly. I will be coming up on the 10 month aniversary and I am still struggling big time.

I have the gluten free bible and I am so frustrated.

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I don't have an answer but I know when one eats heavy ,starchy foods they bloat more. Have you tried grazing instead of three big meals a day? Grazing has become a way of life for many......

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I don't have an answer but I know when one eats heavy ,starchy foods they bloat more. Have you tried grazing instead of three big meals a day? Grazing has become a way of life for many......

mamaw

NO I haven't tried grazing maybe I will have to eat smaller portions more times a day. Feels like everything just sits there whereas normally my stomach would be going right to work digesting the food.

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Gfresh404
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Chicken, rice, and bananas are at the top of my list for easy things to digest. Maybe you should try some of those things.

I know exactly what you're talking about with the feelings of food just sitting there for way too long. I found that my issue was with fats, they would take forever to digest, much longer than they should have. So, that could be your issue as well, avoid fats for a while and stick with things that are relatively easy to digest. The less ingredients the better.

mamaw Community Regular
mamaw
Posted

I forgot to mention also trying enzymes/probiotics to help digest that food as well. years ago when a friend had un-digested food a doctor told her to try 2tbsp vinegar & in a 8oz glass of water .... it worked for her!

mamaw

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Here's what I have learned the HARD way about myself.

1. I can't eat a large volume of food any more. Small meals. Small amounts.

2. I can't tolerate a big mixture of foods. Mixing meat, starch, carbs makes me sick.

3. In fact, I can eat meat and veggies just fine. Never meat and any starch.

4. I do best with fruit all by itself, although I do fine with a 1/2 grapefruit plus eggs/bacon for breakfast.

5. I can't handle hardly any sugars, including fruit sugars. If I eat fruit, it's a small amount only.

6. I do better with multiple smaller "meals". Large meals kill me.

If I eat according to what I put above, I don't bloat and I don't get sick.

I have had to totally change my way of eating. I don't know if it's due to gluten or to getting older or perhaps due to both.

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