I vaguely recall many moons ago eating at a fabulous Indian restaurant and wondering what would become of the two couples that ordered and ate two banquets for four.
What could drive otherwise sane appearing people to indulge so recklessly and excessively. Would they simply feel bloated and annoyed, or would they be tormented by by guilt.
How pleasant, after all these years, to learn that it was nothing more than gastronomic delight. Simply an ambitious tribute to the chef.
Though we did wonder if the excess of food was in some way fuelled by imbibing alcoholic beverages.
There's perhaps a small clue in this much later forum post. NUTS sometimes refers to "Not Using The Steps". Part of a 12-step recovery programme. Could it be that being driven NUTS is some euphemistic cry for help. For a disorder unrelated to PMR.
Or perhaps, after all these years (though I don't know how many even though I was apparently there), there is some yearning for a life long lost. A life long ago, when the stomach was elastic, when bloat was simply a 12 hour episode not a sentence.
Perhaps as simple as the first time bloated on excessive Indian food at least had a known useful cause whereas the current dilemma doesn't even have the enjoyment of eating anything.There's no fun in being bloated without having eaten much. And perhaps a lingering doubt that in current times at least one of the four would find it difficult to eat half a banquet, let alone even thinking of two.
How sad is that?
I'd recommend eating more. Just to see if the bloat gets worse or is in some mysterious way relieved. But then again, that's perhaps not wise.
I definitely wouldn't recommend eating more Indian food as the farts may become more frequent and overpowering than already. And avoid raw onions.
Perhaps I should mention in a disclaimer that I'm only mildly suffering from Cushing's, that I'm not remotely alcoholic, not even a little insane, and always hungry. Though I do seem to oscillate between pred highs and lows. If this little post offends anyone I shall claim it as a pred side effect. The tablets made me do it.
On a very feeble sounding finale, may I wonder if you've considered probiotic yoghurt. Since a daily dose at breakfast marginally reduced my stomach pains I've begun recommending it as the universal panacea for everything.
I've yet to try it as Lassi but feel that a fellow Indian food enthusiast may consider it more so than those who have never massively over eaten for no other reason than stroking the taste buds. They really don't understand. .... A sort of gastronomic Love's Labour's Lost.
Not really much help with "is it pred or something else". Hopefully someone more sensible than I will be along soon.
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