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is it really IBS?

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ibssuffer

i have been suffering from diarrhoea constantly since past 4 months. all tests, including gluten allergy, lactose intolerance, colonoscopy etc. are normal. i dont feel any pain or anything like that, just loose stools and sometimes foamy stools too. earlier the stools were also abnormal, which has since improved. the symptoms worsen once my sleep gets disturbed. no other symptoms. in addition, i m loosing weight (though not much about 1 kg in 4 months). anti spasmodics are also not helping. please help. is it really IBS or can it be something else?

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  • tiswas24537
    tiswas24537 ibssuffer

    Posted

    try a diet i did for 3monts to rid myself of candia

    no sugar at all including root veg or fruit 

     

     cucumber .lettuce cauliflower broccli is ok 

    no flour ,ie bread pasta cakes pastrys etc 

    no  cheese, nothing in a packet or a tin 

    just meat and chicken, fish home made clear soups 

    full fat milk, butter , cream ,yogart, in small amounts .

    so make a clear soup and some cream or plain yogart ,

    it is tough but should only be done for 3months ,i was plaged by thrush

    round and round with it i was till this diet been clear now for 6 years 

     

    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537

      Posted

      i would also see a registerd homeopath they listen to all your symptoms and perscribe a natrual remedie 

      dont self prescribe with homeopathic medincine you need someone whos done the studing .

      and dont let others put you of homeopahic medince has been around since 1700s and the queen and prince charles are users ,

      and lets face it the wetern medincine has helped much has it .

  • looloo43
    looloo43 ibssuffer

    Posted

    Hi,

    bile acid malabsorption can mimic ibs symptoms. but many people aren't tested for it & get wrongly diagnosed with ibs. ask your gastro consultant to do a sehcat test to test this is not your problem. this involves taking a mildly(safe) radioactive capsule that contains synthetic bile acid with a tracer. they then take pictures 3hrs later. you return to hosp for a 2nd scan 1wk later. they can workout from this if you are losing bile acid through your intestines, when your body is actually supposed to recycle most of it back to your gall bladder for next mealtime. if you are losing too much bile acid through your intestines, it can give you the same symptoms as ibs, but can be corrected with medication. worth asking about...take care

  • aveline
    aveline ibssuffer

    Posted

    The antispasmodics should give you some help and if they don't, then I suspect you're not getting enough nutrition from what you eat as  you digest. sad  

    If you can reduce/avoid stress, it could help - maybe journal your emotions and daily diet to see if stress or food triggers show up?  Therapy, meditation, accupuncture...yoga...any thing that appeals to you for relaxation you should keep trying. Plus a probiotic?  I'm not sure if you've tried that or not.

    It certainly could be something else, but you've had negative tests before and I don't know what to suggest next? But your Dr should be continuing tests if nothing is helping you so far...

    Good luck!

    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 aveline

      Posted

      you can have to much fibre that can cause problem the daily reccomandation for allbran has been reduced since the 70s 

      its worth checking your not eating to much . 

    • ibssuffer
      ibssuffer aveline

      Posted

      thanks but i hv started meditation and yoga recently, just waiting if that would help. i eat a lot of yogurt that is known to be a good probiotic.. just dont understand if abnormal stools are a common feature of IBS or not and that doesnt mean loose stools alone, but something like paste and sometimes foamy stools too..
    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 daniel_80

      Posted

      you need to clear the over growth of yeast 

      by removing all proccesed foods 

      sugar and flour  cheese  from your diet including root veg and fruit .

      just for 3 months . then you can go back to eating everything you like in sensisable amounts

       . if you get a thick set live yogart and mix it with bottled water in a pint glass say half a large tub of yogart this works much better then eating it from the tub . i was told this by a nutrionlist . 

      if you get a small piece of yeast and add just a few grains of sugar you will see the yeast spread this is excatly what happens inside your body

      when it gets out of control all kinds of illnesses happen .

  • bob00286
    bob00286 ibssuffer

    Posted

    I have been successful using Aloe Vera capsules three times each day. I combine them with probiotics, which I take before breakfast. Papaya has also been somewhat helpful. I added extra fiber to my morning protein shke to augment my "self-treatment" and, so far, so good.
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