fish and toilet visits, very down about it

[Caroline]

You may remember a few weeks ago I had a tummy incident, lasted most of a week after I had fish with a spicy coating from the shop across the road.

Well today I fancied fish and chips so went to a different place with a plain coating.

Tummy doesn't feel as bad as it did with the spicy coating, but now after everything else I am wondering if I can't tolerate 1) fried food (makes me feel sick thinking about it and I have to go into another room if any one wants a fry up) 2) I can't tolerate bought fish (i.e fish I haven't cooked myself) 3) I can't tolerate the coating or 4) a mixture or all of the first three.

 

[KookyCat]

Hi Caroline

Not sure if this is helpful, but I can't tolerate deep fried fish either, it triggers my IBS. The dietician I used to see said it was a common trigger because the fish and batter absorb an unusual amount of fat. I don't have trouble with fat in general just chip shop fish. They also tested me for gall stones because chip shop fish is a well known trigger for gall stone related colic, so I think it's a fairly common trigger

 

[AJLang]

Caroline I'm sorry that i haven't got any advice but I wanted to say that I'm sorry that you're feeling so down. Big hugs {{{{{Caroline}}}}} I hope that you have a nice weekend🙂

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Hi Caroline, so sorry about your tum.... not nice
As you obviously love fish perhaps buy some white fish and grill/steam it then see what happens to your tum. If no additives and you have an upset tum then you know fish is a problem.
My Mum has an issue with certain types of fish and her tum soon lets her know about it if she eats the wrong fish.

 

[Amberzak]

Hi.

I can sympathise.

Did you have it in batter both times? Could be the batter

 

[Vicsetter]

I find that deep fried food will upset my stomach, it's the oil. Try the fish again but don't eat the batter, just eat the fish.

 

[Caroline]

Hi.

I can sympathise.

Did you have it in batter both times? Could be the batter

Yes it was in batter both times, the first time was a spicy batter and took days to sort itself out this time it is just a plain batter.

I think the consensus is it is the batter or the oil or both causing the problems so I know what I am avoiding.

Thanks for help and support everyone, things seem to have sorted themselves out.

 

[Caroline]

Having been alright all day Saturday 16th, I find I am having another night of it so I think it will be a chat to my GP on Monday to see what advice can be offered.

No fried food during Saturday and was very careful what I had to eat so I really don't know...

 

[graj0]

Canola Oil?

 

[robert@fm]

Canola Oil?

We call that rapeseed oil. I hope you're not referencing the urban myth that it causes everything short of nuclear war; to my mind such a claim of broad-spectrum activity, whether positive (colloidal silver) or negative (canola) is a sure sign that said claim is bovine fertiliser. 🙂