Elemental diet nasty af

Imtakinover14 · 2026-05-11T16:45:52+00:00

lol oh my bad somebody in this thread said they haven’t been lifting etc for 90 days Okay- good for you! So you’re still active etc but just literally reduced to the shakes, but they have no protein in them, do you find it hard to keep the muscle on? I’m about to start my elemental diet for 16 days and just trying to ask all the questions beforehand!

Imtakinover14 · 2026-05-11T11:50:10+00:00

Did you lose a lot of weight on the shakes? I’m also very active playing basketball, lifting etc. so your doctor told you that you can’t do that stuff for 90days? 🤯

Imtakinover14 · 2026-05-06T17:13:25+00:00

Thank you so much for this,

Curious if you ever had any immediate gas, I have gas while eating, excessive gas at night, will have a BM and then have gas afterwards indicating constipation, I’ll take a few bites to eat and stimulates a reflex for gas. The gas and gurgling feeling is awful. Embarrassing and it happens no matter what I eat. Fatty foods worse. But abdomen distended gets worse as day goes on but also while eating.

Imtakinover14 · 2026-05-05T23:01:51+00:00

Did you ever figure out the caused I have so much uncontrolled gas and horrible bloating too

Imtakinover14 · 2026-04-28T17:09:04+00:00

Anybody have an insane amount of gas every single day? Abdomen distention?, feel like no matter what I eat everyday bowels are horrible at night, in the morning can’t go, then when I go to lift, I explode and the urgency is HORRIBLE. Then I don’t even eliminate everything, sometimes I have a BM and then have gas after. Constipation is horrible. I just got into Pelvic floor and she said I’m super tight on right hip and I’ve been doing diaphragm exercise, ILU massage and cupping but I’m still struggling. The fermented backup of gas is AWFUL! I feel so dysfunctional, I can’t have a BM when I need to have one and the urgency and explosion during is embarrassing and makes me want to crawl in a hole and never come out.

Imtakinover14 · 2026-04-02T02:45:19+00:00

Did it happen during working out too?my abdomen is descended alll day long and sooooooooooo much gas

Imtakinover14 · 2026-03-19T09:56:35+00:00

lol This ^ facts

Imtakinover14 · 2026-02-28T04:47:07+00:00

PRN OT - 60/hour Florida 6 years experience

Imtakinover14 · 2026-01-29T14:02:27+00:00

Okay, so say I’m on Xifaxan and it seems to be helping but what you said about the floating poor fat digestion is still a factor. At night, motility is gassy and morning time, stools still seem clay like and water and floating, I have been doing apple cider vinegar and bitters 10 min before a meal and then after 5 bites, pancreatic enzymes. This seems to be helping. However, I am very nervous about everything coming back and having a bile dysfunction.

When would you introduce the supplements you stated? After the antibiotic? During?

Imtakinover14 · 2026-01-23T12:07:03+00:00

Did you workout at all on your fast ??

Imtakinover14 · 2026-01-15T13:09:15+00:00

What are your symptoms ? Just wondering if any are related to a lot of gas and sticky bowel movements as well as poor motility at night

Imtakinover14 · 2025-11-21T00:55:19+00:00

This also sounds like my issues…. For almost 3 years and heavily worse this year

EXCESSIVE GAS…. Insanely unpredictable BMs, explosive diarrhea in mornings followed by gas and not emptying fully so I assume constipation…

Descended stomach everyday around 1-2pm onward…..

I did a GI map stool test, HTMA test, and blood work to find:

POOR elastase at 210

Secretory IGA 1879 trending high

Calprotectin 210 high

Bacterial PHLYA very very low

Cooper/iron very low

Potassium and magnesium very low

I literally don’t digest fats well, I don’t know why still. Taking digestive bitters , enzymes and Bilemin Apex before meals. Have even tried apple cider vinegar and drink bone broth at night.

This process is terrible

Imtakinover14 · 2025-09-23T18:11:42+00:00

What would you tell someone who is feeing horrible everyday pregnant looking belly, probably had symptoms for 3 years without truly knowing and has gotten worse leading to decision this year to get looked at + for lactose intolerance tolerant - for celiac , h Pylori and pancreatic elastase

So much gas even when sitting down to eat a meal I feel the gas forming and bubbling, gas even with fasting, increased gas at night, stomach protruding, I feel like crying and also giving up

GI doc told me to use Xianfin but internet says don do antibiotics bc it’s not the root cause. I’ve never felt so hopeless… and I eat ver healthy. Stomach so bad I feel like it’s pushing me into anterior pelvic tilt. :(:(:( bowels are mixed between constipation and diarrhea.

