Quickest way to ease IBS symptoms?

Ginger (even via Ginger biscuits!) is known to help move gasses along very well....worth a try!

If you are Coeliac you can get nice gluten free Ginger biscuits from Tesco Free From counter - where most of the gluten free food is found.

Found this recent article which may be useful to bloating/IBS/Coeliac/Crohn's sufferers:

"At a recent London conference entitled ‘Mythbusting the Bloat,’ over 70 experts on nutrition and gastrointestinal health got together to discuss bloating, in an attempt to try to clear up some of the theories and myths surrounding this common condition.

So what is bloating, and who gets it?

The conference attendees came up with a good description of bloating – ‘an uncomfortable abdominal sensation of fullness’ - which is something I think we can all relate to. The surprising thing is that over 20% of us regularly suffer from bloating, and it’s twice as likely to happen to women as to men.

While almost anyone can experience bloating at any point in their lives, some factors do seem to increase the likelihood of an episode. These include:

Having an underlying gastrointestinal condition such as coeliac disease or IBS

Being overweight or obese

Being pre-menstrual

Not getting regular exercise

Being constipated

Having anxiety or depression, anorexia or bulimia

Having certain other conditions or diseases, such as ovarian tumours or gallstones

Other influences on our "gut feeling" can be more temporary, like food poisoning, a bacterial infection, or transient lactose intolerance, but the symptoms are the same: an uncomfortable build-up of gas in the intestinal tract that can leave us feeling downright miserable.

Is food the problem?

To a certain degree, yes; certain types of food and food ingredients have been implicated when it comes to bloating. However, no-one actually knows precisely what causes it – mainly because the triggers for it can differ greatly between people. What leads to excess gas build-up in one person may have no effect on another, which could be due to an over-sensitivity of the gut to triggers, a genetic predisposition or something else altogether.

Over the years, researchers have identified many potential food culprits, including:

Wheat (especially bread)

Gluten

Milk (lactose)

Fibre-rich foods

Beans and pulses

Some fruits and vegetables

Onions

Garlic

However, science hasn’t found any simple answers, and no one food is the "smoking gun" that causes bloating in everyone. For example, a recent review by the British Nutrition Foundation, looking specifically at bread, found no evidence that regular consumption of bread caused bloating, nor did the way that bread is produced have any effect.

Scientists are currently looking in more detail at the component ingredients of foods such as bread to see whether it’s something within the food, rather than the food itself, that's causing the problem. Ingredients like yeast, fructans, gluten, wheat and many others are being investigated in-depth to try to get to the bottom of this uncomfortable issue.

Fighting the bloat

Because everyone is so different, the first step toward feeling better is to look at your lifestyle to try to identify your particular triggers.

Clearly, if you've been diagnosed with a condition where bloating is a symptom, such as coeliac disease, you have a clear path of action – remove gluten from your diet completely, and you will hopefully see a big improvement. (See Coeliac Org UK website for help).

If you have IBS, on the other hand, your triggers could be more variable - anything from gluten to lactose, beans, legumes, onions, and more. In this case, getting input from a dietitian is imperative to ensure that you're restricting your diet carefully and making sure you still get the nutrition you need.

(Recent advances in our understanding of IBS have led to the development of the FODMAP diet, which could be a real help if you follow it ....under medical supervision)."

So yesterday I managed to have my second blood test for Celiac disease, need to call up in a weeks time to find out the results. Part of me hopes that I do have celiac disease because it would then mean that I finally have answers and I can start doing something about it and get on with my life! For example, I had spaghetti Bolognese for dinner the other evening and literally about 10 minutes after taking my last mouthful of food I had to rush to the toilet. I just want all of this to stop! It's stopping me from wanting to leave the house and socialise with my friends in case I have a sudden need to visit the loo! Anyone else have these severe symptoms? I also had two chicken wraps for lunch today and again, instantly needed the loo afterwards - this makes me think I am definitely celiac because of the wheat in the wraps..?

The signs are there Lauren....the wraps and the spaghetti both contain wheat and gluten.

You can get gluten free versions of both these days - if you do come back confirmed as coeliac...Tesco Free From area have them as I am sure other Supermarkets do too. But you would be able to get GF Spaghetti on prescription - as well as bread/bread rolls, flour....so wait until you find out for sure....then check out Coeliac UK for lots of info if needed.

