Around two weeks ago (?), roughly corresponding to a period where I was having a lot of difficulty moving due to severe pains in my right leg, I started getting moderately severe gastrointestinal issues. I won’t go into all the nitty-gritty but sharp cramps, heartburn, constipation, and such severe bloating that it looked I had regained around 20kg were becoming something like daily symptoms. Oddly, and this might be useful later if this turns out to be a more serious issue, the bloating seems more prominent on the left-hand side.
Since my 2022 accident, it is not uncommon for there to be differences between my right- and left-hand sides of my body. It is clear that I walk, and perhaps even sit and sleep, with more stress on one side than the other. This is probably a big part of why my right leg has been giving me so much trouble this past six-months.
However, the sharp cramps and pains have gone on long enough that I have been trying to tweak a few things to test and with some gentle amounts of Miralax and a few other things was able to temper some symptoms, though last night they returned back with a vengeance. I felt simultaneously like I was hungry (an impossibility) and was also so full I was injuring myself (not necessarily an impossibility, but since I had eaten only a single serving of pasta with a correct amount of sauce and half-an-avocado, not very likely).
Last night I figured it might be best to make a cluster of changes to see if any of those help and if it does, then perhaps walk back one at a time until I had an idea of what might be going wrong. Note: the feelings are not really like when I have dairy exposure. That has its own flair of horribleness. I do not suspect an allergic reaction. It is more than I feel like something is triggering, especially late afternoon and early night, very severe inflammation that is strong enough it is interfering with bodily functions.
The changes are…
- Smaller portions per meal with more meals, replicating my Wegovy diet [the symptoms are not unlike what would happen if I over indulged while on Wegovy].
- Pre-cutting the food.
- Making sure I chew slower.
- No added sugar, though *some* sweets are ok (none sour, though).
- Very little added salt, but none if the item already has “plenty” of salt.
- Reduction of stuff with added-acidity.
- Including knocking out a bottled green tea I’ve been drinking). It has artificial sweeteners so I’ll add “no added artificial sweeteners.”
- Stop taking a small aspirin I have been taking in the morning to counteract what I will call, very scientifically and medically accurately, “my thick-ass blood.”
- Trying to keep my hydration more balanced and room temperature.
The idea is to give this around a week or so. If the symptoms persist, I am going to try removing other stuff but unfortunately the other stuff tends to be outright staples. That’s getting more into food allergy territory and so I will likely try and consult someone.
Also, I am keeping an eye on the left/right divide. If someone continues to bloat more than others…yeah, likely going to see a professional. Or, you know, ask ChatGPT. Whichever comes first.
