Are most of you C or D ???
#168990 - 04/11/05 03:15 PM
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I am IBS with C....gas and bloating....Heather's eating for IBS seems mostly concentrated for people who has D??? Does this diet work for people with C- gas and bloating too??? I do not have IBS D at all...
Thanks
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Heather's diet is NOT geared towards D... it works for ALL types of IBS, including C. It does take a bit longer for C'ers to stabilize, but it will happen! 
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Thanks Casey!! So you don't think that white bread contipates you more?? So just stick to the diet and it will eventually decrease my C-bloating and gas?? Thanks
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I think Heather's diet works better on D than C; however there is nothing out there that works any better! C'ers just need more patience and a balance of insoluble and soluble fiber. D'ers in my opinion have it easier.
I have both C and D.
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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White bread does NOT constipate you more. That is a myth. Here is a link explaining soluble fibre foods and how they work in the GI system: web page
I know it's confusing. Constipation occurs when the colon gets too much stimulation (from insoluble fibre) and then shuts down. It has nothing to do with the soluble fibre in your diet. It is true that not getting enough insoluble fibre will cause constipation, though.
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Formerly HanSolo. IBS, OCD, Bipolar, PTSD times 3.
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my worst symptoms are obviously d...because having d sucksssss! but i've seen following the diet plan helps me not have c....and really be bloated, and i don't have gas anywhere near as bad as i use to!!!!! i follow the plan completely, and i have confidence when deciding on my own whats ok and whats not ok when at the store! so i believe it really helps for both!
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My name is also Alecia but I spell it differently..Thanks for clearing that up for me
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I think the diet works better for D too. Unfortunately I seem to be a C now. Used to be D for 2 years. And, patience isn't one of my strong points!
I've been on the diet for over 6 months, and still very C, gassy, bloated, and full blown cramps. 
Not sure if this is the diet for me or not. But as you said, what else is out there besides high fiber grain and whole wheat advicates who also stress whole (with peel) fruits and lots of veggies. Don't know how that would go over! 
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~ Beth
Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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lol
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Keep on keepin' on...
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I'm A!
#169444 - 04/13/05 04:44 AM
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Linz
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I did lean towards D when I was really bad, but now I'm pretty much in the middle! You just have to be extra careful with IF when you're C (or A). And many of Heather's recipes actually contain LOTS of safe veggies, etc.
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She isn't C at all!
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~ Beth
Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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I stick to Heather's diet most of the time. Been on it since November 2004. I do think I generally feel better on the diet. I seem to have more gas/discomfort/cramping when I cheat.
However, I have not noticed a big improvement in the "C" department. Even on Heather's diet, I take Miralax daily (although every now & then I'll skip a day). For the past month I've also been putting ground fennel seeds on my cereal for extra fiber & that really seems to help me.
I tried taking Acacia for a couple months, but that didn't seem to work for me.
Just want you to know that you're not alone.
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[Research tells us fourteen out of any ten individuals likes chocolate. - Sandra Boynton]
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Elizabeth
all those years it wasn't IBS - it was celiac!
send me an email: liz@dopple.net
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...but pain was her major symptom.
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I'm A (I think) - I used to have a constant cycle of 2 or 3 days of C followed by massive D, then start all over again, both phases extremely difficult with bloating, nausea, headaches, pain and exhaustion.
After 7 months of Heather's diet I feel much better all the time - rarely get the bloating, nausea, headaches, pain, etc, unless I 'experiment' with risky foods. Feel much freer to go out and live a more normal life - feel like I have more control in general.
But I am more consistently C now, sometimes with BMs so soft that they're difficult to pass. So I don't feel I have the answer 100%. But, even so, my insides are generally calm and comfortable! I wouldn't go back - if I live the rest of my life like this, it is still far, far better than what I had before.
Josephine
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