ibs and constipation

I have been to see a nutritionist who put me on a special diet, probiotics and some other vitamins, it helps, but also I bought a book called the gut reaction by Gudrun Jonsson, get the first book off Amazon.  She only wrote two.  I have bought many books but you will find yourself in there.  It was the most revolutionary one I have read, easy to follow and if you can just persevere it will help, but spend the cash, my neutritionist has helped me no end.  

I too have been told I have IBS,  I been on Omperazole for around 18 months till they decide to tell me I have IBS and then changed me to  Esomperazole and Colofac, which after a month didn't help so I decided to stop them, I take every morning Bimuno which has been scientifically proven to help IBS, also I have started to take Ibergogast which  the same has been proven to help,wether it will is another thing,< i also take actimel, they also say a antidepressent helps which i take amitriptyline as i have neck problems, i feel a little better but still have bouts of nausea which for me has been the worse thing, not sure if this helps but i thought i help xx i="" also="" take="" actimel,="" they="" also="" say="" a="" antidepressent="" helps="" which="" i="" take="" amitriptyline="" as="" i="" have="" neck="" problems,="" i="" feel="" a="" little="" better="" but="" still="" have="" bouts="" of="" nausea="" which="" for="" me="" has="" been="" the="" worse="" thing,="" not="" sure="" if="" this="" helps="" but="" i="" thought="" i="" help="">

YES to: water, water and more water, 8 - 10 servings of vegetables, (many raw). almond milk instead of constipating cow's milk, high fiber bread/cereal products, and very important: 3 - 4 tablets of magnesium before bed (which calm the nerves and help you sleep too!)

NO to: rice, tea (until you have things under control) sweets, overeating and underripe bananas. YES also to physical activity...every day...join a gym or go for a long, brisk walk every day, rain or shine.

Write me back if you like when you have things moving along nicely every day...because you can make it happen. 

You have the typical symptoms of IBS. I think it is caused a little by nature and a little by nuture. Some have sensitive stomachs and then get bacterial infections which cause it. Stress and food can irritate it, not cause it. However, because it is so common with so many different variables per person, i.e. genes, eating habits, stress etc, I do actually think there is a bacterial cause and not just down to one thing alone. Many people with stressful lives do not get IBS.

I do advocate eating 2/3 of the plate as vegetables (soluable fibre only) and the remainder protein/carbohydrates. But you have to ditch processed foods. Anything out of a jar or packet I`m afraid (corperate chemists). Cook and prepare whole foods yourself only.

I dont include Rice as a no go. Its non gluten, not particularly problematic if you use wholegrain rice and cook for 40+ mins. It soaks up a ton of water to be released into the bowel. I indeed eat wholegrain pasta too, not a.problem for me. A lot of people blame bread (as in gluten) but its not the gluten that troubles them. It is the artificial chemicals added and processing. (I mean, why strip the goodness from the wheat grain, then have to add it back in with synthetic vitamins to make it healthy? Never made sense to me that one!) One caveat here is if you are gluten intolerant, avoid it. (Which 97% of you arent!)

Sugar is a problem for some but not for others so cutting down on it will do your whole body a big favour for dozens of reasons I wont go into here. Plus, you will need proper complex carbs for when you hit the gym! Just cut it to a minimum as much as you can. Corperate chemists add it by the truckload to make low cost, low quality ingredients taste nice.

Personally I use hemp milk because of its natural omega 3/6 in a 3:1 ratio. That is brain food and fats your body needs. (The fact that 1st civilisation of man in south african coastal area can be found millions of harvested seafood shells, which basically means they feasted on omega 3 and proteins). I didnt give up cows milk for any other reason than a healthier diet. Tons of vegetables have more vitamins and mineral found in cows milk anyway. Another myth busted!

That staple diet may sound boring but you can season with herbs and fats like olive oil, hemp oil, walnut oil. Out of the two, fat is more beneficial than sugars.

Try to eat less. There`s huge data to support that after times of famine or war, life expectancies increased in suqsequent years. This can only mean one thing, eating less is actually beneficial for the body. Eat slowly.

Get into the gym. Its the equivalent of chasing your next dinner all day long, like your ancestors. Forget the nambi pambi cycling and cross fit machines. Get on the weights, get that blood pumping around your stomach, organs and brain. If your a woman you wont get bulky, you dont have enough testosterone. Resistance training increases the amount and health of the mitochondria and the more you have the fitter you are. You`ll also flood your system with good chemicals, mood altering, stress lowering chemicals. Gym 3 x times a week, alternating days, 12 rep x 2 sets with a weight you can manage but fail to lift at about 10-12 reps. After 6 weeks, take a week off, swim, sauna. Google some full body exercise routines.

Finally, ditch the negative. People, lifestyle, job etc.

BTW, Fibregel is fine. It works but not on its own.

I also use the hemp cooking oil and the hemp seeds (as you and I know how seeds, nuts etc are so beneficial).

I still use olive oil though for bacon and eggs! as the hemp oil does admittedly have a grassy flavour but you get used to it. Both have the same smoke point so dont overheat these oils above 180d.

Try searching for Good Hemp Food and have a read.