Responses

tatiana - 02/02/2009 13:54:07

It's really hard to say what might be going on, there are so many reasons why someone can have GI issues. I'd recommend going to see a vegan friendly doctor who can maybe check into what might be causing your issues.

Just a note: this information is solely for educational purposes and is in no way to replace an actual medical visit. This website has a wealth of excellent information from a lot of great minds but please remember if you have any medical concerns or needs please see your medical doctor or healthcare provider.

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ampallang - 02/07/2009 06:25:32

I use to have some problems. I did a colon cleanse... maybe you eat a lot of wheat.. or sugar.

If i eat some processed food my stoamch can be a little bad too. You can always try and stop eating something for a week or two and if it doenst help try something different. It could be the amount you eat or if you drink a lot of liquid with your food?
Its better to drink before you eat rather than after during your meal or after.

Hope it might help.

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tankumo - 03/01/2009 22:43:16

Try some ginger. This should help.

Do you have sesame oil? Heat up the oil and add ginger to it, and this should help.

Ginger fried rice. Add rice to the oil and ginger you cook, fry it, add some salt, a bit of sugar....

Let me know how it works out.

If you are a female, you sure need ginger and sesame oil!

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johnnysensible - 03/02/2009 03:30:42

Ginger - yes indeed!

De-natured sesame seeds - fried rice - with added salt & sugar - not for me thanks Tankumo - I am too young to die ! ! ! !

I will stick with raw & steamed veggies & baked roots!

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tankumo - 03/02/2009 12:07:19

You won't die eating salt and sugar. I am not talking about large amount. In fact, our body needs both. But use brown sugar, white sugar is bad.

As for oil, sesame oil is good, I think they are cold-pressed.

Fact is, we need raw food, enzymes. We already eat plenty of those, so a bit of cooked food should be fine.

I love steamed veggies and roots, don't get me wrong.

Hey, I want to be healthy too, but taking away salt, sugar and oil is not helpful to our health.

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kindlizard - 03/03/2009 16:06:49

Taramaria,
From a vegan who has a past w/ his own issues, I would like to think I could lend some personal perspective. However, it is hard to say w/o knowing what you eat. Being vegan, there is still a large discrepancy of food that can be eaten. For example, my issue, I think anyway, stems from spicy foods, like HOT peppers, garlic, and even ginger. So Tankumo, while eating ginger CAN be soothing to some, it can be an awful irritant to others. It sounds like maybe one idea could be to vary the cooking method, that is, if you were steaming a lot, try saute. If you tried both, try roasting. Also, peppermint tea can very helpful. But depending on what your "issue" is, depending on how severe, that is, are you gassy, or are you uncontrollably in the bathroom, you may need to see a doctor, a gastrointerologist (sp), or a GI doc. A good one will work with you in being vegan. I wouldn't work with anyone that didn't honor who you are and your choices. There isn't a medical reason not to be vegan, imo.

Feel free to pm me w specifics. Sadly, I have a lot of background and have learned how to best deal w my issues.

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johnnysensible - 03/03/2009 18:33:17

"our body needs both"

OK Tankumo!

Personally I would be careful of actually recommending salt, sugar and oil on a prominent website.

From my experience our tongues certainly really "like" both - our bodies however do not really "need" both.

You make like to reference "The Pleasure Trap" - http://www.nealhendrickson.com/TrueNorth/031100pleasuretrap.htm

Here is a fine audio about it - http://www.archive.org/details/OrganicAthlete_2006_09_31_Alan_Goldhamer

Dr Esselstyn speaks very well about oils - http://www.archive.org/details/sfvswvw_2007_Caldwell_Esselstyn

....for the sake of balance here is Dr. McDougall recommending some salt intake - http://www.modavox.com/voiceamericacms/WebModules/HostModaview.aspx?ScheduleTime=11&BroadcastId=44657&ShowId=949&Flag=1

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ampallang - 03/06/2009 05:55:58

actually it is true, but in different forms.

Sugar doesnt need to bwhiteprocessed sugar, it can be raw fruit, agarve, maple.. even raw sugar.
oils- olive, hemp, sunflower and nut oils

salt is not something im so sure of, but I think that some foods have high sodium levels. You can get sodium deficiency but it quit unlikely formost people sincemany things have salt even nautural salt.

i dont think its so productive to attack someones suggestion, but in all cases its best no to believe all that you rad.

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ampallang - 03/06/2009 06:00:54

and to reponse to a bad stomach, ginger is good if youcan handle it. I never was so good with it but ginger with some hot water is quite okay for me.

i think its a learning expereince, i used to eat a lot of banans and apples because they were easy to have with atuniversity.But of course lots of acid in apples... so I changed to nuts instead. Stopped having problems. Best to look at your diet an try and match foods together that work.

im no expert so maybe just use your thoughts, maybe if you have a curry make sure there is somethingeg coconut milk to make sure its less stess on the stmoach- only example i can think of quick :)

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cflatt - 03/06/2009 22:21:57

Not sure if this will help or not but I have often bought the fresh (vegan) acidophilus. It is a runny yogurt-like stuff that you can actually drink. It comes in different flavors so it's not too bad. It helps put the "good" bacterias back into your stomach to help the digestive balance.

I just looked up and found this great article - very informative!
vegkitchen.com/tips/when-soy-annoys.htm

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Brenda69 - 06/11/2009 07:48:34

I used to have stomach problems and found that I had to eliminate wheat. That made all the difference. I did find that giving up animal products helped a lot but was not enough. I also gave up very greasy and oily foods. I call them "heavy" foods that sit in my stomach - you can feel which foods your body doesn't like. The other thing is that I always eat tofu in small chunks and with other things, like vegetables and a grain. I think if you eat a dish that is mainly tofu that can be too heavy. I followed the advice of drmcdougall.com and it's been great - the focus is on carbohydrates like potatoes and rice. These are so energizing and I have lost about 2-3 pounds every month following a high carb diet. And so easy on the stomach.

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