*anybody can jump in and help answer these questions if you like*
Hi John,
I think you won't have any trouble finding this post since it is your favorite forum.
I'm noticing lately that if I eat any food high in sugar (empty calories) it makes me have stomach problems and makes me feel lousy in general. The thing I tried last was 2 different brands of chocolate milk. One had 24 grams of 'sugar' and the other had 24 grams of High Fructose Corn Syrup. I was able to handle the one that had sugar as an ingredient, but it was still too sweet and effected my stomach for about 15 minutes. The other with High Fructose Corn Syrup, I thought it was going to give me some serious problems during that night, and because of it, I couldn't eat for 6 hours afterwards. What it does is bloats my stomach by so much that we can actually see my stomach getting bigger. It also burns my stomach too. My wife bought white milk at the same serving size (1 pint), and it claimed it has 12 grams of sugars, but no listing of sweeteners in the ingredients. I never realized that milk is naturally so sweet. As far as cocoa itself goes, I can eat it in single serving amounts, so long as it is not pre-sweetened very much. Have you heard anything as to what the recommended daily allowance of sugars should be? I heard Mercola say the sugar content is too high as it is. And have high sugar content foods ever effected you in such a way?
I noticed that people everywhere are having either great experiences with the NSD, while some are trying but are still having trouble, and while some get nothing out of it. I'm not sure where I fall into those first two categories. I know by dx that I am deficient on more than I bargained for, and it interrupts my digestive system. My own diet typically contains a few starches, but that is because they haven't given me any stomach issues or AS flare as of yet. However, I do need to avoid the worst of the starches or else I will be paying the price later (normally in my stomach). Can deficiencies alter the effectiveness of a persons NSD diet, as far as proper absorption or by ruining the way that the bacteria is to be destroyed? I know I can't stomach the textbook version of the diet, because my GI has some serious issues that need addressing.
And now for that NSAID question....
What do you mean when you say NSAID's can exabberate(sp?)a person's AS symptoms? I have seen that Tnf-Blockers show in clinical studies, that they may not prevent further AS damage, so is it something like that? As of recently, I have been known to take doses of Ibuprofen in doses from 600mg 3x's daily all the way up to 1000mg 3x's daily over a period of 26 years. NSAID's Abuse? I think so too. All I know is that I had to get rid of inflammation with a so-called "safe" NSAID as much as I could to prevent this progressing disease, and to be able to work part time. I progressed anyways.... I did not know what I know now.
Well, when I got home from the hospital, for a scary but controlled episode of cardiovascular problems, I decided to go though my med's warning labels again, and see what meds might be causing it. And there it was, my ibuprofen now says, "long term use may increase the risk of heart attack or stroke" So I went on the internet and found out that people are have increased heart rates, palpitations, and Atrial Fillibration from taking Ibuprofen. My exact problem, although I have a number of possibilities for the cause. So I stopped the NSAID suddenly, and it gave me a brain pain in the top of my head and I couldn't sneeze or cough or do anything with provoking severe pain up there for the past 4 days. I feel like I am bleeding or something. Should I continue them "only as needed" only to relieve this pain, or am I doing the right thing by suffering with that pain for now? I pretty much feel I have destroyed me health with medications. I have come to the conclusion that my best and only treatment would be exercise, diet, and working on my deficiencies, but I need a firm starting ground to work with. I will be seeing my doctor soon, maybe he will help bring my nutrition quirks back to 100% again. I hope he checks for everything.
Well, there you have it. Everything I wanted to discuss with you.
And no, I haven't heard that NSAID's were going to be referred to as DMARD's yet. There is something very wrong with that!
Let me know what you think, because doing so will help me talk to me doc if he ever wants me on NSAID's again. I appreciate your knowledge in this, more than you know.
Take care,
James.
