Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know a new lead i'm following. As some of you know I went on a gluten free diet to see if the symptoms that we're having would go away, and for the most part they did, but they weren't completly gone. One day while I was talking to my parents about it, my dad relized that there was something in common with the foods making me sick, the common ingredient turned out to be maltidextrin, or modified corn starch. Since eliminating this ingredient i'm happy to say that i'm feeling a lot better and that the noises have greatly subsided. I know that everyone is different and that this might not be the case for someone else, but if you're really running out of things to try, try getting rid of anything that says it has modified corn starch in it. Hope this helps, oh yeah if you try it and nothing happens than just keep trying to find connections, if you look long enough you'll probably figure it out!! Goodluck!

I found another site with similar posts about noises. Someone has posted on the site that they were able to completely rid the noises by careful diet and they actually made a site with info on it (for some reason its not working which sucks) but I messaged her, hopefully she will answer back. The site is http://ibsgroup.Org/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f /79110261/m/74510472
and the post is by rumblegirl.

I would also like to recommend this site which provides information on the specific carbohydrate diet which has been a tremendous help for me.

Http://www.Scdiet.Org

That site I posted above also has a chat room
http://ibsgroup.Org/groupee/chat?Cdra=y&am p;s=500107
i found 4 people in there this morning to talk about ibs which is great.

Also look at the
candida: yeast free diet candida
candida: foods you can eat freely

they are in the related documents box at the top of the same site.

Althealth.Co.Uk/services/info/ailments/can dida1.Php

for foods you must avoid: go to foods you can eat freely,
then there's a link for foods you must avoid.

Here's for the link for it.

Althealth.Co.Uk/services/info/diets/candid a_5.Php

i think if I can follow these, then I can see myself getting better. Look at the symptoms. Fatigue, gas, bloating. It also says "growling" stomach. They used the word "growling" but we know what it means.

Thanks 'gettingthere' the web site is very helpful.
I've been stuck at trying to figure out what to eat for breakfast and lunch etc. And this web site you provided should help me in that regards.

Does anyone have a breakfast foods that work for them in the morning?

Has a yeast free diet actually worked for anyone in terms of stomach noises? I think rachel has been on one for quite some time, how are you getting on in your exams?

I've been eating two eggs, ( taking out one of the yolks ) , in the morning. Actually the reasoning behind that was because it is gluten free, and works with the candida diet . Also, I was feeling extremely tired so I thought that the protein would help me.

I know that just two eggs isn't enough in the morning, but i've been eating a late breakfast, and then going directly to lunch.

But if you look at the foods you can eat, it says oats, so I will probably try eating oatmeal.

Yep, it says in

that oatmeal is okay.


Let me know what you are going to eat for lunch and dinner. I need some suggestions too. ( especially since we need to keep up the diet for a considerable amount of time )

Thanks for the reply [gettingthere].

I am trying to follow the diet that is mentioned on the web site. I bought oatmeal, bread made from kamut whole grain. I also bought the pau d'arco tea and used 'stevia' as a sweetener.

Yesterday I ate a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast.
For lunch I had a tuna sandwich, that consisted of kamut bread, tuna, lettuce and tomato.
For dinner I had a chicken breast, thai kitchen noodles, asparagus.

This was the first time in a long time where I felt my stomach did not even make a noise once. I know it's early, so I have to wait and see how it will hold up in the coming days.

Seanscs I was wondering what your diet is now because corn starch seems to be in everything?

Sorry I havnt posted something in quite a while, been extremely busy and have finally finished my exams! All 16 of them lol. I actually got thru them, no noises at all! What really helped was that I was put right at the side by the door at the front, and in some exams I had no one sitting next to me which obviously relaxed me.. Plus the door was wide open in front of me and I cud see onto our school field which kind of gave me a sense of freedom and like I wasnt trapped. Plus sometimes the field was being mowed which made a bit of noise lol jus to comfort me some more. I only had to ask to go the toilet once throughout the whole thing to go calm myself down. And I feel so gd about it. It was ok after the first few exams, then I started to go in not feeling nervous or scared at all! To be honest I think laying off yeast, sugar etc has helped a lot, um aloe vera juice twice a day, peppermint oil, stuff ive said b4 basically and best of all my antispasmodic tablets.

