has anyone else ever had this issue?

this is going to sound dumb, but its been bothering me. about a month ago i had an infection where one of my wisdom teeth got taken out, so i was on penicillin for a couple weeks and my stomach got quite bloated. i chalked it up to the antibiotic killing my good stomach bacteria and messing with my digestion. but i havent been on it for 2 weeks, and my stomach is still really big. i look almost pregnant. now im fairly sure it cant be gained weight, my diet hasnt changed and all i eat are fruits, veggies, a little oatmeal and a fair bit of legumes. in fact, beans make up a good portion of my diet since with my schedule at school i have to go long stretches without eating and hate being hungry. plus my family kinda bugs me about getting enough protein, so thats another reason i eat so much of them....but no more than i did before my infection. so, what should i do? im thinking about greatly reducing and amount of legumes and fruit in my diet, and making it mostly vegetable based. is this a good idea or not? and does anyone has any other suggestions?

 

As long as you're satisfying all your basic nutritional needs, no problem.

As for the stomach swelling, could be a number of causes. If you have any concerns over it, see a doctor.

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i would see a doctor if i had health insurance. it doesnt become effective until january. i mean im sure its nothing serious, it just bugs me.

 

well im vegan, so yogurt is out, and i have no idea what that other stuff is. wont the bacteria come back on their own?? i mean, they got there somehow naturally, right?

and im not on my families insurance because i was living with my dad until about 2 months ago, and hes a cheap bastard and had no insurance for me. my mom cant put me on the family plan until october and they wont cover me until january....its stupid, but we have no choice. my mom would take me in a second if i was in pain or had a serious issue, but i dont think this is serious and its not uncomfortable physically in the least.

 

okay, thanks. i doubt i can find it at the local bi-lo and this place has no health food stores but i'll try.

 

That doesn't sound good at all I think maybe go see the doctor about that one.

 

I agree with drumminmama on this one. You need to replace the good bacteria in your system and drink more water. Kombucha will help, or you can get Silk Live, a soy yogurt with live cultures. Silk Live is available in many supermarkets if there is no HFS or other natural food store in your area.

 

okay, definately look for it, thank you. : )

 

well i've been drinking more water like you suggested, and thats helped a lot. normally i drank at best half a cup a day, but i've upped it to about 2 or 3 now. i've also been eating lighter foods throughout the day instead of heavier less frequent meals and cut back on sugar, so i think those things were a big part what was causing me problems because my stomach looks more normal now. thank for your advice and your help, i doubt the rents would mail order me anything but i'll scour the local stores for everything you mentioned. as far as where i live, its about an hour south of charlotte, nc in a little rinky dink town so i think to find any specialty health foods i'd have to go to charlotte.