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Very strong IBS, need help

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dgoldste
dgoldste

Hi, I am 36yo, and for 5 years now i am suffering from IBS. 

It's really bad : very bad diarrhea on the morning, feeling that i always need to go to the bathroom, feel bad after eating, a lot of water in the stomach always. Just like if I don't assimilate what I drink and eat.

I did all examination possible (endoscopie, videpcapsule, irm, all kind of tests), but everything is always normal. I saw the best doctors, I did hypnosis, took antidepression pills, i went to a psy..but nothing helped. I don't fell depressed at all. I eat gluten free as i became intolerant, it helps a bit but that's it. I eat very healthy food, don't smoke...and no stress at work.

Now it's very difficult for me to have a normal social life. 

Does anyone of you had this too? how did you manage ?

Thx a lot

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  • Worrychick
    Worrychick dgoldste

    Posted

    Sorry you are feeling so awful x I would try the low fodmap diet, it worked for me very quickly but you must stick to it and check all ingredients x it's basically no wheat, dairy (which is the worst for me) and fructose and legumes. I have gluten free bread, almond milk and free from products if desperate for a cake! But mainly salmon, chicken, lean pork, tuna, new potatoes, rice, gluten free pasta, berries, bananas and melon (no apples or pears) peas, carrots and green beans and broccoli (no cabbage or broad beans or lentils). Soya yogerts and soya ice cream (weekends only) xx I'm also on low acid but that may not be an issue for you so I'm avoiding tomatoes citrus berries at moment xx good luck! Oh and eggs fine too! Xx
    • dgoldste
      dgoldste Worrychick

      Posted

      Thanks a lot for your answer! I think i already do this Diet...Maybe i ll try less sugar to see..Xx
  • p3t3r
    p3t3r dgoldste

    Posted

    My experiments with the low FODMAP diet has shown that, for me at least, it's only a guide, not the whole truth. I would therefore suggest that you cut out anything you're suspicious of and keep cutting items until you (hopefully!) no longer experience the symptoms. Once you reach that point you can slowly add things back, and this should help inform what you personally are intolerant to. I generally give things 48 hours to test.

    Also note that I've found I can tolerate many things in small doses, so you will need to test in small amounts and larger. Also some things work in combination (e.g. on the low FODMAP diet you might be able to get away with a bit of Broccoli, but not if you also have Savoy cabbage). It's a fair amount of work and takes time (you may have to test certain things several times to be sure), but it does work. I very rarely get bad attacks now, whereas 9 months ago I had crippling pain every other day.

    • dgoldste
      dgoldste p3t3r

      Posted

      Thx a lot for your answer. It's interesting i m going to try a real FODMAP diet. Actually I did a blood test, where you can see if you are intolerant or not to 200 products. So I know my intolerance (mainly gluten), but still without eating it, I was not good at all. Hope Fodmap diet will help!
    • p3t3r
      p3t3r dgoldste

      Posted

      The best place for information is the Monash University website. They have done pretty much all the scientific investigation into this.
    • dgoldste
      dgoldste p3t3r

      Posted

      Thanks yes I saw that yesterday, looking in the forum. I am really new at forum, it's great to have support from people like you. I was at the doc in hospital in Tlv, he told me Fodmap could help and also cognitive therapy...

      I was wondering what do you eat at breakfast, because I understand that honey/fruit jam is not good, so do you eat more salty ? eggs?

    • Worrychick
      Worrychick dgoldste

      Posted

      I have gluten free toast with lactose free butter and a banana in the week and on a weekend I have scrambled eggs made with unsweetened almond milk and a little white pepper on some gluten free seeded toast x but if you like porridge you could have that with water x
    • dgoldste
      dgoldste Worrychick

      Posted

      I am not an fan of porridge, I am not british smile Thanks a lot. It gives me an idea. 
    • p3t3r
      p3t3r dgoldste

      Posted

      Rice Krispies are safe. I often have a Quaker Oats "Crunch" cereal bar (I like the Ginger one), because it comes with no bad additions, unlike other oat bars. The amount of Oats is fine, you can have more than other cereals even though not low Fodmap.

      Also plain greek yoghurt is OK (the way they make this most of the lactose is removed); I have it with a few strawberries or raspberries. Sometimes I have a banana, but I find I have to be careful with even low Fodmap fruit - too much and it adds up.

      I find eggs a little hard to digest, even though low Fodmap, but one is OK. Bacon and Sausage are fine, although not exactly the healthiest things to eat. I'm fine with grilled tomatoes too (I think some people are irritated by the seeds). I can usually get away with a piece of toast, although made with Spelt is better (and I really like the taste of Spelt anyway). I'm afraid I really don't like any of the gluten-free bread I've tried, and for some reason anything corn-based (which I don't mind) really affects me badly. YMMV.

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