Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: ischemic colitis- anyone ever experience this?

I am so sorry for what you have gone through.

Have you been tested for inflammatory bowel diseases and celiac?

I have not heard of IBS leading to ischemic colitis unless someone was taking the drug Lotronex for IBS diarrhea. That was one of the side effects that led to the drug being pulled off the market.

I would certainly avoid whole grain cereal bars, and see if you can find specific commonalities with those bars. What type of whole grain? Other ingredients that may have been problematic?

How do you do with brown rice, polenta, quinoa, oatmeal? It's not that uncommon for people with IBS to be unable to tolerate wheat bran but to do much better with other whole grains.

There is a huge red flag here, in that IBS by definition does not have inflammation. So the colitis you experienced is not IBS, and would point to something else going on.

Trust your body - if you think you can't eat something, even if you don't have a logical reason why, don't eat it. Odds are there is a good reason, it just hasn't become apparent yet, so listen to your gut above all else.

XXOO
Heather

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