PCOS Messages for October, 2000: Re: ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE STOMACH PAINS

Re: ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE STOMACH PAINS

From: Michele (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 3 Oct 2000 10:58:44 -0500 (CDT)

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It sounds like you are having a hypoglycemia attack. You are probably not eating enough food. You should try to eat every 3-4 hours. Balance protein w/carbs. If you are eating less then 100 grams of carbs a day, you will have more problems. 100 grams is still low carb. You need to spread those carbs out over the whole day, not eat them in just one meal. It is better also to eat carbs that don't turn to sugar as fast. Cut back on white flour, rice, potatoes, processed foods, sodas, and desserts. Really avoid anything with high fructose corn syrup in it. Also lower your dose for a couple of days and then work you way back up. Some people use immodium to help with the stomach problems. If you continue to have problems contact your doctor, some people develop lactic acidosis w/glucophage, rare but it can happen and it is dangerous. Remember this is a low carb diet, NOT A NO CARB DIET! You need the fruits, vegteables and whole grains as well as the protein.

Treatment for pco involves 3 things to work effectively, they are the medications, low carb diet and exercise. The meds help control the insulin, the diet helps us to not produce as much glucose, keeping our insulin levels lower, and the exercise helps the insulin enter the cells easier. All three are necessary to control this condition. People who have high male hormones will need to use an additional medication to control that. Hope this helps.

At Tue, 3 Oct 2000, Randi wrote: >
>I am currently on Glucophage (850mg 2x a day)...been on it at that
>dosage for 2 weeks (tomorrow). I experienced the most horrifc stomach
>pains on Sunday and Monday with my fist pill, that I almost went to the
>emergency room. I haven't been keeping to the low carb diet yet, but
>always eat with the meds. the first time it happened, I ate pretzels
>before it (I know, bad) and yesterday, I had a hamburger (without the
>bread - yeah). I assumed that the the first time it was because I
>hadn't really eaten and on top of that it was PRETZELS (major carb). But
>I really felt that the hamburger was enough to balance against the pill
>yesterday. I had a much heavier meal at dinner with my second pill both
>times and wonder if it's the food, or what? My friend thought that it
>might take 2 weeks for the mg's to take effect...this doesn't sound
>right to me. Another friend said that my stomach didn't have enough
>food to help the pill breakdown. Over tyhe last 2 months, I ate more.
>All I can say is, that it's not possible for me to go through the
>excruciating pain that I had the last 2 days...the first time it
>occurred with the cold sweats and feeling of throwing up...both days it
>happened 20 minutes after taking the pill.
>
>Your thoughts???
>
>--
>Randi
>

--
michele

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