My friend suffering from impared glucose tolerance (IGT), suffering from loose motions(Senior advise needed)?

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My friend is suffering from impared glucose tolerance from the last year, the doctors have not advised him any diabetes medicine. His choletreol, triglyceridesand Blood pressure were high, the doctor advised him LOPRIN, TRITACE and LIPIGET. He is on these medicines from the year, After six months started to happen , there was lot of gas in the stomach, the moment he eats something he feels like going in the washroom. His total stomach system is upset.(He takes Lomotil when stomach upset) ,He walks (briskly) for half hour, after dinner since he was diagnosed with IGT, stopped taking sugar items, eats a small cup of oatmeal in the morning, at an apple in between breakfast and lunch, in the lunch eats a chappatti and a piece of fish/chicken , eats an apple in between luch and dinner, eats small quantity of rice and some vegetable/chicken/mutton curry, a cup of milkwith wheat biscuit (bedtime)
His fasting blood glucose is the range 80 to 110,HbA1C is 5.5.
Plz help him, what to do?

Answer 1

Nice name. I'm curious as to what prompted you to choose it.



I agree with the above. Powerful medications tend to strip the body of essential nutrients. Have your friend get Dr. Fuhrman's book, "Eat to Live". It will help him tremendously with his IGT, his BP, and his bowels.



He might also find my diabetes info page interesting:

http://www.geocities.com/seabulls69/Type_II_Diabetes.html



The ideal diabetic diet is good for anyone.



"You can never know too much when it comes to your health" - Mr. Peachy

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The medications to lower his cholesterol are probably pulling too much fat out of the system, and it is going undigested and unprocessed through the gut. Undigested fat will cause diarrhea. There is also the chance that his liver function has been impaired and he is not producing bile in sufficient quantity. He needs to see a gastroenterologist or internist to have it all sorted out and adjusted. Also, if he is subsituting in sorbitol or other sugar replacements instead of regular sugar-those can also cause diarrhea, if he is eating too much of it. The sugar replacements typical in sugar free items, especially those for diabetics often contain these chemicals. As he is suffering from diarrhea, he should leave the dairy products alone for a few days. For 24 hours he should drink only clear liquids, to give his innards a chance to rest. Then he can have white rice, apple/applesauce, white bread, and bananas. After a day of this, he should go to a bland diet- with very little to no fat. I would not suggest curry anything for a few days at least. After the third day, he should notice the diarrhea improves and stops. At that point, he shoud eat a small cup of organic, live culture yogurt- any flavor he likes is fine, but be certain is is sweetened with sugar and not a sugar replacement. He should eat a small cup at least once a day for 2-3 days before eating any other dairy product. All of his dairy products need to be pasteurized as well, and he should drink plenty of treated, safe drinking water. He should eat plenty of whole grains, not white refined bread products, and vegetables, and he should avoid fat and grease. His milk should be nonfat as well. But he really does need to speak with a specialist in gastroenterology or internal medicine to have the medications adjusted or changed.