I don't know much about Prednisone or yeast issues, but I do know that food allergies and intolerances can cause a great deal of symptoms in the GI tract.
Last summer, I finally decided to ditch dairy foods, and ended up clearing up most of my tummy issues. I read this one particular book, called "The False Fat Diet" - and one of the simpler recommendations was to eliminate a group of foods called the 'sensitive seven' - the most commonly reactive foods, namely, wheat/gluten, dairy, corn, peanuts, eggs, soy, sugar. Since I was already following a low-carb diet, I had eliminated some of these from my eating plan already. Next step was to ditch the dairy.
Later on, I realized that I was pretty much following a Paleo-style diet, and that I felt much, much better eating this way.
Eggs don't seem to be too much of a problem for me, but I'm not so sure about gluten. Definitely dairy causes major pain in my GI system, and I'm glad I gave it up. I've switched from things like cream in my coffee to things like organic light coconut milk. Also, almond milk is pretty good too, and doesn't bother my stomach.
I think that wheat/gluten and dairy are just about the worst things a person with GI issues could eat, no matter what the diagnosis is.
I've been having GI problems off and on for the past two years, and am in the process of figuring out whether it's a gluten (wheat) problem and/or a dairy problem (I know I don't deal well with dairy, but not sure about the gluten part yet). I'm getting some tests done over the next few weeks to find out.
In the meantime - one thing that always helps me when my stomach's acting up is organic peppermint tea. I've seen lots of references to taking enteric-coated peppermint oil capsules for things like IBS and the like, but I also noticed that they aren't recommended for anyone who also has GERD or reflux problems. I tried the peppermint capsules, but didn't like them too well. The peppermint tea is fantastic - always calms my tummy. I usually get "Traditional Medicinals" Organic Peppermint tea - as it's readily available in most stores. Decent peppermint tea is amazing for quelling nausea too, so it might come in handy while you figure out why you're experiencing nausea from the new medicine you're taking.
Here's hoping you're feeling much better soon.
Sara
PS - Can you eat avocadoes? I've been hearing that eating more potassium-rich foods can help alleviate high blood pressure. Also, what about some fruits? Things like blueberries are perfectly Paleo, and might make a nice nutritious 'treat' for you in the absence of vegetables that are rather irritating to you right now.
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