Living with chronic constipation is hard, both physically and mentally. It is embarrassing to talk about as it is often a source for crude jokes, whereas its counterpart, diarrhoea is more commonly sympathised, due to its link with food poisoning. Constipation is a result (or symptom) of an underlying problem. Such as, colonic inertia, IBS, crohns disease, celiac […]
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5 Super Foods To Boost Your Immune System
Winter is just around the conner so it doesn’t hurt to keep you immune system on top form, but making sure your system is fighting fit all year round will keep you free from disease and sickness. Here are some foods that are yummy and help shield you from all the nasties of the world.
Great App for Low FODMAP Dieters
So I’ve just started the Low FODMAP Diet advised by my Doc. The Low FODMAP diet is to eliminate foods that are Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols, hence the acronym (FODMAP). These molecules can be poorly absorbed by some people…like me. Also people have different levels of tolerance, mine on the other hand is so sensitive […]
The Final Diagnosis
So yesterday I was completely out of it and couldn’t report back, and as i’m writing this I’m still very low on energy. Wednesday was the day where I got all the results and final diagnosis. On monday I had my X-ray for my Stitz marker test and today I had my colonoscopy, anorectal manometry and […]
Day #2
So today I went back to the hospital to take my Sitz marker pill (test) and also had a saline enema, as I was feeling uncomfortable, and I wasn’t able to take any laxatives until after monday, which is when I will have the X-rays. But feel much better now. I will cheek back in on […]
Day #1
Hello everyone! As you may know I have Colonic Inertia and have been living with this for about 28years (from birth). However in the last year I have developed many food intolerance’s such as gluten, dairy and meat. Last year I went to the hospital complaint of pain in my abdomen feeling bloated and experiencing
