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You really need to get more vigorous exercise than walking, especially for IBS-C. The diet, supplements, and medication can only work so much for C. You need to speed up your system. As an IBS-D I can barely get enough exercise to consider myself healthy because it makes me 'go' too much. Also don't be nervous about it causing cramping or pain, I find that while exercise makes me 'go' more (sometimes too losely as well), it has never actually caused an attack or pain to my stomach.
Some cheaper ideas than getting a gym membership:
Jump rope - super good workout
Jumping jacks
Running - during your walk try running for a short spurt to start with
Ab workout - crunches until you can't crunch anymore
Stair stepping - step up a few stairs, and back down, kinda like stairmaster except its free
Yoga - look at the poses on this website that are good for relieving gas
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Ditto. I'm an A and I've done some very vigorous and strenuous exercise regimes. Exercise has never caused me to have an IBS attack.
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Excercise=key?
Like group cycle?
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I know it sounds like i am promoting Regimint but it works for me. I ran out a day ago and missed three doses. I started to bloat again but not terribly. Im afraid to stop it now. I beleive it really works.
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I don't know if it rare. However, I suspect it occurs more often than we might think. Many people simply have faith that they do not or cannot contain a trigger.
I pinpoint most problem foods the same way. When I become unstable I immediately drop back to my stable diet. This includes removing all supplements and other non-food items. Once I am stable I introduce the additional things I was consuming one a time. Within a couple of weeks I can usually figure out which things are giving me gas, bloating and usually D.
I do use beano - which of course is a digestive enzyme. The digestive enzymes I have problems with are the multiple enzymes in one tablet/capsule. The enzyme in beano is derived from aspergillus and it is easily purified. However, I believe that sometimes enzymes such as bromelain and papian derived from pineapple and papaya are not isolated and purified. Rather ground dried fruit that contains enough of the active enyzme is used in the preparation. The dried friuts contain mostly IF. In addition fillers such as microcrystalline cellulose, an IF, are added.
Personally, I believe it is important establish a base diet that contains no supplements which you can use when problems arise. My base diet is very simple. It consists of oatmeal, grilled chicken breast, white rice and boiled carrots. When I dropped back to this diet I find that bloating, gas and D usually stop with 24-48 hours.
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Exercise is not the only component, but will help greatly. Basically if you exercise a lot but don't watch your diet, it probably won't be succesful. So do both diet and exercise.
Group cycle would be a great intense workout. Also would work out the legs to build muscle.
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that contains the same ingredients as regiment. It doesn't seem to help the bloating for me.
do you have to buy regiment on line still? Or is it available in stores yet?
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Group cycle or 'spinning class' is a class offered at most gyms where everyone is on a stationary bicycle and an instructor guides you through the workout. Often you don't need to be a member, you can usually buy group class packages or just drop in for one and pay a small fee.
As I showed in my previous post though, no need to go to a gym to get moving!
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