Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Please help me. my IBS is back :(

Hi everyone I really need advice. I was diagnosed with IBS D 8 years ago. You would think that I would know how to deal with it by now wouldnt you.
but anyway I felt quite ok for the last 4 years. Almost no attacks, no pain. Although I was taking 2 immodium a day just to be sure I felt fine. I could eat everything. Unfortunately last week I had the worse stomach ache ever. Then 2 days later really bad diarrhoea and the diarrhoea lasted for the last 6 days. The last 2 days I ate only bananas and white rice. Diarrhoea stopped but my stool (sorry) was still very soft. Today I thought I would risk it and try and eat something else. I ate boiled potatoes and poached salmon (safe foods?) And some beetroot with it and straight away after eating it I had to run to the toilet. It went straight through me. I dont know what to do to just have a normal stool. I dont want to live on bananas and rice forever. I also lost 7 pounds in 5 days. Can someone please help me and tell me what do you do or what can I do to stabilise my stools? I would really appreciate it. Thank you so much to anyone who replies. I am feeling pretty rubbish. I wish I could go back to feeling ok again.

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IBS -D for for 8 years.
vasculitis.
currently not on any medication - awaiting to see a rheumatologist for more tests.
diarrhoea really bad - waking me up at night.

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