You ate something and it just didn’t go well … or worse, it made you SICK.
We all experience those moments when we eat something and then realize that something is not sitting right. Food poisoning is not a joke, however especially for IBD patients (or people with bowel problems) is the panic that follows after eating something bad REAL! When we already have tender bellies, the last thing we need is some bad food to give our day a blow.
Today I want to share some tips with you guys that helped me detox while accidentally eating something bad. This is part 1 of 3 videos in total, so stay tuned for 2 more!
(2:46) – Tip # 1: Increase Your Probiotics – All About Probiotics
(4:18) – Tip # 2: Bentonite clay or activated carbon – The advantages of “binders”
(5:53) – Tip # 3: BCPH Shake (Bentonite Clay Psyllium Husk Shake)
(8:05) – BCPH Shake Recipe & Jini’s Intestinal Infection eBook
When symptoms start, our minds race with thoughts like:
- Will that lead to a flare-up?
- Since what I ate was bad, what should I do now?
- Will this affect my healing journey and hinder my progress?
What should you do in these situations? You have come to the right place with Listen to Your Gut. From 2 intestinal health experts and experience from you, we really have ALL the tips you need!
All of these suggestions have been tried and tested by myself and many others. These tips can alleviate the negative symptoms that come from eating something bad, as well as proactively treating your colon so it doesn’t cause future problems / flare-ups. A bad meal should therefore not mean months of pain!
Tip # 1: Increase Your Probiotics
This can REALLY help calm things down. It is important to bring more “good guys” or good bacteria into your gut to make up for the bad bacteria left behind as a result of bad eating.
If I’ve had a tender stomach from bad food, too much fat, or too many feasts, I increase my probiotics – and I can literally feel them calm my GI almost immediately! These powerful microorganisms can invade there and help bring your intestines back into balance.
If I take probiotics once a day and eat something bad, on an empty stomach I increase it to twice a day, 20 minutes before meals. Here is a probiotic cheat sheet that Jini created to help you choose the most suitable probiotic for you. I also highly recommend browsing the probiotics section of the blog here as you can find TONS of valuable information about probiotics there too.
Tip # 2: Use bentonite clay or activated charcoal
What do they do and why are they so effective? Well, these products absorb toxins and contaminants!
They work by trapping toxins and chemicals in the intestines and gently pulling them out. The reason these are so effective is that When you eat something bad, you want to get it back quickly – but you want to do this safely without ulcers or narrowing from tearing as you move through the system! This drag emanating from these products is effective in removing not only the food itself, but the bacteria and toxins around it as well.
I have more personal experience with bentonite clay, but activated carbon is an option too. This leads me to tip # 3 and the way I personally used bentonite clay …
Tip # 3: have a BCPH shake
This stands for bentonite clay and psyllium husk shake. It is these 2 ingredients combined grab and pull the toxins out of your body and do all the work for you! Jini says this can be a very gentle method of flushing out and detoxifying. She likes to use bentonite clay in combination with flea seeds, chia seeds or flax seeds.
A NOTICE: 1.84% of women over 60 have palpitations caused by flea seeds. Either because of an allergic reaction or because flea seeds slow the digestion / absorption of carbohydrates, resulting in low blood sugar and increased heart rate.
It’s recommended not to eat 90 minutes before or after taking this shake, but when it comes to something bad I personally took it ASAP – then made sure I didn’t eat for 90 minutes Minutes or more.
The recipe for a BCPH shake and further information on the advantages of binders can be found here.
This is part 1 of 3 videos in total, so stay tuned for 2 more!
Linsy is Jini’s assistant. From a highly sensitive / reactive case of ulcerative colitis to complete freedom from medication and surgery with exclusively natural methods, Linsy understands the interplay of mind / body / soul on the healing path firsthand.
