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amother

OP ↓

Tue, Aug 13 2024, 12:05 pm

We have less than an hour left here in Israel, and I’m nervous to break my fast soon.

I always get crazy stomach pain, no matter how little or slowly I eat.

I have IBS so my system is weak all the time, and if I fast it’s worse.

Im feeling pretty ok now, as long as I stay put and don’t move around. Not hungry, just a bit thirsty.

Any tips?

amother

Olive ↓

Tue, Aug 13 2024, 12:07 pm

Can you try just drinking something with electrolytes and then waiting an hour

disneyland ↓

Tue, Aug 13 2024, 12:09 pm

I think you will be OK if you eat little at a time. I hope it goes well!

amother

Tiffanyblue

Tue, Aug 13 2024, 12:11 pm

Omg are you me???

I mean I’m in NJ so I still have hours to go but breaking my fast is my biggest fear… it only started being like this a few years ago. I get horrific abdominal cramps and terrible diarrhea very soon after eating… I’ve tried eating differently but I haven’t found a way to prevent this…

amother

Tangerine

Tue, Aug 13 2024, 12:12 pm

I drink first slowly. Then I eat something bland like rice cakes I nibble very slowly. Eat a few over 2 hours nibbling. And then wait to eat in the morning. Eat something light and small for breakfast.

amother

↑ Olive ↓

Tue, Aug 13 2024, 12:12 pm

amother Tiffanyblue wrote:

This is not uncommon thats why I recommended up thread just drinking. Its kind of like an iv. It really works

tichellady ↓

Tue, Aug 13 2024, 12:12 pm

I would just have to water or and then wait a while and have a banana. Hope you feel better

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Aug 13 2024, 12:16 pm

Thanks everyone, I guess I will have some of the electrolytes drink (from Rorie) and wait a bit to see if I can eat…

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Aug 13 2024, 12:17 pm

tichellady wrote:

I would just have to water or and then wait a while and have a banana. Hope you feel better

Why specifically a banana? I usually can’t eat banana on an empty stomach, it gives me cramps

↑ disneyland

Tue, Aug 13 2024, 12:29 pm

You can look up online what foods are good for after a fast with ibs. I looked and it said bland foods. Like eggs, chicken, and cooked vegetables, oats, quinoa. It takes time for the body to move past the fast. Even for people without ibs. So maybe it will take some time for your body to recover. My mother has a lot of problems with her stomach. She can't eat raw fruits and vegetables. But she drinks a lot of snapple and iced tea and eats a lot of chicken soup and tuna. This seems to help her BH

amother

↑ OP

Tue, Aug 13 2024, 12:42 pm

disneyland wrote:

Chicken soup sounds LOVELY! That’s what I eat after YK.
But we wont eat meat/chicken till tomorrow noon. I do have a vegetable soup in the freezer but I’m not in the mood rn

amother

Foxglove

Tue, Aug 13 2024, 2:41 pm

Try leaving out the carbs. Many people with IBS find that giving up carbs helps.
My sister suffered for years with IBS until she was diagnosed with celiac. Cutting out gluten has helped her. Others have found cutting carbs is necessary.
[bananas are high carb, that may be why you can't eat banana on an empty stomach]

amother

Carnation

Tue, Aug 13 2024, 3:27 pm

Would something like mashed potatoes or a baked potato and tea be easy to digest?

↑ tichellady

Tue, Aug 13 2024, 3:35 pm

amother OP wrote:

Why specifically a banana? I usually can’t eat banana on an empty stomach, it gives me cramps

Most people find bananas easy to digest but don’t have one if that won’t work for you

amother

↑ Olive

Tue, Aug 13 2024, 3:41 pm

Op how did u do?

fig

Tue, Aug 13 2024, 7:53 pm

I know I’m late for this fast.
I think key for stomach issues is not to have liquid half hour before and 1.5hrs after so the digestive juices don’t get watered down and the food could be absorbed properly.

Henna12

Tue, Aug 13 2024, 8:14 pm

I don’t know if this will help you but I used to get really nauseous after breaking my fast. I found that eating something high in protein like eggs really helps. Also not fasting related, but taking IB Gard every day changed my life.

amother

Natural

Fri, Aug 16 2024, 8:26 am

I never had any problems during fasting, but as I got a bit older eating after a fast made me violently ill. I have some GI issues, but no real diagnosis. It would start with cramps, then extreme nausea, cold sweats, dizziness and near fainting. I would have to lie down and would eventually vomit and have violent diarrhea. That could result in GI bleeding. I was so sick that I often debated going to the ER. It would happen if I ate very lightly or more heavily. If I avoided carbs or only ate protein. Did not matter. After years of this, my doctor insisted that I stop fasting and called my Rabbi to get me a heter. I eat the absolute minimum now, but it has completely changed the situation. Not paskening here, just conveying my experience.

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