Corinne D.

On 12/20/2019 at 1:50 AM, Ennis_TX said:

Stock, Bone Broth, Bone Broth Powder, Collagen Powder, and Beef Protein Isolate (grass fed) no issues at all. EVER

The Magnesium is working 16-20g twice a day and no vomiting. Really runny stools, but nothing like when my UC was flaring a few months ago....yeah I know the UC meds are working UC is painful...like you do not leave the bathroom floor except to have painful BMs and spend half the day in there. And you have bloody stools.

Ginger...I have been making some light ginger drinks, the past few days to help. I find I really have to water it down so it does not have the burn/bite.
The issue with the vomiting...is hte food does not break down. 3,6, up to 12 hours later undigested solids would just come back up. I found that food just stopped moving through my stomach/small intestines and the pipes just seemed to back up.. the effect would last all day once it started.
Amusingly this issue started back up again as soon as I got on the UC meds before I had nut butters and protein powders back in the diet...as soon as the constant D from UC resolved the back up started happening. Nut butters seem to sink and go through fine, the issues are solid nuts, solid meats (yes I found I can eat a blended steak shake..and the brisket was fine as a shake I did test this....no it did not taste that great....needed sauce) and anything that floated on water would float on my stomach acid and trigger vomiting a few hours later.

In the end I am going to bring this up with my GI doc, I am only going to use the magnesium method to get me through the holidays so I am not vomiting everything and can enjoy them. January 2nd I am starting a bone broth fast to jump into it and the AIP diet.

 

A bone broth fast sounds like a good idea! Just be careful when you decide to reintroduce solids, to try each food in isolation and monitor reactions.

Have you tried veal instead of beef? The meat is both leaner and more tender, so maybe you would digest it easier. Another idea would be to try to make some liver pâté - chicken, veal or pork would work well - to boost your nutrients a little. With your culinary inventivity, I'm sure you can find a recipe to make it palatable ;-) (in case you have a problem with liver.) Heart is also lean and nutrient-dense, I cannot recommend it enough. Because, speaking of AIP, I think it's important that you get as much quality nutrients as possible to help you through the disease.

Hang in there and have a lovely Xmas with your family!

Ennis, since you cannot keep down meat, I was wondering if maybe you could tolerate meat stock? The fat would be easier to skim too once it cools down and you could get some real nutrition plus all the other benefits I'm sure you are aware of. For the anti-inflammatory effects and to regulate stomach acid production, maybe you could try bone broth too? That's a more sensitive issue though - I myself do not tolerate it, as it gives me diarrhea, but I'm fine with meat stock.

I'm not sure flushing your food down with magnesium is such a good idea nutrition-wise. If that food spends very little time in your gut, you will not absorb many nutrients from it. It's an interesting concept, but I don't know if I would prefer diarrhea to vomiting if I had a choice

Another idea: can you tolerate ginger? The tea made with fresh ginger root is a natural anti-emetic and can also help with stomach acid and inflammation.

From my experience with food intolerances, usually the culprit is a staple food, something eaten every day and actually relied on for nutrition, and of course quite a blow when you realize it's it. As such, if I were you, I would suspect those nut butters and protein powders...

You did mention at some point you were taking some UC meds. Are you still on them? If yes, have they stopped working? Maybe another visit with your doctor would be in order?

Hi Ennis, I hope your dislocated rib is better. You sure sound like you had a busy time this week, I wonder how you managed it through the pain. Bravo for your work for the community Thanksgiving dinner! Can we have a picture of lovely Xenia?