I have a question about abdominal bloating, I started on zantac and claritin and have felt better but def not like my old self prior to mcad. I find after I eat basically anything especially later in the day my abd becomes so bloated like I have triplets and that would be really bad at my age LOL. When my abd gets bloated I get syncope even though my BP is fine. But I do get a high heart rate at that time I can't seem too get over this hump as far as getting better this actually makes me stop what I am doing not so much the bloating but the high heart rate and syncope feeling. I was wondering what I could do too help this, I am new too this disease and taking 75of zantac 3x day as well as 5mg of claritin 3x a day.

I second Joans advice (VERY good) and bet you will feel better quickly if you follow her suggestions  Thinking of you!
Hugs
Ramona

Goldie,

I would suggest two things:  first, write to Dr. Afrin and explain what you are going through and ask for his instructions.  The second thing is I would take out carbohydrates from your diet.  Most of us find that anything that has a carbohydrate base is heavy on our systems - rice is not difficult, but potatoes, breads, pastas... these are the kinds of carbohydrates I'm talking about.  You can eat carbohydrates, but not the starchy kinds of foods.  See out your carbohydrates through veggies and legumes instead of breads and starchy foods.  These cause us a lot of gas and bloating and by reducing the intake of these foods, you'll do much better.

For example:  if you eat a pizza, make sure it's a super thin crust!  Yet, pizza is tricky food for us for it's got cheese and tomatoes and for many of us, on a bad day this can send us over the edge.  So, be wise and be ingenuous with your foods.  I've not found that by removing these foods that I'm lacking anymore nor has my family.  We rarely eat things like spaghetti cause I can't handle the tomato sauce, however, Ive made stroganoff and put it with veggies like cauliflour and other bulkier foods which make up the lack of the noodles!  It's great and no bloating!


Lisa