Hey guys,
It's been a long time since I've been on the forum. I was under investigation for Crohn's last year and then when my bowel finally obstructed, they determined that I had adhesions, most likely caused by a previous abdominal surgery in 2005.
Anyhow, I think I just found a cause to the chronic inflammation I've had over the years and while I can't verify it completely yet, it's worth a look into. It's apparently rare, but I think I fit the bill.
I noticed a few weeks ago I got the sulfur burps, for the first time in about 30 years and it was after eating fried eggs with the egg yolk still being runny. I've noticed that I have a sensitivity to bananas ( on its own makes my stomach feel odd, but not seriously ill), carrots and especially lettuce (usually in a wrap or burger) can make me feel nauseated and give me bad wind. Anyhow, what's the correlation? Sulfur and sulfites. It can make you sick if you're sensitive to it. I forgot I couldn't eat lettuce and I had a wrap tonight while waiting in a McDonalds (I typically don't eat anything except the fries from McD's.) Anyhow, I'm not celiac. I have a mild gluten sensitivity, but I generally HAVE NO ISSUE and have already done the elimination diet for gluten. Sulfur on the other hand...I've determined I can eat eggs if it's the white, or if the yolk is fully cooked (ie in an egg sandwich where I've boiled the egg to death and mixed it with milk, margarine salt, pepper and slapped it between two slices of bread). So, just in case people aren't sure why random foods are making them sick, it might not be so obvious. I couldn't figure out for years why suddenly a single beer would make me queasy and now I realize it was probably a lager.
All the people last year were really supportive of me when I was going through the stage of "what's wrong with me" and nobody could answer it. This might be the reason I kept getting re-inflammation. So, for me, it's a case of learning what foods I should totally avoid and that list may expand from beyond lettuce, half-cooked yolk, too many bananas and carrots (beer has been off my menu for years). Every BODY is different...and we're all trying to figure stuff out. Best of luck to you on your journey!
It's been a long time since I've been on the forum. I was under investigation for Crohn's last year and then when my bowel finally obstructed, they determined that I had adhesions, most likely caused by a previous abdominal surgery in 2005.
Anyhow, I think I just found a cause to the chronic inflammation I've had over the years and while I can't verify it completely yet, it's worth a look into. It's apparently rare, but I think I fit the bill.
I noticed a few weeks ago I got the sulfur burps, for the first time in about 30 years and it was after eating fried eggs with the egg yolk still being runny. I've noticed that I have a sensitivity to bananas ( on its own makes my stomach feel odd, but not seriously ill), carrots and especially lettuce (usually in a wrap or burger) can make me feel nauseated and give me bad wind. Anyhow, what's the correlation? Sulfur and sulfites. It can make you sick if you're sensitive to it. I forgot I couldn't eat lettuce and I had a wrap tonight while waiting in a McDonalds (I typically don't eat anything except the fries from McD's.) Anyhow, I'm not celiac. I have a mild gluten sensitivity, but I generally HAVE NO ISSUE and have already done the elimination diet for gluten. Sulfur on the other hand...I've determined I can eat eggs if it's the white, or if the yolk is fully cooked (ie in an egg sandwich where I've boiled the egg to death and mixed it with milk, margarine salt, pepper and slapped it between two slices of bread). So, just in case people aren't sure why random foods are making them sick, it might not be so obvious. I couldn't figure out for years why suddenly a single beer would make me queasy and now I realize it was probably a lager.
All the people last year were really supportive of me when I was going through the stage of "what's wrong with me" and nobody could answer it. This might be the reason I kept getting re-inflammation. So, for me, it's a case of learning what foods I should totally avoid and that list may expand from beyond lettuce, half-cooked yolk, too many bananas and carrots (beer has been off my menu for years). Every BODY is different...and we're all trying to figure stuff out. Best of luck to you on your journey!
