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Has someone the same symptoms as me?

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teresa54229
teresa54229

Hi, I have had symtoms of IBS for few months before xmas and diagnosed quite soon after......all i can eat is lentils, rice, fish and some vegatables. I cant eat meat as my body struggles to process the food and causes pain sweats, cramping and diahrea. As does most man made sweetners, fizzy drinks, coffee,tea, gluten, most medication due to gelatin and dairy.

Does anyone suffer in this way or am i the only one?

I do feel quite alone in this illness as the doctors have said i can't see a dietician as in my case as i am not within some criteria or something.....which i think is nonsense!!

Basically i have to trial and era my own diet to see what works and what doesn't.

It would be interesting to find anyone in the same boat!

thanks for reading.

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  • leeniepie
    leeniepie teresa54229

    Posted

    try the low fodmap diet.

    yes your diet will be limited for life but you will find what works for you and what doesnt. the restriction is worth the reduction in symptoms, and after a bit you dont notice what youre not eating

    • teresa54229
      teresa54229 leeniepie

      Posted

      i did start on the low fodmap diet it really did open my eyes how limiting food can be even the items on the diet did reak havoc, as most people on here say symtoms are life long and worth while to cut foods out that dont agree with you, what type of things do you eat?
    • pamela75667
      pamela75667 teresa54229

      Posted

      HI. What is a low fodmap diet? Am new to all this after finalling getting diagnosed Chronic IBS. Am trying to cut out my trigger foods and have gone gluten free as this seems to help.
    • p3t3r
      p3t3r pamela75667

      Posted

      Google "Monash University low fodmap diet". These guys invented it.
    • teresa54229
      teresa54229 pamela75667

      Posted

      i think you need to look on google about low fodmap foods it will explain this better than i ever could, i have gone gluten free to still learning really on more triggers and things to cut out of the diet as everyone on here says ibs diets are different for all and can be limiting. confused
  • jo19531
    jo19531 teresa54229

    Posted

    My consultant wants me to begin treatment this week for my lactose/glucose/fructose intolerance. I have no idea what that will be. I live in the UK, I know it the USA it's treated with antibiotics. I shall let u know! If it's dietary change then it's of little use to me as I still have the same symptoms having made such changes myself many moons ago!!
    • p3t3r
      p3t3r jo19531

      Posted

      Interesting article in the ST today suggesting that modern antibiotics and cleanliness mean that we have greatly reduced the benevolent bacteria that aid food digestion (Scientists have been studying a recently discovered South American tribe that have not been subject to these). Sounds like a reasonable explanation to me. If so, further antibiotics is the last thing we need...
    • teresa54229
      teresa54229 jo19531

      Posted

      let me know what happens, its interesting what p3t3r has said about antibiotics though!!
  • beancounter
    beancounter teresa54229

    Posted

    I have had IBS for 30 years and over this period I have discovered my primary trigger foods are fatty red meats, greasy pizzas, etc. Secondary trigger foods are chocolate, ice cream, beer, coffee and port.

    Thankfully I can live happily without all these items into diet.

    You need to note what foods cause you IBS problems and then avoid these foods. This can sometimes take a while, but a food diary could help.

    I have found that peppermint tablets taken before an attack helps a lot.

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