I recently turned 13 and for the last about 4 months I have ha he same problems...but it's been happening for about a little more than a year and they diagnosed me about 4 months ago...I also have fructose malabsorption...so I've already tried the no sugars and things diet...you SHOULD try it jut in case...they have me on omeprazal and it helps a little if I stop for a few days the ibs gets worse...I also have an if neede medicin called dyciclimene (die-psych-luh-mean) (I have no idea how to spell it) ad that helps with the pain big time...I have to take it at least once a day...it really works...you SHOULD try it...let me know if this helps!

Hi Lauren, I used to have so many pains until I realized I couldn't eat gluten or oats. After I gave them up, I was much better. But I still have a problem with chronic IBS and constipation. I take magnesium when things need to get moving.  I also he a problem with constant hunger at times, ever hunger after eating a decent meal - drives me crazy! But I finally discovered a cure. I took a probiotic, 30 billion with 10 strains.  By evening, my hunger had finally stopped after 3 weeks of suffering.  It's been 4 days now, and it's still gone and I'm finally feeling normal.  Hope you find some help. Maybe some of these things will help you. I also gave up all grains and started eating Paleo, and it made a big difference. I learned to bake with coconut oil/coconut flour, almond meal, sesame seed flour, etc. There are some great cookbooks out there so you can get creative and enjoy it

Hopefully all your symptoms have disappeared.  However, if they haven't I wanted to add my own experience.  I had many of the same issues you were experiencing, and it wasn't until I went to a really good Gastroenterologist that they found out that I had bacteria overgrowth in my upper GI.  I had had an endoscopy done by a previous DR- They attributed my issue to stress.  The new GI that I found was much better at diagnosing (sadly, it took a year before I decided to go for another endoscopy by another DR).  They took samples of my intestine during the endoscopy.  He then sent them to a lab for testing and the bacteria.  They aren't sure exactly what caused it, but I had used several bouts of antibiotics.

What ended up clearing the problem was going on a dose of rifaximin for 2 months.  They then had me start taking probiotics.   If you are still expereincing the issues, you might want to speak with your DR about having the test done.  Just make sure you go to a GI that can test for bacteria overgrowth.

Hi you should try a low fodmap diet, down load the app from monash University, or visit the Web site, try cuting out onions they can cause bolting 

Hello 93Lauren93

Where I live in the USA this condition seems to be on the rise. I am no expert but your symptoms sounds a lot like you may be suffering from the Vampire Virus this is only a nick name given to a condition called Gut Bacteria! There are many colonies of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that live inside our bodies, humans possess more foreign cells than human cells. Scientists estimate microbes out number human cells by a ratio of 10:1! While that may sound a little scary, the truth is that without this vast array of organisms or microbiomes we can't survive. I think the Colofac Tablets are spot on because it contains Mebeverine Hydrochloride which is an antispasmodic drug needed to combat the rumbling and spasmodic behavior. However, please consider that the root cause of the rumbling in your stomach could possibly be linked ultimately to the lack of good stomach bacteria. Nowadays, western cultures violate the bodies health requirements unknowingly by pasteurizing, irradiating, and processing out any naturally occurring beneficial bacteria. Without beneficial bacteria food remains undigested in the body causing all kinds of problems over time.  This bad Bacterium dines on sugars and fats, which is all that is left after the processing, pasturizing and irradiating of most so called food! These bacteria will over time wipeout your good stomach bacteria among a whole host of other damaging attacks on the body. In the end the stomach is convulsing and in pain as it cannot digest food properly, which also leads to poor waste termination. This virus robs you of energy because it is stealing a significant portion of the nutrients one would consume. If this hypothesis is correct the cure would be to increase stomach Probiotics with an apple cider vinegar that has live culture. I would recommend Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar or whatever is equivalent. Hope this helps.

I found drinking water helped a lot and eating small regular meals

 

Hi how are your symtoms now?? I'm still suffering with bad gurgling daily , bloating and discomfort get you down badly

Pete

Yeah I tend to have yogurt

As I'm normally so bad in the morning I have trouble eating and stress myself which makes me heeve.