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How I manage IBS/allergies/MCAS food reactions
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items Constipation, abdominal pain, coughing, congestion, diarrhea, food poisoning, indigestion, gassiness, bloating… been there, done that. Here's how I manage stomach problems and bad reactions to food.
Sections
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Constipation
Pain
Respiratory
Organization
Constipation
This is the nuclear option when I have constipation. It works when nothing else will, but I also have to spend all day next to a toilet.
Aloe Vera Innerleaf
This one's for constipation! It's a dry powder (very portable) form of magnesium citrate that works fast.
Magnesium Citrate Powder
These snacks have been great for times when I can't get much food down. Since they have fiber, they also help get things moving when I'm constipated.
Chia Squeeze Blackberry Snack
This is the budget option for making a castor oil pack. I pour on some castor oil and hold it to my liver area for about 20 minutes.
Wool Flannel
I use castor oil packs for constipation, bloating, and abdominal pain. It's important that castor oil is organic and in a glass bottle because your body absorbs so much of it.
Organic Castor Oil
These snacks help get things moving when I'm constipated and are easy to eat with a low appetite.
Prebiotic Squeeze Strawberry Lemonade
Pain
I noticed significant improvement in my post-meal abdominal pain after I started taking this before meals.
Betaine HCl Pepsin & Gentian Bitters
I take this with HCL before meals to help with right-sided pain and digestion.
Double Wood Supplements Ox Bile - Bile Acid Salts -- 1000 mg - 120 Capsules
I take liquid ginger when I have symptoms of indigestion, and it improves my symptoms within minutes.
Herb Pharm Ginger
I take charcoal whenever I feel symptoms of food poisoning, I'm nauseous, or when I'm overly gassy. It works!
Activated Charcoal
I take peppermint when I'm gassy or nauseous. I like this gels because they're so easy to keep in my purse.
Peppermint Gels
Update: I've started taking HCL instead of ACV, and it works much bette for me!
Vitacost Apple Cider Vinegar Powder
Liquid ginger drops work better, but if I have mild stomach upset, this tea works well enough. The warmth of tea is also helpful for reliving pain and discomfort.
Pukka Organic Three Ginger Tea with Galangal & Turmeric Herbal Tea Bags -- 20 Tea Bags
Respiratory
These work amazingly for histamine-related food reactions.
Boiron AllergyCalm Tablets, Homeopathic Medicine for Allergy Relief, Itchy & Watery Eyes, Sneezing, Itchy Throat & Nose, 60 Meltaway Tablets
Non drowsy loratodine is my preferred antihistamine.
Equate Non-Drowsy Allergy Relief Loratadine Tablets 10 mg, Antihistamine, 60 Count
I'm not certain that these help, and I don't even have an affiliate link for these, but it's what my doctor recommended to help with histamine intolerance.
HistDAO - DAO Supplement for Histamine Metabolism | Xymogen
Organization
This is the pillbox I keep in my purse with all my digestive aids, medications, and supplements in it that I might need on the go.
Sukuos Daily Use Pill Organizer 1 Pack, Easy to Open 8 Compartments, Large Capacity Portable Travel Pill Box, Pill Dispenser, Medicine Container & Vitamin Holder
The label maker I use to label my pill boxes, pill bottles, files, etc. It has a lot of cute design options.
Brother P-Touch PT-D200G Home & Office Label Maker, New & Easy to Use