So I increased my veggies and rapidly gained weight...

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  • HeyJulya
    HeyJulya Posts: 11 Member
    OP- I bloat when I eat milk products, and too many in a day distend my gut. I've cut down a lot on cheeses, cottage cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, etc. Parmesan Cheese has less lactose, so I use that in limited quantities. I do still use whipping cream in my coffee, but limit to 2T at a time. When I cut back on milk products my weight started dropping again. After my bullet-proof coffee in the morning, I eat every 3-4 hours between 11a and 8p daily to keep satisfied and spread out my carbs/protein/fats throughout the day. I am on 1268 calories a day (carb 5%: Protein 20%: Fat 75%).
    Too may low/moderate carb items in one sitting will actually cause my blood glucose to spice and then drop rapidly (hypoglycemia) and I feel awful.
    As to issue of hunger: I am accustomed to eating at night/ a few hours after dinner (some habits are hard to break), so when I am hungry, I nosh on sugar free jello and sliced salami w dill pickles and mustard. EVERYTHING I put in my mouth goes into Myfitnesspal and is tracked. I agree with the earlier poster, reduce tomatoes, onion, peppers, carrots. Increase your liquids to flush out the water weight gain.
  • psychod787
    psychod787 Posts: 4,099 Member
    I am a volume eater as well. I know if I get a little irregular, my trends will spike. Then slowly come back down over a couple weeks. Nothing like yours though.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    Accounting for oil/dressings on greens? 20# in a month is a lot.?its not the vegetables.
  • mgalsf12
    mgalsf12 Posts: 350 Member
    In order to gain 20 pounds in a month, you would have had to add an additional 70,000 calories. Not likely you ate an additional 70,000 calories in vegetables. Did you gain actual weight on the scale eight or are you just bloated from gas from eating a lot of veggies?
  • youngmomtaz
    youngmomtaz Posts: 1,075 Member
    KrazyKrissyy wrote: »
    crazyravr wrote: »
    Nothing like asking strangers about your health concerns on the internets when a dozen of legit, accredited doctors are nothing more than a walk away..... first world problem.

    Also, I call BS on you gaining 20lbs in a month from veggies.

    1. Nearest doctor is a long drive from where i live
    2. I have no car (ex boyfriend stole it)
    3. Am currently medically restricted from driving
    4. I have limited insurance (one that many doctors don't take)
    5. I did call a doctor that takes the insurance and soonest availability is a month
    6. Wanted to know if anyone here has been through similar and what they did about it

    Not sure why you're viewing things black and white? The circumstances are different among everyone.
    PS- I did end up getting a hold of my pastor, (is friends with my father) who took me to the ER very early this morning. They ended up giving me a suprep and am now feeling better and over 10 pounds gone (lots of bathroom trips). Apparently I was severely impacted. I will see my doctor in a month though. Just have to find a way to get there.

    Make sure your doc doesn’t rush you. I understand the struggle to find and get in to specialists(I am in Manitoba so I have distance, wait times, refusals to refer, I so get you), maybe call ahead now and explain that you may need some extra time to talk about appropriate foods to not aggravate your condition, and what to do and how to deal with issues specifically when things are not moving along. Ask for the referrals you need to dieticians who have dealt with the condition or any other docs you may need as well and confirm when you should be seen again.

    I hope you feel better soon!!

  • FarmerCarla
    FarmerCarla Posts: 470 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    That's definitely a gastroparesis food baby stomach. Fibre is very bad for a lot of us with GP. Maybe it's aggregating it?

    I think it's just posture- look at the angle of her back and legs. It's not 20 pounds. I mean, her breasts and rear look larger to me in the first image.

    She's trying to figure things out here. Let's not be mean to Krissy.
  • KrazyKrissyy
    KrazyKrissyy Posts: 322 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    KrazyKrissyy wrote: »
    crazyravr wrote: »
    Nothing like asking strangers about your health concerns on the internets when a dozen of legit, accredited doctors are nothing more than a walk away..... first world problem.

