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Conference rocks::weight_control

Title: Weight Loss and Maintenance
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Created:Tue Jul 10 1990
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:933
Total number of notes:9931

723.0. "What affect can certain foods have on you?" by AKOCOA::MILTON () Thu Feb 27 1992 18:35

    I have a question on what kind of affect certain types of food can have
    on a person.
    
    For example, if on your salad you put raisins, hot peppers and vinegar,
    and you eat this EVERYDAY for lunch (boring), what are the affects on
    your stomach?
    
    I ask this because I have a friend who does this everyday and was
    complaining of lower stomach pain.  At first I thought it had something
    to do with a pulled muscle due to weight training, but I've been
    thinking about the food intake.  
    
    I felt the raisins were most likely one of the culprits, as for the hot
    peppers, perhaps heart burn - not sure about lower stomach pain, and
    the vinegar, I don't know.  Considering the acidity ???
    
    Anybody have any thoughts on this?
    
    Thanks
     
                                   
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723.1pain signals trouble. see a doctor.MILKWY::ZARLENGAbrrrrrrrritzky!Fri Feb 28 1992 06:096
    
    I hate to sound like I'm ducking the question, but if she has pain,
    and you say she does, then she really needs to see a GI specialist.
    
    If this is an ulcer, and it very well could be, it should be given
    immediate attention, or else it could become chronic.
723.2Stomach TroubleDECWET::WILKINSSat Aug 15 1992 01:3417
I know this note is getting old - but here goes anyway...

About the stomach - I've got a long standing problem that I am on medication 
for.  The doctor originally gave me list of yes foods and no foods.  Note:
dried fruit (raisins) and vinegar (the vinegar and the peppers), not to
mention the peppers themselves - all banner items on the no list.  A doctor
is a good recommendation but his likely first step would be to have her alter
her eating patterns and see if that helps.  She likely is hyperacidic either
due to heridity or stress.  This makes her prone to stomach trouble, but
likely not an ulcer yet if she is just getting a stomache ache.  An ulcer 
basically knocks you to the floor.  Either she needs a doctor, a book on the
subject, or to keep of log of what she eats and trying cutting those things
out that causes pain.

Not meant to be medical advice - just my two cents.

--karen