Dietary changes for chronic abdominal pain and abdominal cramps – Susanne Freitag

Chronic abdominal pain culminates in severe cramps

Susanne Freitag actually leads a completely fulfilled life. She lives happily married in the country, has two teenage children, two cats and a dog and loves her work in the mayor’s office.

It all sounds very harmonious, if it weren’t for the chronic stomach pains, which Susanne can no longer say how long they have plagued her. As soon as she gets up in the morning, she notices a “twinge” in her stomach that won’t go away for the rest of the day. It usually gets really bad after a meal. Then the pinching often develops very quickly into really painful abdominal cramps.

Susanne reaches the peak of this pain at a family birthday party. She bakes the family favorite “yeast cake”, eats a slice herself and drinks a beer to celebrate. After that, the pain becomes so intense that she decides “Something has to change now!”.

Reference to Cytolisa test by the family doctor – initial doubts

Susanne’s GP had already mentioned the possibility of a Cytolisa test to determine the causes of her pain. After conventional treatment methods remain just as unsuccessful as the use of homeopathic remedies (e.g. drops), Susanne finally comes back to his recommendation and begins to find out more about it. At first she doubts whether she should really do a Cytolisa test or whether she wants to afford one, as the almost € 300 doesn’t seem cheap to her. Even comments from acquaintances such as “…are you stupid to do something like that…?” are not exactly helpful. Eventually, however, the pain becomes so severe that Susanne decides to “just give it a try”.

The test result – shock and confirmation at the same time

Susanne opts for the Cytolisa Standard test package and the result is a shock at first. The test confirms food intolerances to e.g. yeast, baker’s yeast, brewer’s yeast, mushrooms, bananas, pineapple and almost all types of meat and fish. The initial shock coupled with thoughts such as “…doing without so much can never work…” or “…you can’t eat without these foods…” finally gives way to a simple realization: “No wonder I always have stomach pains when I have intolerances to everything I eat every day.”

The first three months – in the truest sense of the word “no walk in the park”

With this “no wonder” realizationin mind and the resolution “I’m going to do this FOR ME” as a clear resolution, Susanne sets about changing her diet. Bread rolls are no longer bought from the bakery, but pre-baked yeast-free at home. Meals are prepared in the evening and taken to the office. Instead of having lunch delivered to the office, as was previously the case, people bring their own food, focusing on vegetables and avoiding meat altogether. After 16:00 Susanne only eats vegetables.

It sounds time-consuming, but it also means that Susanne doesn’t have to deal with stabbing stomach cramps after lunch as she used to.

She keeps thinking to herself in the evening , “Another day without stomach ache.”

Nevertheless, the first three months in particular are exhausting for Susanne. Her family supports her in her plan to “go through with it now”, but she also knows that she cannot and will not ask her husband and children to stick to her diet plan.

Susanne receives important additional support from Cyto Labor. The scheduled telephone appointments help her to stay on track and respond to any problems that arise. When Susanne is occasionally unsure about what she can or should eat and what not, she always finds the tips from the Cyto Lab (Ms. Stoll) very helpful.

Four months later – a whole new attitude to life

Four months have passed since she started to change her diet with the Cytolisa test and Susanne has discovered a completely new attitude to life: a life without constant stomach pains .

Susanne now eats meat again from time to time and has no problems with it.

She can eat “relatively normally” again at lunchtime.

In principle, however, Susanne still avoids foods that are problematic for her – she still does not drink alcohol.

In addition, the change in diet has had a positive effect on her skin and she simply feels “better overall”.

 

Susanne would advise others affected by the Cytolisa test to “just do it – for yourself”.

Knowing what she has today, she would probably opt for the large test package.

 

And when we are told from time to time that we can’t do without so much, Susanne remembers that no one who hasn’t experienced life with constant pain can understand how great it feels without it.

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