Published on 12, July, 2020
I don't know how to improve my diet. I only eat and drink sweet sugary things. The healthy stuff always tastes and smells wrong. I know the problem, but I don't know how to get around it.
Whenever I try new stuff my stomach hurts. It hurts anyway, usually aching or sharp pains even without food. I get a lot of burping and it always feels firm and tight. Going to the toilet is ok, hurts sometimes but I'm always getting yellow mucus. I practically live on antacids to ease this. And my stomach feels hungry a lot despite that I'm eating sweets throughout the day.
I'm guessing my poor diet is behind this?
I keep fit. Do a lot of workouts and sport but my food and drink is all the wrong stuff. I just don't like anything else, I've always been like this with my diet.
I've thought of calling doctor's but it's not worth the emotional and mental strain. I can do phonecalls no problem but actually going to be checked out and have tests is now impossible. My anxiety explodes like a great big bomb and I'm destroyed, it can take months to recover from one appointment, if not longer.
I don't think there's acting seriously wrong. The yellow mucus isn't nice but there's no blood, no vomiting, just discomfort and burping. Sometimes nausea but not a lot.
If anyone else has this problem then any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks team.
Hi Matt, sorry to hear about your abdominal and diet struggle. The wrong stuff can have an adverse effect on the abdomen and the body in general, especially if it's in large doses, like cola. I've had similar problems with my own diet and one thing I suggest is having mints. They're not exactly unhealthy, you still get a nice taste and they'll make a good substitute from sweets and chocolate. Don't go for a really strong flavour though! They can be very strong.
I would suggest you have a phone conversation with your GP though. What you describe is likely to do with your diet but it could be something like Crohn's or IBD. Not saying it is but it's best to get checked out, just in case. They might be able to give you something for the pain and discomfort.