My mom has a stomach pproblem that has to do with digestion as well as the intestines. Please Help me!?
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I'm assuming her doctor doesn't think it is a major problem since she or he told her to take gas-x. Some great things that help me with general tummy troubles are yogurt (not the diet kind), mint tea and camomile tea. She should also start keeping a journal of what she eats and see if there is a problem with certain foods. If it is just painful gas (and nothing else) there are some foods she should stay away from:\nhttp://www.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/tm6319.asp\nhttp://www.swedish.org/19979.cfm\n\nEdit: You mentioned that it hurts "when she eats". Does the pain start when she is eating or after? If after, how long? She needs to pinpoint the time it starts.
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I know the confusion!!  I have the same things as your mom and it is so hard to figure out what is good and bad.  Basically I have learned to stick with low calorie, low fat, low cholesterol foods.  Small portions, no big meals (maybe 6 small meals instead of 3) are key also.  For breakfast - 1/2 banana, or hi-fiber cereal with skim milk.  Small portions of fruit are good.  Mid morning - 1 cup pop corn, 3 cheese/peanut butter crackers or 1/2 apple with peanut butter.  Lunch - small portion of lean ham or turkey, sliced tomatos, or maybe low fat cottage cheese with tomatos.  Cup of soup with a few crackers.  Things like that.  She should have a mid afternoon snack, similar to morning snack.  Dinner can be small portion of lean meat, chicken or fish.  Fresh veggies are good any time.  Small salad with low fat dressing, lots of veggies in it.  You get the idea.  It is the most boring and depressing diet, but it will help if she can stick to it.  Exercise will help a lot, and if she's at a good weight, then exercising will allow a little more leeway in the calorie part of it.  If she can't stick to it all the time, be very encouraging and supportive to help her get back to it.  It's impossible to be perfect, and if she allows for a once a month or so special treat, it can help get through the tough times.  \nTell her good luck!  It's awesome that you are taking the time to try to help.
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If the ER didn't find anything obvious, I'd suggest you look into a other options - Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Chron's or Colitis, and allergies - especially any type of wheat or flour. The symptoms seem to match.\n\nHer family doc will help with this, and none of them can be determinied by blood test or xray (except colonoscopy (colon xray)- very unpleasant but if necessary they will sedate her.)\n\nMy son had IBD for quite a while before we knew what it was (5 Years?) .  He's 21 now and doing fine -mind you he must be careful what he eats - and that includes kids favourites like pop and fruit punch - pure juices only - and no canned crap like spaghetti-o's, alphabets, etc.\n\nTime for a full diet change and maybe she will begin to feel better - it can take months.\n\nGood luck!
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Never been bulimic before but my mom was anorexic a few years ago and now she watches what she eats, check on some information on the glycemic index\nGood Luck
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She needs to cut down on 'gassy'  foods such as onions, broccoli, beans, etc.  But if her favorite foods cause gas she could take 'Beano'.  It helps the body cut down on the formation of gas. \n\n Avoid nuts and popcorn as these items can inflame the stoma.  If it takes all day for ribs to digest then she has most of her large intestine intact.  She needs to drink more water.  Cut down on liquids that contain caffeine\n\nDo NOT under any circumstances poke a hole in the bag. Not only does it allow some of the most gaggingly foul odors to escape, it can weaken the bag and cause tearing.  That is the absolute Last thing you want to happen in public (or at home for that matter)!\n\nAttend a cancer support group.  These marvelous people have all sorts of fantastic ways to assist in coping with colostomy bag issues.  Good Luck and I Hope This Helps.
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Is she overweight or put a  lot of weight on recently or is she losing weight?\nShe may have an under or over active thyroid, if so she will need to have blood tests.\n\nMy Mom had this (overactive) her voice went really hoarse and her hair came out in clumps and her face went unrecognisable. She went to the doctor and had to have loads of blood tests and was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid.\n\nShe took thyroxine tablets every day for the rest of her life which controlled it.
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Your mom's doctors are limited in what they are permitted to do, under existing FDA and AMA guidelines. There ARE, however, dozens of safe, effective, and affordable alternatives that WORK. Try a visit to www.cancertutor.com and be prepared for a "rude awakening" about the "real" world of medicine. If you do a little searching, you'll find that your mom's condition may very well be completely reversible, with alternatives.
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She needs to see a doctor.  She might have a vaginal or urinary tract infection or both and 4 months is way to long to have it go untreated.  She could also have a sexually transmitted disease if sexually active.  How old is your mother and why hasn't she seen a doctor?  Why in the world would you ignore this and ask non-professionals here for help.....get her to a doctor at once!
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It may be dependant on what tablets she takes.\n\nMy mother has the same condition and i know that ingredients in certain foor i.e soya, dairy, wheat, can cause pains and swelling as they react with the ingredients in the tablet..
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Get a full upper scope (EGD) and a colonoscopy done.  Get some lab tests to measured inflammation (ESR, CRP) and most of all speak to your doctor.  Sounds like you could have Crohn's disease, but you could also just have irritable bowel syndrome with some ulcers mixed in for the nausea.  Lastly you could have peptic ulcer disease which can be easily treated with antibiotics.  Just get tested and talk to your doctor... and DEMAND answers! :)
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In the healthcare professions this is known as 'student syndrome'.  The student often thinks they may have the disease being studied because 'they have all those symptoms too!"\n\nTalk to your mom.  Tell her exactly what you are saying here.  She will help you sort through it, and if needed, get you to the doctor to 'be sure' you are OK.\n\nBest wishes and good luck!
992110
I hope you are ready to hear this, but she may be getting ready to die. Have you looked into nursing homes? When it gets to be too much for you to handle, you might want to look into hospice care, they help the patient and the family for the inevitable. But when a person stops eating, they have given up and are preparing to die. When looking at nursing homes, don't get freaked out by the price, because they usually don't stay too long. I'm going through this with my dad right now, actually he wants to go because he knows its getting too hard for mom to take care of him. Best wishes.
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You should go see your doctor.  My Mom is 43, and she had the same problem.  It turned out to be Fibroids.  She had to have surgery, and is doing much better now.
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First i would like to say i'm sorry that your mom and yourself are dealing with these condition, here is a support group site maybe it will help.\nhttp://www.medhelp.org/HealthTopics/Chronic_Pain.html\nHere is a site for more information aboutBarre-Liou-Syndrome.\nhttp://www.caringmedical.com/media/article.asp?\narticle_id=178\nhttp://www.jointrehab.com/barre-lieou_syndrome.htm
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Hi,\nYahoo health can get you to the link for IBS info.  The one I found info best was  aboutibs.org.  I usually don't like to recommend a specific product, but Dannon has a yogurt out called Activia that could be beneficial.  I have had IBS and attendent problems for quite a few years and the very best advice I can offer is educate yourself!  Don't ignore it and don't let it go.  If possible go to an Enterologist and enlist their aid.  Find one who will listen to you and will work with you to discover the needed treatment\n     Look to your ancestors also, for this is can be an inherited tendency.  Hope it is as simple as a reaction to a round of antibiotics, or a food you need to avoid, but definitely you will have to be your own best friend here.  Hope this is helpful!
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wow. srry bout that. my mom is like that 2. she gets head ahces all the time! and migranes. you could make her a nice HOT tub off water. for a bubble bath. rent a movie and do somthing fun for just you and her. or you could set up a date at a massageing place 4 her!!! (these things work!)
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Too much can obstuct a persons intestines. Paper is not meant to be eaten. Eating non food items can sometimes be a symptom of a vitamin/mineral deficiancy. She needs to go to the doc.