Rachie: may I ask what antispasmodic tablets you are on?

Kiwifruit: just wondering if you got my message about msn. Thanks.

I completely understand what you are all going through...I promised myself that if I ever found a solution i'd tell the world. So here it is! I had this problem for over 2 years until I finally found a great Dr. Who recommeded a drug called "pamine." it's for ibs. You take it 20 minutes before you eat and it slows your gi system down. You can digest quietly and I swear it takes away all the gas and noise. Once I started taking pamine I could sit through class all day long...And now work meetings. Please, ask your Dr. About it... It has saved me!

I asked my gi today about it and he hadn't heard of it. I'll try get him to look into it but if anyone else trys it, please post your results. These noises after food are really frustrating me.

..Are called colofac

I recently found out that I might also have vitamin k deficiency. I found out because whenever I got a cut or bruise I was bleeding a lot before it finally clotted and I was told that it might be due to a vitamin k deficiency.




And, vitamin k is produced by the good bacteria in our intestines and is also found in foods like green leafy vegetables, meat and dairy products. And i'm a vegetarian and haven't been eating much of green vegetables, so I guess that might be a factor. Plus, I probably haven't taken enough good bacteria yet.



Just to let you know in case anybody has similar problems.

Until now, all I have done is try to maintain my diet. But now I am planning on using probiotics or acidophillus tablets. I also found out that their is milk available that contains active cultures.

Hey everyone, well I was very relieved to find out that this problem that so many people have is very common. I only started to do my research last week and im happy to have found this forum. I agree with everyone else about this problem being psychological. The best thing to do is not think of your stomach growling because you could get tense & it could trigger it to continue

but ive foind some ways that could possibly help. A snack that has seemed to help my problem is sunchips. I would usually eat them before third period where the noises were just terrible & surprisingly they werent as bad,also another thing that has seemed to help the noises stop are skittles. If you feel as if your stomach is getting ready to make a noise just always carry skittles with you. I hope my suggestion helped I know everyone is differnt and solutions dont work on everyone =]

-tiffany

Has anyone been able to silence the noises that occur when digesting food. I know this is normal but my stomach used to be silent and now seems to make loud wierd noises after food. Laying on my back also makes my stomach rumble, I really dont get it.

I think that as we get older our bodies start reacting differently to food, and it just might mean that you have to change the way you eat. It depends on your daily activities however, on weeks you know that you don't have to be sitting in a silent room, you can eat w/e you want. However if you have classes or are involved with something that you think the symptoms could make an embarresing situation, then you have to change your diet habits.

Anyways, i'm becoming more and more convinced that it is the simple carb maltodextrin found in most processed foods that give me my symptoms. My diet to get around this consists of eating the following in large quantaties: rice, potato, corn, oatmeal, eggs, chicken (no pre-made seasoning), steak (no pre-made seasoning), grits, protien powder, tuna, fruits, milk (not 100% sure on that one), and veggies.

Now after about a week of eating just those foods my body allows me to have little bits of malto here and there, but if I have to much then I have to stay clean for another week or so. The diet I use isn't the easiest or the most tasty diet ever, but it seems to have helped.

I still try and stay away from breads and wheat when i'm feeling really sick as it seems that I might be slightly gluten sensitive as well.

Sorry that you all have to go through this, I know it sucks, i'm actually pretty sick right now as I have been straying away from my diet due to the summer time, but now it's time to go back to school so i'm sucking it up and eating right. Goodluck!

Hey anth, sounds like you might have an allergy to something you're eating. Just like a person with lactose intollerance will get bad abdomen noises after drinking a glass of milk