Tummy ache and intestinal upset

Older daughter called me last week after being out to lunch with a girlfriend. She complained of a stomach ache and "awful bloating" after eating coleslaw with her fish and chips. She thinks it was the slaw making her insides rebel. Cabbage does the same to me, too, I told her, so I avoid it. I said she could either tough it out (it should pass soon after expelling a lot of wind, lol), or try taking an enema with a little sea salt and baking soda. Maybe that will help neutralize the bloating. Thoughts? (She has a fountain syringe, but I haven't heard back yet; we'll see each other on Christmas. I'll ask her (quietly).

Don't like coleslaw or cabbage but any excuse for an enema is a good enough reason for me to fill the bag.

This is the time of year where it is easy to overeat. Lots of veggies like broccoli are very gassy. My wife was complaining about a tummy ache yesterday and rubbing her lower left stomach. I knew she needed an enema butt didn't even suggest it. She hates them.

Dad's a techie, and when I got an upset stomach he would always start "Troubleshooting" and trying to figure out the cause

Whenever that happened to me, Dad would say "Did you take something you are scared to tell me about?"

meaning a laxative.

When I said no, he said, "What did you eat in the last day or so that you have never eaten before?

He was not doing it in a blaming way, he was trying to figure out whet it was so he could help me stay away from it.

Vicki V...inquiring minds would like to know if your suggested cure was effective.

Speaking of simple cures for those nuisance ailments, I've always been a bit surprised that so many people are so hesitant to try this simple procedure. Like Moppy's jalopy points out, even suggesting a simple enema can evoke some very negative reactions.

I realize that I resisted an enema when young. Mom, grandma, and our pediatrician knew how effective an enema could be when one of us kids complained. It's funny that I came to love and enjoy the procedure as things progressed.

That picture of a nurse hanging in most Buca de Beppo restaurants, sums it up..."Yes, I think and enema would be just the thing"!

I used to get constipation/gas stomach aches when I was a kid. Sometimes I could alleviate the symptoms by "farting around" the blockage; however that generally was only temporary relief, unless I did a bowel movement too.

Some of those stomach aches were a bit debilitating. When I was discovered suffering one, it immediately meant that I'd get sent to the bathroom to try to have a bowel movement.

Truthfully, if I was able to have a large enough of one it'd eliminate the discomfort. But if all that I did was pass gass or a couple pebbles, I'd get an enema of course. Truthfully, I have to admit that I felt better after the enema but would have never admitted to that back then.

Stomach ache enemas were often from the bag, opposed to the disposable enemas that I got when I couldn't go to the bathroom during my evening bathroom time. I know that she put a little baking soda in the enema water to soothe the stomach too, probably a lot better than the saline in that case. I didn't like either type of enema back then, but I always dreaded getting the bag worse.

Vivki V...inquiring minds would like to know if your suggested cure was effective.

Jen said she relaxed with a heating pad and felt better. That old-fashioned remedy often works, too. 😃

In our teens, after enemas began evoking "other" feelings, both my older sister and I would fake tummy aches to get enemas. They were Mom's go to cure for constipation and upset stomachs.

Growing up if I happened to be particularly gassy at some point my mother would ask if I thought I needed an enema. Just for the record I have always loved every form of cabbage--sauerkraut, coleslaw, you name it as well as every form of bean, so it is no wonder that I was gassy. When I got older I developed a liking for beer, too. Anyway, I hated enemas growing up, so I continued to be silently gassy since I didn't want to encourage mom's desire to get out the enema bag.

I have, at various times experienced both of those side effects from enemas.

I get terrible gas UNLESS I'm keeping up with my enemas. I love vegetables, so things "move" ok for a while, then I get stopped up. So enemas cure both problems. When I was married, I had to hide everything. Now, I try to work enemas into my schedule 1-5X per week. They help. I theorize that a good enema reduces the bacterial count for a short time. I eat yogurt as well, & have tried yogurt enemas in the past, but they don't seem to help. Whatever causes the problems, a couple enemas "eliminate" them.

I skipped breakfast. didn't eat after 8 PM. Not much after 4 PM

About 40 minutes ago, I drank a magnesium citrate.

I am at the tummy upset stage right now.

Something hit me just after a Chinese dinner this week...explosive mucus covered stools, cramps, gas ....wow

Strange, because usually when i have a gastro hit it is just explosive, and over with, after a couple quick visits to the toilet.....everything at once. Not this time, went on a couple days.

ugh!

knowing that excessive mucus means issues with the lining, either thru blockage, infection, salmonella, or msg, i decided not to flush it out with a saline enema. Something i have always resorted to in the past.

Figured the body would take care of it. unfortunately, it kept draining for several days before calming down.

Now, waiting to see if everything gets back to normal without taking my usual approach and syringing myself to a squeaky clean condition.

Some women have sensitive tummies and digestive systems, and in my family it's passed down in three generations. If you look among my mother's linens, you'll find her pretty yellow Cara enema bag. If you snoop in the master bathroom in my home, my vintage pink fountain syringe is in the cabinet to the right of the sink. And my older daughter has this nifty, new silicone enema bag bought online that I saw hanging to dry in her shower. I'm not sure where she keeps it. (It's time I get one of those!) Three generations of women with similar issues, for which we have enema bags. Except my younger daughter, no problems like that at all, and no enema bag that I know of. And that's the way it is in my family.

Lucky you !!!

To me, these are the signs that I need to wait longer between rounds,, use 2qt instead of 3qt or do something a little easier.

I experience more than just minor stomach upset, and it's my body telling me I'm overdoing it!