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Posted 8/20/2007 12:22 AM (GMT -5)
hey all,

two questions: when i have gas or bloating (or D) after a meal my stomach gets distended, literally like a bowling ball. it gets smaller rapidly (as i release) but it gets SO DISTENDED is that true for other people?

also, my stool often looks like i have undigested food in it. is that common for anyone else? any suggestions on good or bad food (this isn't during a flare, this is all the time)

--birdiem

Posted 8/20/2007 10:37 AM (GMT -5)
Well, i used to joke about cutting out the middle man when i ate sweetcorn and just throw it down the loo, goes straight threw me and VERY quickly too, im not flaring at the moment, but i ate peas last night and lo and behold there they were this morning, whole ( i must chew my food more lol ) when i was flaring at the start, i would pass tons of undigested food, it was like a whole meal sometimes , chips , peas you name it . ( and passing a chip aint fun as you can imagine tongue )

Tab

Posted 1/7/2017 5:02 PM (GMT -5)
Yes and yes. Sometimes I get so bloated it's hard to breathe. Also, the most recent stool sample I turned in had whole sunflower seeds in it. Looked at it, thought to myself: well I guess they'll have some fun with that one...tho even without food particles this samples are pretty spectacular.
Posted 1/7/2017 11:41 PM (GMT -5)
I pass undigested food too when I've been flaring which really gets me down because I think it's a BM and I'm improving and then I look down and see it's food which means I'm still bad sad
Posted 1/8/2017 7:51 AM (GMT -5)
When we're flaring our digestive tract moves much faster than normal and it's certainly possible to pass partially digesteeld food. I've seen it before during bad flares. Think of your digestive tract as a conveyor belt with multiple speeds. It's normally roughly 24 hours for food to go from mouth to anus. In bad flares that transit time can be as little as 4 hours (your body thinks something that you ate is irritating it, so it wants to expell it asap). It takes time for food to be digested properly, through the action of various acids and enzymes, if things go to quickly then partial digestion happens. I've seen this with vegetables, meats, and cheeses before.
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