Stomach and digestion problems during peri

Thanks its what I suspected, as my doctor said its not a coincedence that everything happened when you turned 54 and now i am 55 but its funny because literally a new thing happens every 3 or 4 months, when it first started it was just anxiety and panic attacks, then the hot flahses happened and the breast pain and then the joint pain, now its the indigestion and all of the rest, I am starting to feel depressed.

I was tested last year and he said yep you are dad blat smack in the middle of Peri and expect a whirlwind. Boy was he right, I am now wondering about some sort of treatment, I cant take this for the next 10 years.

Yeah my body started falling apart last year as soon as I hit 40. I couldn't believe all the things that were happening to me! I thought I was dying of some terrible disease until I stumbled upon this forum. I then realized that these are the symptoms to menopause. It has been a tremendous relief and a help sharing with the women here. I can't imagine the state I would've been in had I not come across this forum. Take care, dear!

I think you you may have a great point regarding the caffeine. I drink a LOT of coffee and I am going to cut way back, its going to be hard to totally eliminate it but I am going to curb it and I agree about the endscophy if it doesnt get better, its only been going on for a few days. So, I will try some of the herbal treatments and yes if no relief going to the dr.  Thank you everyone for your advice

Im pleased to say i did get to eat and drink normally again, hopefully will be the same for you x

Thank you Terri, my stomach is so bloated OMG, its like I am preganant and when I push on it, it hurts so bad, I told the dr that when I push on it, it hurts he said maybe you want to stop pushing on it.  LOL, I will stop the gluten, I know this sounds weird but how do I know what has gluten in it, is it bread, noodles ect

hey Lennie,no question is weird , i totally get it i had to learn the same way asking friends and figuring it out along the way ,, ok ... first you need to ask your DR for a gluten test and dairy test to see if you are ciliac , most probably your not , considering that this is all new when peri started , difference is you could well be like me not allergic to nothing but because my hormones are shifting im become sensitive to lactose and gluten ,,,when you are celiac you are on a very strick gluten free diet , and cross contamination could also be a  problem but if your only sensitive than just staying away from gluten will do the jog , of course most people that are gluten free are also sensite to dairy products because of the lactose , so need to do both,,, i truly was over whelmed by the fact that i was gluten and dairy free , however , they are ALL kinds of foods out there that are glutten free , and i dont mean specialty health foods stores, i mean regular food markets , i dont know where ypu live if in the states ,, almost every brand has a gluten free product ,, gluten is in everything , but don`t be scared it really doesnt have a taste so you wont miss it ,, except for wheat ,,, no more wheat bread or crackers , i use a bread called rudi`s it awesome . thay also have gluten free pasta . pasta sauce many brands ragu , prego etc,,, pull up list of gluten free foods , you`ll be surprise sweetie ,  also when i mentioned that i lost 9 lbs in 1 week , i meant during my whole period off of gluten and dairy ,, i would be very concern if i lost that in a week ,, sorry i was writing fast  my brain was thinking faster than my typing .. pls if you have any other questions get back to me ! i will gladly help , i still remember those days ! take care

Hi Terri thanks for sharing your experience I have had issues with my stomach as well do you ever get the pain as well gas seems to haunt me but the worst is the pain in the belly

Hi Monique, well, im free of stomach .... issues , but no  i had no stomach pain it was just bloating and lots of gas.. Monique .... IBS or just plain simple sensitive to gluten and dairy ,,,iremember walking into a local family owned health food store and telling the guy that worked there that i thought i had stomach cancer ,, and i explained and he said your probably into peri meno and are sensitive to gluten and dairy ,,, sent me home with a bottle of probiotioc pills for 1 wk told me leave all dairy and gluten for a wk ,,, omg he was so.... right . He told me that his wife had gone thru the same thing ,, i later went back for regular i ve taking 30 billion probiotic daily ever since ,, remember that gluten and dairy intolorance  could cause sharp abdominal pain, hope all this info  helps you ....

best of luck sweetie,

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Thanks Terri, I am type two diabetic and lately my numbers have been high mainly due to excessive carbs and not exercising enough. I am addressing that asap, i worked out for 2 hrs today, and my numbers were very good, I have to be consistent. At any rate, I will definetely stop the gluten, I suspect that will also help normalize my blood sugars.

