Do you also have diarrhoea when your stomach begins to ache? If
you do, you might have this thing called IBS. Then you should take
care what you eat. Coffee is a serious IBS trigger. Do try
avoinding that. Does the cereal you eat contain lots of insoluable
fibre (like raisin, whole wheat, nuts, bran)? Insoluable fibre can
trigger IBS symptoms as well. Try switching to Rice Krispies or
Quaker's Oatmeal Squares that contains lots of soluable fibre that
is easy to digest.
My condition is worse. There is a whole range of things I cannot
eat: Anything high in fat (pork, beef, lamb and any deep fried
food), anything with dairy in it (milk, butter, cheeze...) anything
high in suger and anything ice cold. I also have to be very
cautious with insoluable fibre vegetables like cabbage and bean
sprouts and leek. These vegetables are not supposed to be eaten
alone but with lots of rice to minimize any discomfort they might
cause to my stomach. If I eat any of the trigger foods, I am going
to have a hell of pain and diarrhoea. However, even staying with
safe foods (plain white rice, non-fired chicken and fish and most
veggies) does not guarantee a painless stomach. On bad days (for
example, rainy days), it's like anything I eat will give me
trouble.
Sometimes, my conditions really drive me mad...
