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[superbadgirl]

About 10 years ago, I had about a 3 month period where no matter what I ate, I'd get sick. It was only really bad for about 1 month, and it was enough to make me lose a pretty decent chunk of weight. I never figured out what caused it.

I wonder if these things go in cycles? For the past 2 weeks, food just does not agree with me. It wouldn't be so bad if I didn't get hungry, but I'm usually starving and so I eat. And then I feel like crap. Blech.

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[betacandy.livejournal.com]

I've had stuff like that. Never lost much weight, but the rest was the same.

[superbadgirl]

I think I lost the weight because 1) I was working a very physical job at the time and 2) I simply stopped eating much of anything, and tried to starve it out of my system.

Now? I just feel like crap all the time, but keep on eating.

Ugh.

[betacandy.livejournal.com]

Now, that one I'm more familiar with. :D

Hope you feel better soon.

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

I've had that exact same thing at various times. I never knew what caused it either.

The worst time I remember was just about four or five years ago. It lasted a couple of weeks really bad and then would come and go every couple of weeks for about a year. When it was at its worst, it didn't matter what I ate, whether it was the blandest food or a piece of fruit or anything. I could eat just one cracker and then feel really sick for hours or even days after. :-(

And it was the same thing: I'd be starving, so I'd eat something, and then I'd feel sick shortly after. Or even when I was feeling sick, it would go away for an hour or so, I'd feel so hungry, and then I'd feel sick again--whether I ate anything or not sometimes. I would alternate between being starving/shaky from hunger to feeling extremely nauseated and/or having icky tummy.

I still get this. I am still unsure what causes it. Even over the last couple of years, I often don't eat at all during the day if I know I have to go to the dentist or something like that. On days when I had to take Daniel to the teen group, I just wouldn't eat at all because I was afraid I'd feel sick if I did, because it was happening so often. Sometimes that would backfire, though, and I'd either feel sick from not eating or just feel generally sick anyway.

I think that at least some of the time, it may be related to IBS, if that's what I have. I don't know. Right now, I'm not feeling this quite so bad--just for the last couple of months, but still...it comes and goes at odd times.

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

P.S. When I had this really bad a few years ago, I lost 12 pounds in about two weeks, but other than that, I've never really lost weight. In fact, there have been times when I actually gained weight, even when I ate next to nothing for 2 or 3 days in a week, and eating regularly (controlled, counting calories) on the other days.

[superbadgirl]

It's annoying as heck. Am thinking of eating toast and applesauce only for a while. Not that that'll help. Water seems to be the only thing that doesn't upset my stomach.

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

Water always works for me, too. When my kids have had a stomach virus, the doctor always says not to give them water, but this is different from that.

Let me know if the applesauce and toast works. Whatever it is, I hope it goes away soon.

[ozreison.livejournal.com]

OMG> I ahd that happen to me about 5 or 6 years ago. I couldn't eat a damned thing. It was white rice, and boiled and bland veggie,s and that was it. Slowly, I got back to being able to eat most of the foods, but there's still things I can't touch without getting ill, like dairy, black tea, or white pasta (don't ask, we can't figure it out either).

I went through a ton of testing, and nothing. Every once in a while I still have periods where meat makes me ill, especially red meat. I just avoid the stuff I can't handle, and it all works out well. But man, I'd love to know what caused it, and if it will ever go away completely. Although I must admit to not missing black tea all that much. Having a nice fettucini alfredo in a restaurant is something I occassionally dream of, though.

[superbadgirl]

I never went to the doctor, but I remember thinking it might be lactose intolerance. I don't think I ate much dairy for nearly a year, but then I started up again and had no problem with it.

It's very bizarre...and much sympathy about the fettucini alfredo! Mmmmm.

[khek.livejournal.com]

I had something similar happen to me about ten years ago too. I went through all kinds of tests, but the doctor did't find anything. One doctor finally treated me for giardia (not sure of the spelling now) which is an internal parasite. I got better.

I'm almost at the point of going to seek out the little buggers again, since I seem to have the opposite problem at the moment.

[superbadgirl]

I actually kind of wish I'd at least get some weight loss out of it. It sucks feeling like crap and still being chubby. ;)

Of course, I'm the person who ran out of most of my money on day 2 of a week long trip to London, ate only 2 biscuits and a Dr. Pepper every day and walked everywhere...and didn't lose a pound. I wasn't trying, but under those circumstances, you'd think...