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  • #1

    Problem after problem

    Hi I think I am just getting frustrated and it seems to be one thing after another.

    I have been on ab's for a few weeks now for a tooth ache, so my stomach has been all over the place, I take diflucan as to not get yeast infection, but I still sometimes get thrush in my mouth when on ab's for an extended period of time.

    Funny enough my bladder has been better than it has been in a long time, I figure I may have had a low grade UTI for quite awhile, which this it has helped, not the usual ab's that my Dr. gives me for UTI treatment.

    Stupidly not even thinking I ate some yogurt, I had been having problems with swallowing the pills and them getting stuck. This caused a trip to the ER for me after 24 hours of a pill causing crippling chest pain, ( I was thinking it would just pass). Any way it was suggested I take the pills in a spoonful or 2 of yogurt and the glass of water you are to drink with it. Idea being if it got stuck, it would not burn my esophagus so easily, sound reasonable to me.

    Well did I ever pay, it worked great for getting the pills down (I do recommend this to people who have problems getting pills down, but in the future I will use cottage cheese) and I figured I could benefit from the probiotics too, and I only had about 2 teaspoons of the yogurt.

    In the winter I had been able to get away with eating a bit of nonfat Greek yogurt with out problem. So I had added it to my maybe list of foods, I went to buy some of Greek yogurt but where I live you can't get it, so I picked a yogurt with no preservatives, fruit, or flavorings s plain as I could get, and 6% fat as I am to eat more fat.

    In a couple of hours later my bladder hurt so bad it spread to my whole abdomen and I could hardly move from the pain. It took me a bit to figure out I was flaring from the yogurt, much better today but not 100%. No for sure and for ever yogurt is Xed off my food list.

    At least tomorrow I get a root canal on the tooth which has been bothering me and hopfully after that I won't haveto take any more ab's for a while.

    MG
    My are with you all. May you all find a way to peace and joy in your lives.
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    Another trick for swallowing pills. I take two giant pills daily for diabetes and it's how I manage to get them down. First take a swallow of water --- then put the pill towards the back of the tongue --- fill your mouth with water and tip your chin down before swallowing. I was amazed the first time I tried it that way, but it works for me.


    Donna
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    • #3
      MG--
      I can relate,when it comes to IC and our health in general seems like when it rains it pours,eh?Thanks so much for the helpful tip on how to swallow pills.I get them stuck in my throat as well sometimes.Guess I will be finding some IC friendly yogurt.I need it for the horrid yeast infections I've been suffering lately from IC. Hope you feel better soon!
      Newly IC diagnosed as of February 2011.

      Medications I'm on that seem to work:
      Zoloft- one once a day
      Butrans pain patch 5 mcg (THANK GOD FOR WHOEVER INVENTED THIS!SO MUCH PAIN RELIEF ITS UNREAL,I AM IN NO PAIN AT ALL UNLESS I STRESS OR SCREW UP ON THE DIET)

      Failed Meds:
      Elmiron-after 4 months,digestive side effects got to be too much
      tramadol-allergic
      DMSO treatments(5-6)
      probiotics

      THERAPIES:gardening,cooking,IC Diet,Counseling,Lots of warm baths,stress reduction,heating pad or ice packs,meditation/deep breathing,listening to relaxing music,having fun on pain free days,drinking chamomile or peppermint tea,pelvic floor physical therapy
      AROMATHERAPY-candles,incense
      Village Naturals Aches and Pains Peppermint Bath Salts
      Johnson and Johnsons Lavender Melt Away Stress Body Wash/Lotion

      ACUPUNCTURE/HERBS
      Significant pain relief so far.

      MAY TRY:yoga,swimming/hydrotherapy and anti-candida diet if i can kick my sugar addiction
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      • #4
        problem after problem

        Oh dear, MG.
        It DOES seem that problems come in bunches, especially with our bodies.
        I hope you're feeling much better.
        Have a good root canal!
        Laurie

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        • #5
          Thank you for all the responses, I am kind of dreading the root canal, but it is today and hopefully I will be able to chew food again without too much problems or pain, actually none I hope.

          Last time I had a root canal many years ago they trouble getting it frozen, I am allergic to some of the freezing, so they have to use short eating and give more often, this is the part I am most worried about. But looking forward to the relief.

          I will post later and let you know how it goes. I really hope that being nervous and having to sit still for so long doesn't send me into a flare, I have put dinner in a croak pot just in case, so I won't have to make dinner after wards.

          Thank MG
          My are with you all. May you all find a way to peace and joy in your lives.

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          • #6
            Donna thank you for the sugestion of swallowing the pills, I will try it.

            For the most part I can swallow any pills big and small except for one's in geletin capsules, I seem to have more problems with them.

            They get stuck easier. Most only bother me for a few minutes but it was the medication that was in this capsule that caused the problem, I now have got them to precribe it at half of the doseage and take 2 smaller pills rather than one larger one.

            Have a good day MG
            My are with you all. May you all find a way to peace and joy in your lives.

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