Be careful Lennie , crappy good will always be crappy food , even in gluten free theirs junky food , stick to whole foods , like veggies and lean meats and fish , just remember a lot of gluten foods are substitute with corn ! Keep an eye on that ! Since your diabetic .. Clean diet would be amazing and pick up some good probiotics for your gut ! You'll be a new new person in no time !😜 I'm glad your taking this step to a healthier you !

Thanks Terri, I am really confused about probiotics, how much should I take, how often,  I see many people talkking about millions and billions, and I am so confused its like speaking another language! Help me. Oh my goodness, the corn issue is true, two days ago I had tacos with the corn tortillas it ran my blood sugar up to almost over 200. WOW! No more corn period.  My focus for food is now, very high protein, I am eating turkey and scrambled eggs and salad and for dinner chicken and broccoli with cauliflower. I have got to get it together with being diabetic and menopausal. plus overweight,.

Hi Lennie , i`m no nutritianist . but in my profession i`ve thought my hstudents  the basics of health and longevity,, and i`ve always had an interest in  health and exercise ,,, i will tell you what they told me about the probiotics ,, yes you are so right ... crazy billions , millions ! we have good and bad bacteria in our gut ! when theirs more bad than good , we tend to have issues ... i for instance I buy 85 billion live cultures  of RAW PROBIOTICS at health food store ,,, now that better i take one daily, making it 28 live cultures , So in other words , i buy 1 month supply and last me 3 months ...but you could probably take 3 pills daily , as the bottle says ,, for say i week but you need to go to the health food store !  as far as your meal plan  sounds great ... stay away from canned soups they are loaded with sodium andthey with keep you bloated ! instead make your own good hearty bean soup ( remember lean  protein for muscle  + good carbs for energy = an awesome lean body ! also never forget your good fats they are so............. important in maintaining your hormones balanced , nuts , flaxseed oil   , avacodos, etc .. print out a list of lean protein remember samon fish !  good carbs , and good fats and ., also remember tryto stay away from starches since it doent work well with your sugar levels ! have carrots and beets moderately ( remember sweet ) stick to olive oil and basalmic .. even though they are glutten free dessings , some have milk products ,,, sounds like alot ? take small steps or big steps but whatever you do take A STEP!( i took a big  one )

take care baby girl !  

hi terri i am doing the steps of eating better and could use help would you  ind helping me along the way with the good and bad foods maybe you can private message me i am looking to lose at least 60lbs i am trying to eat right and excercise but could use the help on does and dont's please if you have time to mesage me on where to start thank you

hi monique ,, sorry yesterday something was wrong where i clicked but wouldnt able to connect,, ok i dont know how to send a private meesage ! anyways sweetie ,, i cant really  give you a plan without  your medical history,, or really know much about you ,,But ,, you seem to be on the right track with exercise and good food , just stick  to whole foods or raw foods , when i mean raw it not a piece of raw  fish , chicken or steak ,, what i mean is veggies .. foods that have not been altered with preservative , hormones etc... eat fish is very good for you later lean chicken grilled and last lean red meat ,,, always eat a good carb with your meals ,,, good greens ! have snacks like nuts , tuna fish,, avocado ,even a spoonful of almond butter,, protein shakes ,, whey protein is your best bet ,, for muscle recovery you have a small window 40 min after workouts to have protein bar , p-shake, or just any lean protein ,, remember  try get a good high protein low sugar one also i get a soy protein as well for those days that my estrogen is low i take it with soy milk ,, aother wise i only use almond milk.. remember morning is your most important meal which loads you up with nutrients to conquer your morning to midday ,,, so a good breafast  is so...important ... eggwhites ! i know yuk !! o.k  cheat alittle 1 whole 3 egg whites load up vitamin k with spinich and sprinkle very very little cheese ... im lactose intolorate so i buy a lactose free and use tiny bit..   you will get it i promise ,,if only you promise to stick it out not 1 wk or 1 month ,,,but a way to live and enjoy your beautiful body you deserve to do this for yourself ,,,you will so amazed you will forget alot of this dreadful peri - symptoms.. you will be so focused on enjoying  the body you never thought  you could have  again . but than you `ll have  responsabity to pass it on .. which is the most amazing feeling ... remember Monique  you could do anything you put your mind too! 

good luck , and keep me posted 

Thank you I will definitely get those items because the burning and bloated feeling sucks