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Here's to Your Health:  Anyone have problems digesting tomato sauces?  |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - Jan 03 2008 : 08:30:54 AM
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For the last 6 months or so, my husband gets sick everytime we have pasta and red sauce--whether it's out in a restaurant, or in. He usually complains about needing "to burp" and then wakes up about 4 am and ends up throwing up for an hour or so.
Last night was no different--we ordered pizza. It seems to only happen with tomato sauces--not chile sauces or anything like that.
I'm wondering if it's an ulcer, or maybe a hernia? I get heartburn, but I rarely have an upset stomach to the point of vomiting. It's really strange, though, and I'm beginning to get concerned.
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
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kydeere40744
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jessica
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2008 : 08:37:02 AM
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Goodness...I hope that he is feeling better. It is probably acid reflux. Tomato sauce products have good amounts of acid and can affect some folks stomachs. I know that I've tried several meds to take if I know that I will be eating something with a sauce or affects my stomach. If he can get to the doc, they can prescribe or give him a few samples of prevacid. That usually works for me. The doctor told me it was acid reflux and/or an ulcer. Hope it gets to feeling better!
~Jessica in Kentucky & Miss Wilma's Niece~
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2008 : 08:43:45 AM
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Thanks, Jessica...I hate it when he's sick because of food--it's terrible...I'm thinking it's probably acid reflux, too. It only bothers me on occasion, and that's usually when I've combined tomatoes with wine (a glass or two). I think I'm going to go easy on his tummy for the next few weeks with some bland (AAAGHH!!) foods and see if we can get him into the doc for a prescription.
Thanks for your advice,
J
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Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
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Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2008 : 08:48:23 AM
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My ex-husband, and my new and improved husband both have this problem. Neither had an ulcer, some folks just can't handle an acidy meal. I never make red sauce or regular type of pizza for dinner, it's a weekend lunch meal now. If you HAVE to have pasta, like me, make something cheesey. Recently, my husband's boss' wife invited us over for dinner, and served red sauce. My husband politely ate it, then ate Tums when we got home, before the problem arrived. He was fine.
I have noticed that red sauce bothers my husband more when he is stressed out, because it makes his stomach more acidy, I assume.
Trish
Farmgirl Sister #91
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Peanut
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jennifer
Waverly
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2008 : 11:21:23 AM
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I'm pregnant and had that horrible indigestion feeling after eating almost anything, but especially acidy foods.
I bought some Zantac at the grocery store the other day and they work like a charm... no more burping feeling and no more feeling like a want to vomit.
They are over-the-counter and worth a shot!
"What is a farm but a mute gospel?"
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2008 : 12:52:13 PM
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I'm going to get some of the xantac or whatever it's called on the way home--Tums sometimes seem to exacerbate the issue. Makes him feel even more queasy, he says. I always used alka selzer or baking soda and water--works like a charm, though is a little low on the taste charts :) I'm also going to get some fixin's for Chicken noodle soup and grilled cheese because he says he's hungry, but I'm not taking any chances!!!
That's a good idea, though, to make it for a weekend lunch meal, instead of dinner, so there is more time to digest and also to ward off any "evil" that comes along with it.
Shoot. I LOVE red sauce! I guess I'll just treat myself to Friday lunch at my favorite Italian place, Pompillio's, from now on :)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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Peanut
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jennifer
Waverly
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2008 : 4:59:44 PM
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Ew, Tums and Rolaids really DID make me feel worse. :(
My symptoms are remarkably like your husband's. Maybe he's 3 months pregnant?? ;)
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2008 : 7:14:33 PM
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That would be GREAT! Then I don't have to do all the work and HE can finally gain weight!!!!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenn
CA
USA
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Posted - Jan 04 2008 : 4:04:15 PM
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I've noticed the same thing with myself. Except for the vomiting part. That must be so agrivating for him. I discovered, by accident, that my acid reflux problem was with processed sauces whether resturant or at home, but when I made them fresh I didn't have the problem. My thought was there may be some kind of preservative in them that is affecting me more than the acid in the tomatoes.
My goal for 08 is to get back on track with my garden, eat less processed and can my own on things that are causing me trouble.
Best of luck. It's depressing thinking about giving up something you love and for me it's red sauces for Italian dishes. |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 05 2008 : 09:39:35 AM
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That's interesting--about the processed part. It's true with him for sure--the vomiting thing, I don't know. That's worrisome, but I almost feel like he worries himself to the point that his stomach just "purges" after a while. He tosses and turns and tosses and turns and it just really gets him bent out of shape on top of feeling like garbage...
I am going to try my hand at making tomato sauces this year myself--last year was such a terrible year for my tomatoes that I don't think I got enough for a snack.
Thanks for the ideas!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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Dixie_Amazon
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dennise
Baton Rouge
LA
USA
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Posted - Jan 05 2008 : 3:38:51 PM
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Any nightshade vegetable aggravates my acid reflux. Some people are senistive to them.
Dennise with 2 n's
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Ronna
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ronna
Fernley
NV
USA
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Posted - Jan 06 2008 : 10:58:16 PM
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Try a product called Acid Free, made by Performance Labs in Calabasas CA. It works on a different aspect than tums, etc. Helps my son a great deal with the same type of reaction to many acidic foods. Not sure how much it's marketed now in drugstores, used to be in Rite
Aid and Walgreens. The company can tell you who would have it, maybe a health food store in your area. Chewable tablets, not chalky like Rolaids and such and much better for you.
I swear by their vitamins too, only ones that don't "talk back to me". 1-800-848-2537 www.performancelabs.com
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