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Originally Posted by ottawa
Happy New Year to everyone and to the "newbies" good luck on your journey!!! This diet really does work!!!
Well here is my holiday story, did not really watch what I ate or drank over the holidays, had desserts, alcohol (Grand Marnier, Tia Maria, Baileys..all the really sweet stuff that I like) and managed to only gain 2 pounds. As I was 3 pounds from my goal that brings me to 5 pounds from my goal.
So the day before yesterday I start back on Phase I of the plan, day one goes just fine. Had a bit of a headache when I went to bed and at 4 am the headache was so bad it woke me up!! Hot and cold flashes, upset stomach, headache etc. Had an Advil for my headache, some sea salt and tried to get some sleep. Ended up sick to my stomach!!!
I then remembered how bad it was for me when I started the IP plan in the first place. For day 2 and 3 (the first time I followed the IP plan) I was very sick.... headache, sick to my stomach, very very tired etc. I had to come home from work on day 2 and stayed home day 3. After that for approx 2-3 weeks I had a headache every day but that finally went away. I do not know why I did not think this would happen again, wishfull thinking I guess.
I tried having some sugar in some tea and a slice of 100% rye bread to have some carbs, did not really help. Spent the day in bed. This morning I am a little better, just a mild headache.
As I am only 5 pounds from my goal, I am not going to put myself through that again. I was thinking that I might try the modified plan of phase I and see how that works out or I might just go to the maintenance phase and really increase my exercise. I do notice that I need to tone things up as I did not end up exercising as much as I wanted to, in the last month I was on the plan...did not really have the energy to exercise.
Any suggestions as to what might be the best plan of attack for me from this point on would be much appreciated.
Ogdog, I got the sugar free puddings when I went to the US this week, thank you for the offer to help me out if I could not get some.
Congrats, Ottowa, on getting so close to goal. My initial thought when I read your account of your carb withdrawal was that the sick to your stomach thing(the most recent one) was definitely due to the Advil. It works great most times on a really full stomach, but with light or no food, it just tears up your digestive tract. I know this from personal experience. Until I figured out what was common in my stomach attacks and actually read the Advil label (which says always take with food), I thought I had ulcers.
The scariest thing that happened regarding this happened to a coworker of mine about 3 years ago. He had a bad back, but wanted to continue working this one day and took 3 or 4 motrin tabs. An hour later they had to call an ambulance because he was so sick. Turned out, he'd taken them more than 2 or 3 hours since he last ate and his stomach
ripped open(he had a mild ulcer before.) When he returned to work after surgery, he said his Dr. told him that what happened was caused by the Motrin, and to NEVER take any form of Ibuprofrin again. He said that it had been linked to stomach ulcers. From that day, my work has never stocked Motrin or Advil to give out to employees. We only have Tylenol and Aleve.
Could it be that when you first started I.P., you took the Ibuprofrin for your headaches? The amount of food in our stomachs all the way up to dinner is probably too little to make enough digestive enzymes to protect our stomach lining from whatever the Ibuprofrin does. I won't take the stuff ever again..even on a full stomach.
Elishamatar(I hope that's right)..Our pharmacist...care to add anything?
This is from, I think, webmd or medicine net:
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ibuprofen Index Glossary
ibuprofen (cont.)
SIDE EFFECTS: The most common side effects from ibuprofen are rash, ringing in the ears,
headaches, dizziness, drowsiness, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, constipation and heartburn. NSAIDs reduce the ability of blood to clot and therefore increase bleeding after an injury. Ibuprofen may cause ulceration of the stomach or intestine, and the ulcers may bleed. Sometimes, ulceration can occur without abdominal pain, and black, tarry stools, weakness, and dizziness upon standing (orthostatic hypotension) due to bleeding may be the only signs of an ulcer. NSAIDs reduce the flow of blood to the kidneys and impair function of the kidneys. The impairment is most likely to occur in patients who already have impaired function of the kidney or congestive heart failure, and use of NSAIDs in these patients should be cautious. People who are allergic to other NSAIDs, including aspirin, should not use ibuprofen. Individuals with asthma are more likely to experience allergic reactions to ibuprofen and other NSAIDs. Fluid retention (edema), blood clots, heart attacks, hypertension and heart failure have also been associated with the use of NSAIDs.
Reference: FDA Prescribing Information
Happy New Year, fellow I.P.ers!!!!
