My parents alway joke about how bad of a baby I was.
Always crying and crabby. Well come to find out I am lactose intolerant and they were giving me regular milk because they didn't know! In addition to this, although I haven't been tested I am 99% sure I am also allergic to gluten which really limits my food options. Until I decided to start eating clean, I tended to ignore these two little facts and would eat dairy and gluten as I pleased. I did this mostly because I found that when I cut it out, my stomach would often still hurt after eating, so I figured I might as well eat what I want! I have noticed a HUGE change in the way my stomach has felt this past week after eating clean, it's actually very surprising to me. Unfortunately, I think I have some sort of digestive problems because there have been a couple times this week even after eating clean that my stomach has hurt. When I say hurt, I mean I get bloated to the point where I look pregnant (no, seriously) and I get bad pains that last anywhere from 10 minutes to all day. I was looking at
Tosca Reno's blog and came across a post she did about her stomach bloating after eating. She mentioned that her and her daughter started drinking raw apple cider vinegar before eating and it helped a ton. So I took myself straight to Whole Foods to buy some!
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| Make sure you get the raw, unfiltered kind for the best results |
I tried it last night right before dinner, and I will say it's very... vinegary but it's not too bad, and definitely tolerable. (I read that when one lady took it for the first time she vomited! I promise it's not that bad) I had to think of a way to bring it with me to work without bringing the whole bottle, since that's where I eat 3 of my 6 meals for the day. I decided to measure out the right amount, then put it in a water bottle. This will make it easy for me to spit this into 3 servings while I'm at work.
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After doing some research doseage suggestions are all over the place, from 1tsp to 2tbsp with water. I am doing 2tsp and will adjust if I need to.Toscas blog said to give it a couple weeks before you notice a difference so, my fingers are crossed!
I have the EXACT same pains you talk about! It is never brought on by any particular food, but I get that same bloated, preggo tummy and sometimes the pains last for a few hours or even a few days...it's crazy! It's been like that for years but the episodes are so sporadic that it seemed pointless to go to a doctor. I've been doing some reading about it lately and I thought I also might be lactose intolerant...but I've never gotten any tests done. I'll try the apple cider vinegar and see if that helps any...thanks!
ReplyDeleteLittle b do u still take this prior to meals and does it work? Do you use it for salad dressings or for cooking?
ReplyDeleteHey Britt! I would love to try ACV before each meal to help with bloating. Can you please let me know if there is a time lapse that i need to wait between drinking ACV and eating for the ACV to work in/with the digestive tract properly?
ReplyDeleteI've found that taking just one "shot" followed by lemon water in the morning has worked best.
DeleteHey Liittle B! I was wondering how many "shots" you take a day as well as how much acv, are in these "shots"?
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