Hello.
Wow , thank you so much for responding so quickly. I will print these articles out and read them on my way to the doctor tomorrow.
You asked what I ate the last few days:
I tried to follow what was suggested:
I had oatmeal (organic, instant, plain, no additives)
half of it and then heated it up about half hr. later and added a few organic blueberries.
Snack: plain sourdough bread toasted.
Dinner: brown rice (is this considered whole grain, no-no?) I just bought white basmati tonight.
ate most of the rice first, then ate it with cooked portabello mushrooms, yellow and green squash.
Second day: pretty much the same thing except this time I added bananna instead of blueberries. to my oatmeal.
and added a tiny amount of honey ( made by my bee-kepper neighbor next door!) on sourdough bread b/c I was craving sugar.
Dinner: same as above.
This morning: plain oatmeal. Sourdough toast plain for snack. Dinner white basmati rice, grilled salmon with dill and parsley and a small amount of steamed kale.
I only (which is usual for me) drank plain water, once adding a squeeze of lemon. and 2 cups each day of fennel tea.
I almost ate the SAME thing all week and that's what I don't understand...how come some days it doesn't aggravate me and then others (last night and this morning)it escalated?
One other question as you mentioned about food that don't stimulate bowel movements, as someone with life-long chronic constipation, don't I WANT to stimulate bowel movements?
This is the part I'm most confused with when beginning to familiarize myself with IBS literature for the first time.
Most significantly Ive cut out all dairy for a month and just cut out broccoli ( my favorite food and eaten daily for YEARS now), when my doctor mentioned trapped gas might be my issue. It seems most foods I've eaten for years are big culprits: broccoli, beans, lentils, whole grain breads, butter, avocado, tahini, greek yogurt, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, kale, collard greens. SO, I JUST changed those things (this week) and the dairy for one month....but I don't notice a huge change yet. Maybe it takes a lot longer?
The thing is I've lost nearly 10 pounds because I've been eating so little and slowly ( because of the pain) and partially b/c I'm scared and confused as to what the heck, if any of these foods, are causing my pain.
Thank you so much for you help!
I really appreciate it.
Print
Remind Me
Notify Moderator
|
Posts
Re: Follow the SAME TREATMENT GUIDELINES for IBS as for SPLENIC FLEXURE SYNDROME?
