Comments on: How I Cured Years Of Excruciating Stomach Pains Without Doctors Or Medicines

By: Karol

Karol — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:20:25 +0000

Maybe. You have to cut them out of your diet to find out.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 03 May 2011 07:13:51 +0000

I have this problem as well. I get stomach aches after drinking soda. However, I have other bad habits which doesn’t help the situation, such as drinking alcohol and eating spicy foods.

Do you think alcohol and spicy foods also cause stomach pains?

By: Elana

Elana — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:03:06 +0000

This is a really excellent point – and a lot of people don’t take the initiative to self-experiment like this. I’m a doctor, and I can tell you that there are certain medical conditions/symptoms that are really hard to address in a 15 minute appointment: things like vague stomach pain, headaches, vague body pains, etc. Doctors don’t know everything and there isn’t always one obvious, explainable cause for why a symptoms occurs that we can tell you in a short period of time.

If you see a good doctor about a symptom like this, they might tell you to keep a journal of diet, sleep, habits, etc, to see if there’s a connection between the symptom and something you’re doing.

Either way, taking responsibility for your own well-being and body and not expecting someone else to solve problems you’ve created for yourself is key to staying healthy.

By: Karol

Karol — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:09:14 +0000

Hey Kristof,

I don’t eat much bread, but I don’t strictly stay away from it….except for white bread. Like you mentioned, it’s pure crap.

Karol

By: Kristof Alentijns

Kristof Alentijns — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:30:59 +0000

I also went from drinking soda and eating garbage all the time to drinking mostly water and sometimes tea or coffee and the occasional beers (am cutting back on that too). Still working on my eating habits though, they’re getting better but sometimes laziness still takes over (although I will not eat at any fast food chain).

What’s your take on bread btw? I’ve been reading that white bread is pure crap (because of white flour being almost like sugar) and whole grain is better but not truly healthy either.. Need to read some more about it but thought perhaps you had some interesting articles about it. I really love my whole grain bread though :).

By: Karol

Karol — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:05:58 +0000

Hey BJ,

Thanks for asking.

1 cup Quinoa
2 cups water
little bit of salt

Put it all in a pot, cover, and bring to a boil. Then bring the heat down and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the quinoa has absorbed all the water. Fluff with a fork and eat!

I made a dish with quinoa yesterday. As above and then in a separate large pan I sauteed onions, and then added carrots and cauliflower until they were hot. Mix it all with the quinoa. Delicious. I usually just use whatever vegetables I have or vegetables that are almost over ripe to use them up before they go bad. I made so much of this dish I’m about to eat more right now. :)

By: BJ

BJ — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:00:07 +0000

Karol-
would you be willing to share your Quinoa recipe? I hear great things about quinoa, so I bought a bag of it. Now I don’t know what to do with it. Do I boil it like rice? Do I mix it with something? If you’re eating lots and lots of it, you must be doing something right with it.
Thanks!
BJ

By: Karol

Karol — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:58:39 +0000

Hi Bia,

Thanks for sharing. Great to hear that your Mom kept that poison away from you. And the fact that you got sick when you drank it proves just how poisonous the stuff is.

As far as Brazil: I’ve been wanting to visit (the Amazon specifically) since I was 8. But there are other places I will visit first. I will make it there. Maybe around this time next year. :)

Karol

By: Bia Kunze

Bia Kunze — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:04:03 +0000

I was grown with my mom putting soda and soft drinks far away from me. But there comes a time when all we stupid kids want to do is whatever our friends do. I went to some parties and got some cola and a few other things alike.
Then I had the 2 worst days of my childhood, all spent in bed and bathroom :P
I believe people drink and eat all these garbage just as an habit. They’ve been drinking it their whole lives, then it’s hard to stop later.
Recently I discovered I developed an allergy to milk and eggs and I’ve been hardly trying to adapt to a new routine. But it’s not the end of the world, but I’d love a post from you about food.
Second: do plan visiting Brazil? I live in Curitiba, southern Brazil, and it’s very different from the rest of the country… mild weather and many german, poland and ukraine descendents and a great ecological urban structure of public transports and recycling. Maybe you’ve heard of Jaime Lerner, worldwide award-winner mayor, famous architect and urbanist, who made Curitiba this great city, and later developed projects for other cities like NYC, Shanghai, and others.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Lerner
We are very concerned about the environment here. It would be great to have you around!

By: Karol

Karol — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:35:12 +0000

I used to love that fake nestea stuff too. It gave me stomach pains just like regular soda though. The tap water at restaurants is usually just fine.

As far as your other comments: don’t be crazy. :)

Karol