I've been concerned more because now I have this massive heartburn with it. Tiny suggested changing my eating schedule to eat less before bed and too eat smaller portions throughout the day.
I tried reducing protein intake starting today but I'm not convinced my food is to acidic but rather its my eating habit or just my crohns attacking my upper GI. That being said I don't think our dinner helped although it was delicious. Maybe it's time for another doctors appt. I still blame the fake tooth.
I generally feel well rested. I sleep 6-9 hours a night depending on the day but plenty of days with 8 hours.
Whole grain toast/flax seed generally doesn't sit well with me. I could try brown rice or oat meal - those seem to not bother me?
So I tried out the Ph strips and my urine was 6.75ish. I thought that was good but then I saw it should be over 7.2. Its so hard to know whats real or not :::link:::
I'll have to test it plus the saliva in the morning.
Also, don't forget sleep. Do you usually feel rested when you wake up everyday? On an average, how many hours do you sleep on week nights and weekends?
How about having complex carbohydrates and natural fiber for breakfast and eggs? Let's say, whole wheat or multigrain flax seed toast with butter, boiled eggs, with fruit eg, bananas, apples with carrots, with a side of milk with whey powder? Just a protein shake with banana and whey powder is not very complex.
The objectives for breakfast and dinner are completely different.
You want the breakfast to be digested slowly and provide you with a nearly constant plateau of blood glucose that will hold you till mid morning, when you have another small portion meal with proteins. The problem with having a liquid breakfast is, it doesn't have that much staying power as a breakfast with fiber and complex carbohydrates and a balanced dose of protein.
I think you are right about the timing. I notice the burning pain issue way worse in the morning and at night. The two times before I would normally have a big meal. The morning big meal usually being a protein shake with banana and whey powder. That being said it just Burns most of the time now. It kin of feels like the feeling you get after doing a shot of vodka.
Today was kind of a disaster. My stomach was sour all day and my tongue has that hole in it now. I decided to tru and eat lunch with Sameer but I got a veggie taco at ETS and to me it was way too spicy.
Then I went home at night and cooked lots of neutral green veggies. I tried to eat just greens but it just made me hungry. So I added yogurt. I hadn't eaten yogurt in a long time and my whole throat got super itchy. Not sure if it was the yogurt or some other random thing though.
Really the whole constant burning thing is making me nuts.
All the factors are:
1. Eating times and portion sizes.
2. High protein diet.
3. I also have to factor in the two days I took a third dose crohns meds.
4. The new terrible bitter taste in my mouth.
5. The geographic tongue
6. The orange tongue coating.
You are into too much exercise and if your goal is to build ripped muscles, lesser protein will not help you. However, if you are okay with being the size you are and just maintaining muscle mass, increase your non-protein calories so that you are not starving and exhausted.
The idea of numerous small portions throughout the day (at say, 2-3 hours gap) is to not let your stomach release acid in anticipation of food that is really delayed. Also, small portions just before bedtime will not require so much time to transit out of the stomach, so you don't necessarily need to be awake for 3-4 hours after a light meal.
How are you now?? Better, worse, won't comment? WHAT IS IT?? (I can't possibly feel guiltier than I already do... so spill it.)
I had so much fun yesterday too.. I was able to do a supported headstand in office today in an inspired moment. I am sure people stared but I was just stretching... ;-) But you were doing ALL manner of crazy stuff in class yesterday. It was like the headstand yoga spirit had taken possession of you upside down!
(e:Paul), I don't think you should reduce your protein intake. Period. You will lose your muscles if you do. But I do recommend eating the SAME amount of protein that you do now (you could even increase it) staggered throughout the day with the maximum protein meal at breakfast and mid-morning, slowing grading down the protein as the day winds down. Also, it's fine if you have a heavy dinner once in a while but you need to make sure that you don't go to sleep immediately after. A nice 3 hour gap between the meal and sleep should allow the stomach to empty out almost 75% and prevent reflux.
I am so terribly sorry that I gave you tea. The irony of it was I was preaching low-acid meals all that time! Annoying me!
All my teas are black and highly caffeinated and probably acidic as well. I think that is why Indian teas are heavily moderated with milk and honey/sugar. It makes sense... I don't know how Americans have acquired this taste for drinking black coffee straight on all the time because as far as the gastric lining is concerned, its doing it no good at all.