stool test- gross TMI warning
#319660 - 11/28/07 11:00 AM
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I got a stool test kit yesterday and started it today. It was really gross to do it. If you think it is like cleaning the litter box you are wrong! Anyway I caught the end bit of my morning BM and it was awful, very sticky, very loose and lots of undigested food!!! I hadn't known it was that bad until I looked at it. I had huge chunks of carrot and some fiberous bits of something. I definitely have a problem. If anyone is aware of the show "You are what you eat" on BBC with Dr Gillian McKeith, I can imagine what she would say about my 'poo'. It is as bad as anyone with an unhealthy diet on her show and I don't eat like they do. It will be 3 weeks til I get the results and I can't imagine what they will be.
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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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I've done a stool test before, not fun! Bleh!
I had it done and it showed no parasites, bacteria or yeast or anything like that. (Is that the same test you're getting, or is this different?) I too had a ton of undigested food showing up. If the test does show something, then great! You've got something to work with in that case.
One reason for the undigested food (according to my experience) is that you aren't chewing thoroughly enough. With a perfect digestive system maybe it would be able to break things up better but with IBS you can't count on that. If noticeable pieces of food are showing up, then your digestive system has not been able to get much nutrients out of those pieces. It would be beneficial to really chew things up into a paste so you can absorb all the nutrients from it, which may help your digestive system work better. This is especially true for veggies which are nutritious but tend to be stringier than something like fruit (think of the difference in texture of a banana vs raw carrot)
I have gone through periods of undigested food showing up and some times it all seems digested. Probiotics, over-chewing (I call it over-chewing because it really feels like I shouldn't have to chew that much!) and drinking less with meals all seem to help me digest more thoroughly.
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Kat
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I had a stool test done before. It was ok; not one of my favorite things to do, of course. Result-normal.
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IBS-C since 2006. No signs of IBS now, it's been 4 yrs. Only dairy allergy now.
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Sounds marvelous!! Probably going to have to do one next week when I see my new GI. Looking forward to it 
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Whats interesting is that 1 year ago i had an EXPLOSIVE diarhea attack and noticed all the undigested salad from lunch(and this was 8 hours later)......intense cramping, etc.......the next day i was fine and had no stomach issues and continued eating salads until 12 months later(ie 6 weeks ago) it happened again except this time i have daily IBS symptoms.....was last year a precursor of what was to come? OR did i create this state this time by anxiety about it happening again 12 months after initial episode? the mind or the body? I dont really have undigested food in my stools - just 1 year ago and 6 weeks ago....do most with IBS have undigested particles in stool?
I had stool test - GROSS>......
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I end up with bits of undigested veggies in my stool quite often. I haven't had it tested for anything yet though. Maybe I should ask my GI doctor if I can have it tested when I go in next week. I do take probiotics, but I eat quickly, so I may not be chewing enough.
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Lisa
IBS-A, Interstitial Cystitis, Migraines
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I am really working at eating smaller bites and chewing a lot longer. It will take a while to change but I am trying. I tend to get gaggy if I don't swallow right away but with smaller bites I do much better.
Probiotics are doing nothing for me. 
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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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I had to do one of those tests at the begining of this year. It was a little awkward since I had 3 roommates...."Hey guys, don't look in the little white bag in the fridge". Nice right. No undigested food for me but it had like a white sticky film around it. No blood either... I don't even think the dr. did anything with the results from that test. Dang...I need a new Dr. Know any good ones in the Midwest?
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Leah-----
IBS-C predominant, gas, cramps, bloating, uncomfortable... oh and some colitis to top it all off
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I thought I might chime in if you don't mind. I know when I had undigested food I up my SFS and SF. I now take 24 grams of SFS a day and rarely have an attack (Maybe once a month for a couple of hours). My food is no longer undigested and I feel almost perfect. I think a number of C'ers are under the impression that SFS and SF stops you up. I thought this and thought when I used to be C that I was not getting enough IF. I now never get C and have no undigested food. My theory is that if you have undigested food you are not getting enough SF or SFS. On the back of the Acacia label it says that people that are C often require a much larger dosage of SFS, often up to 30 grams. I notice many people on the board seem to take a much lower dosage, like 10-15 grams. I know when I take this amount I get attacks and have undigested food present in my stool. Try it out, I know its scary but so is the prospect of not making progress. Good luck and hope you feel better.
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Andrew,
Thats great your feeling better!! So acadia is really working for you!! 
A few questions: how did you increase to this high dose? Did you take 1/2 tsp every week? Also, how do you break it down during the day? Or do you take in the am and before you go to bed?
Thanks in advance..
Deb
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IBS-C gas, bloating and acid reflux
Babies is the plan for 2008!!Hope this IBS cooperates.
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