Comments on: Chelsea Stahl’s Story

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 01 May 2019 15:02:19 +0000

Kate,
I am in Clearwater FL and appreciate your help!

By: katescarlata

katescarlata — Wed, 01 May 2019 12:02:40 +0000

In reply to Kate. Hi Kate, Sorry for the delay. Where are you in Florida?

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 14:53:33 +0000

Kate,
Can you please refer a dietitian as I have tried 5 over the last 4 years that have not worked out and I spent several hundred dollars on each.
I am in Florida but can’t seem to find a good one who understands Fodmaps and IBS/SIBO.
Thank you! 🙂

By: katescarlata

katescarlata — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 11:22:55 +0000

In reply to Nan Quinlan.

Thank you, Nan! Have your GI doctor contact me through my website: inquiries@katescarlata.com. I do many talks–so it would just depend on the timing. I love the idea of FODMAP ambassadors. Let me think about how to execute! Thanks for your comment!

By: katescarlata

katescarlata — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 11:20:11 +0000

In reply to Debbie. Debbie, I feel your frustration! But, I do see a change in IBS management and outcomes for patients. Years ago, we really had very little to offer patients. But, this is changing. Work with a GI team: dietitian, psychologist and forward thinking GI doctor, if you can...so you can feel like yourself again. And hives certainly could be a side effect of antibiotics--but discuss the role of mast cell activation syndrome too. Read this post to see if it make sense to your case.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 20:35:58 +0000

Chelsea, Kate & everyone else who suffers with this (including myself) I just honestly don’t understand WHY this continues to be a “mystery” disease. How can you eat something one time & be ok & then eat it again & your gut is tore up. Mine started with a stay in the hospital for over a week while on antibiotics 24/7 & then 2 more weeks at home till my body broke out in hives. Doctor took me off of them but my GI tract hasn’t been the same since. As Chelsea said the frustration of losing days of your life / weeks is beginning to wear tremendously on me. And as for travel, I’m lucky to be able to string 2 days together let alone be able to go away. Starting work with a dietician but after Chelsea’s story, hope of that working is diminishing. I hate sounding & feeling like a drama queen all the time…..it’s not the real me! My family & husband are extremely supportive but I feel like such a burden…

By: Nan Quinlan

Nan Quinlan — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 16:15:51 +0000

Great stories all. I’m 72 and only through the FODMAP method of eating I started last year on my own did I find relief after years of suffering since I was a youngster and not telling anyone out of embarrassment because doctors said it was all in my mind and used to give my mother a tonic for me that turned out to just be sugar water. It took a lot of alone research, trials with different foods, and a great GI doctor and nutritionist who really understood FODMAP and who guided me to feeling so great today. It is so wonderful to have a quiet gut! Kate, would you consider doing a public talk at the South County Hospital in RI? I know it would be very popular and my GI doc would help promote it. Also, have you considered FODMAP ambassadors to help spread the word about FODMAP to the general public. This could be like a support group besides the nutritionists and GI docs who do educate. Just suggestions. I am not on social media, and hope your talks can be found on more platforms besides Twitter and Instagram, but so happy here to have this opportunity to say thank you for all you do.