    Also, I call BS on you gaining 20lbs in a month from veggies.

    1. Nearest doctor is a long drive from where i live
    2. I have no car (ex boyfriend stole it)
    3. Am currently medically restricted from driving
    4. I have limited insurance (one that many doctors don't take)
    5. I did call a doctor that takes the insurance and soonest availability is a month
    6. Wanted to know if anyone here has been through similar and what they did about it

    Not sure why you're viewing things black and white? The circumstances are different among everyone.
    PS- I did end up getting a hold of my pastor, (is friends with my father) who took me to the ER very early this morning. They ended up giving me a suprep and am now feeling better and over 10 pounds gone (lots of bathroom trips). Apparently I was severely impacted. I will see my doctor in a month though. Just have to find a way to get there.

    Glad that you're getting sorted. You'll know next time not to wait 2 weeks to see your doctor if you can't poop, so it doesn't happen again.

    My doctor isn't available for a month. I ended up going to the ER (very early this morning). I won't wait 2 weeks to go to the ER again though (although I really wish they could be more helpful as opposed to treating symptoms with a suprep).
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    KrazyKrissyy wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    KrazyKrissyy wrote: »
    crazyravr wrote: »
    Nothing like asking strangers about your health concerns on the internets when a dozen of legit, accredited doctors are nothing more than a walk away..... first world problem.

    Also, I call BS on you gaining 20lbs in a month from veggies.

    1. Nearest doctor is a long drive from where i live
    2. I have no car (ex boyfriend stole it)
    3. Am currently medically restricted from driving
    4. I have limited insurance (one that many doctors don't take)
    5. I did call a doctor that takes the insurance and soonest availability is a month
    6. Wanted to know if anyone here has been through similar and what they did about it

    Not sure why you're viewing things black and white? The circumstances are different among everyone.
    PS- I did end up getting a hold of my pastor, (is friends with my father) who took me to the ER very early this morning. They ended up giving me a suprep and am now feeling better and over 10 pounds gone (lots of bathroom trips). Apparently I was severely impacted. I will see my doctor in a month though. Just have to find a way to get there.

    Glad that you're getting sorted. You'll know next time not to wait 2 weeks to see your doctor if you can't poop, so it doesn't happen again.

    My doctor isn't available for a month. I ended up going to the ER (very early this morning). I won't wait 2 weeks to go to the ER again though (although I really wish they could be more helpful as opposed to treating symptoms with a suprep).

    Yes I read that, but you can see a doctor if necessary again, without waiting 2 weeks, can't you, even if it means going to the ER.
  • Redordeadhead
    Redordeadhead Posts: 1,188 Member
    KrazyKrissyy wrote: »
    FarmerCarla wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    That's definitely a gastroparesis food baby stomach. Fibre is very bad for a lot of us with GP. Maybe it's aggregating it?

    I think it's just posture- look at the angle of her back and legs. It's not 20 pounds. I mean, her breasts and rear look larger to me in the first image.

    She's trying to figure things out here. Let's not be mean to Krissy.

    Thanks, I am really trying. Life isn't easy sometimes. Head injury, brain surgery and pacemaker (during childhood). Physically bullied in high school. Falesly baker acted, falesly thrown in mental facility, then almost arrested (all by a college I attended). Was found innocent less than a month later. Was homeless summer of 2015. Fired from my job the day after a seizure. Car stolen by ex boyfriend. He tried to kill me in 2017 which landed me in the hospital, has a mother who went to jail for attempted murder when we were together, and now he's trying to sue me because i ranted on Facebook about what he did. I had to use the last of my savings on a lawyer. Fortunately, starting college again soon (a better one, that my grandmother graduated from, and the city bus goes to). Anyways, I really don't know why people can be so judgemental.

    I'm sorry, that all sounds really rough. Glad you are feeling a little better and hope you get a more long-term solution soon.
  • psychod787
    psychod787 Posts: 4,099 Member
    Have you taken anything for , uhhhh, relief? Epson salts work great. Not sure what meds you are on, so I can't satmy if you can take it or not.

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