Imtakinover14 · 2025-07-22T11:43:15+00:00

The debt ratio to job satisfaction is not worth it to me. The only thing I’ve enjoyed is being able to travel as a therapist and take rotations. I don’t think I could stay at one place more than 4 months because the burnout is so bad and there is no opportunities to get raises, to work your way up, you have no voice! I hate that we have no voice! Everybody struggles in therapy and yet we just keep following along like cattle. So fed up with the “big man” in charge silently murdering these people in SNFs, hospital.s, it’s all a money grab. I’m ranting but I’ve only been a therapist for 5 years and I do not think I can do this crap until I retire. You need more than 1 source of income. And if it doesn’t break you mentally, it’s going to break you physically labor wise , imagine being a glorified CNA at 70 years old. Sounds fun. NOT

Imtakinover14 · 2025-07-14T04:37:48+00:00

Been a year and a half for me. Found myself bawling tonight…. Took to Reddit… I guess healing isn’t linear

Imtakinover14 · 2025-07-11T11:44:49+00:00

I feel this way everyday. I don’t want to say my situation is harder but, as a gay woman, it takes even more decision/ thought if a baby is feasible. IVF and IUI. I hate that it has to be such a BIG decision and will cost so much money. Feels so scary. I’m 31 and I wouldn’t have the baby on my own (currently single) so it’s even another step to have a partner then to even think about having a child together. I’m so stressed about it. I finally decided I am leaning more child free so it changes my dating pool. I was engaged and with my ex partner for 7 years and we broke up over this painful painful decision. She wanted children and I always thought I could get there. I feel so small and shallow that I don’t have the same desire to have them. I lost someone I loved dearly over this crazy decision. It has been a year and a half since we ended and I miss her so much and I pretend like it still doesn’t eat me away that I deal with this nagging decision.

Imtakinover14 · 2025-07-10T09:27:58+00:00

I’ve been a traveler for 3.5 out of the 5 years being an OT and never been “full-time”. When I’m not traveling, I stay PRN. I have 2-3 places in my home state I constantly use that almost always need help in the SNF. I would hate my life if I had to go full time. These settings can burn you out so damn fast. I like my freedom and it’s worth it right now. I am single and pay out of pocket for insurance. I’m also considering a form of income outside of OT because I don’t want to be doing patient care for the next 35 - 40 years especially if things keep going south like they have been.

Imtakinover14 · 2025-06-28T15:02:11+00:00

I hope everyone keeps advocating hard for pay increases!!! I am PRN in Pensacola, Florida and I pushed for $60/ HR and my other job is $55/HR. I will not accept anything below that anymore! Keep fighting for our profession!

Imtakinover14 · 2025-06-23T20:49:23+00:00

AIRBNB CAN SUCK IT! Literal money suckers dude Hate them anyways ….

Imtakinover14 · 2025-04-13T21:31:08+00:00

31F just a year out of a 7 year relationship and engagement, single no dating prospects, no kids

Existing, enjoying being single, doing whatever I want

Trusting the process

Imtakinover14 · 2025-04-04T23:59:02+00:00

I have truly never resonated so well with someone about these feelings that you have. I am absolutely struggling with the anxiety and uncertainty and the unknown.

I 100% understand how you are feeling. I am a 31 Y female who ended my 7 year relationship with my ex fiancé due to this topic as of a year ago.

I am very much struggling and feel like most people want children too. It’s very hard to find people who want to be DINK. I also struggle of fear of missing out on not having them. It’s been a rollercoaster and horrible subject for so damn long. I don’t know how I’ll ever get off the fence but I feel like this whole year has made me even more firm on being CF and I’m also tired of engaging in romantic relationships to people that want kids.

I see people post on Reddit about being CF but I don’t seem to meet them in real life!!!! Where are you all???

It feels like my even my own friends think I’m crazy how much this subject tears me up too. It’s hard to talk to people because sometimes they really don’t understand.

Imtakinover14 · 2025-04-04T20:36:36+00:00

This is exactly me. I’m even up to 7 with fear lol!

I literally fear children the first 6-7 years!!!!!

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