Gastric Issues

[halfsleep]

I've posted before a few months back about having possible indigestion, and it seemed that a few days of juicing had done the trick to set me straight. (It had actually just been constipation)

However, for the past three weeks, I've been having this discomfort of feeling unusually full too quickly and not really being able to eat anything except for ridiculously small servings at a time. Basically, the only thing I can consume comfortably is juice.

I actually just came off of a five day juice feast, broke it by eating a little butternut squash. Afterwards I had bloating, gas on the left side. Since then, I've not only been having the feeling of there being like a blockage under my ribs, but a slight off and on pain over my stomach area and feelings of heartburn.

I've started on cabbage juice and I'm going to see if this relieves anything. Otherwise, I guess my only other option would just be to see the doctor and get scoped.

[MysticTree]

get yourself checked out. You can decide yourself how much of the doctor's advice you will take.

[blissrunner]

Are you constipated? Did you eliminate well during your juice fast? Many people don't eliminate good enough during a juice fast if they don't use something to assist them with that. When I started this raw thing I was experiencing extreme constipation which felt like I had blockage and a bunch of 'something' underneath the ribs area usually during times I was doing mostly juicing. Eventually I figured out what was going on and now I consume foods I know will keep things moving. I've always been prone to constipation.

Just a suggestion, if you're eliminating regularly like the other poster said it's probably time to see a doc.

[streetsurfer]

A couple of my thoughts if you don't mind hearing them.

Squash may be too hard on your digestion to break a juice fast with. I think one should do a couple days of soft moist fruit (after a five day juice fast or a general rule is one meal for each day of a fast) until you are back to normal bowel movements, before re-introducing veggies to the diet. Read up on breaking a fast safely. Squash might be the wrong type of fibe for your body to re-intoroduce so quickly after a fast.

Check to see if you have a hyatal hernia, as your symptoms fit it. Search here for the heel drop method to alleviate it. I have posted it a couple times in the past.

[halfsleep]

I'm not constipated. I drank a herbal laxative tea once during the fast, and after I broke it I ended up having two movements in a day. I went ahead and scheduled an appointment with a gastroenterologist so I can really find out what's going on. And ugh, I hope I don't have a hiatal hernia. My sister has one and she loads of problems. Ah well.

Thanks for the responses, guys.

[walnutty]

And ugh, I hope I don't have a hiatal hernia.

I had a hiatal hernia and eating small meals really helped. It has completely resolved itself with raw!

Hope you feel better soon!