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Well, it's been 26 hours since I started eating all this fat. I'm going to be very graphic in my posts over the next 3 days (to benefit anyone else having to go through this test) so consider yourself forwarned 
I collected my first stool 22 1/2 hours after first beginning the fat intake so they may not accept that stool, but my 2nd one was 26 hours after my first consumption of fat (McDonald's french fries). Surprisingly, I'm doing better than I expected - definitely better than I did the first time I took this test. I was feeling pretty nauseus yesterday, but today the fat is going down much easier (wow, could I be getting used to all this fat so quickly??) My first stool was somewhat loose and enormous - I measured the container and it holds 3 cups of water, and my BM filled it to the brim!! My 2nd one was very loose but maybe 1/5 the amount of the 1st one. Oddly enough these stools are actually quite dark (chocolate in color) whereas my stools when I'm eating a normal diet or Heather's diet are more of a mustard yellow in color and rarely ever runny.
Another odd thing I'm noticing is the lack of flatulence... I've been counting my farts and in the past 27 hours I've only passed gas 3 times (very odd for me b/c I typically pass it 3 times in 30 minutes) - and I haven't had fennel tea or gastrizyme at all during this time. I wonder if it might be carbs aka soluble fiber that is making me so gassy?? Anyone have any thoughts on that? I've also been drinking diet coke (I've had 3 since I started eating the fat) - my logic is if I'm going to be ill anyway, I might as well get my fill of diet coke which I absolutely love and have missed more than anything else I've had to remove from my diet!
I've found a few food items that make it much easier to consume 100 grams in 24 hours without having to eat more than you desire:
1. McDonald's creamy ranch - 1.5 oz has 22 grams!! Can you believe that???
2. Mayo - 1 TSB has 10 grams (I took 2 TSB and dipped my chicken in it)
3. Cheese - 1 slice of cheddar and swiss has 7 grams. I love cheese so eating 4 or 5 slices is nothing for me
4. Fat boy ice cream sandwiches - these have 10 grams (and are ever so yummy)
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Jeanette IBS-D, then switched to IBS-A, now stable with Udo's Choice Super Bifido Plus Probiotic
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So you almost feel better eating all that fat? Hmm, maybe I should go on a McD diet, lol (just kidding)!
Anyway, keep it up, two days to go! Also, I thought of you today when I opened the Portfolio magazine and it had an article on fast food. All you really need to eat is one Hardee's Monster Thickburger which has 107 grams of fat (and 1 410 calories). I wonder what that does to anyone's digestion
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Crazy isn't it - I'm a little nauseous still but no gas and so far just the 2 BM, but I hate to think of the weight I'm going to gain doing this  I actually have 3 days to go yesterday was just consuming fat, now I have to consume fat and collect stools for 72 hours which will be Tuesday at 2:00 PM... Thanks for the tip on the Hardee's burger, I don't know if we have a Hardee's but I bet we do, that would be awesome to get all the fat in with just 1 meal - omg, if I can stomach it that's awful!!!
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Jeanette IBS-D, then switched to IBS-A, now stable with Udo's Choice Super Bifido Plus Probiotic
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So, I'm almost at the 2 full days mark since the beginning of high fat consumption. I've already gained 5 pounds - Can you believe that???? I had lost 45 pounds in the past 5 months so this is a really bummer to me!
Nausea is much better today but still present. I had a disgusting breakfast of sausage mcmuffin w/egg and hashbrowns dipped in creamy ranch from guess where?? So, I'm off to a good start on the fat content b/c that 1 meal had 44 grams of fat (whew only 56 to go).
Still not having any flatulence (only the 3 yesterday) which is totally blowing my mind. No BM yet today but I'm sure it'll be coming in the next few hours. I haven't been getting enough exercise the past couple of day because I'm afraid to go anywhere (just not sure how all this fat is going to play out. Plus I MUST collect all stools so I have to stick close to home). Fortunately, we got some snow last night so I shoveled this morning (I'm hoping for numerous snow storms over the next few days so I can get more exercise . If we don't get more snow, I may just go out and walk back and forth sticking really close to home. I think movement helps with nausea - does anyone know on that?
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Jeanette IBS-D, then switched to IBS-A, now stable with Udo's Choice Super Bifido Plus Probiotic
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Poor you, the weight gain sucks. But some of it is probably water weight and that should come right off once you go to your regular diet again.
What would happen if you tried limiting the intake of other food groups so that you wouldn't take in as many calories? For example, have a piece of bread dipped in lots of olive oil like they do it in Italian restaurants so that you'd have your fat but not much more. It would be very limiting but at least you wouldn't gain as much. Just a thought though. Hang in there!
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actually until today, I was pretty much eating only high fat foods (no other food groups). Today was the first time I've had bread (on my mcmuffin). I think it's just that all the high fat foods are also very high calorie. Since we haven't gotten any more snow, I just went out and shoveled my neighbors driveway and walkway to burn a few calories. I have another neighbor who is out of town and they have a HUGE driveway, I think I'll go back out shortly and shovel theirs as well. lol my neighbors are going to think I'm insane!!
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Jeanette IBS-D, then switched to IBS-A, now stable with Udo's Choice Super Bifido Plus Probiotic
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Well, I'm aborting the test 4 hours early - I just couldn't do it any longer!! I think they should have enough poop to get results. So, I had 2 BM on Saturday after starting the high fat on Friday; then NO BMs Sunday or Monday (this seems odd b/c lord knows I've been intaking a whole lot). Last night I started getting really gassy so I figured I was in for a treat this morning, and sure enough... So far today I've had 4 BM, but they have been really hard to pass and collect b/c they are soooo sticky (maybe that's why I didn't have any the past 2 days - maybe it's all stuck to my colon). This test would probably be much easier for guys b/c if you get urine in the container, they won't accept it. Normally this wouldn't be so difficult but with it being so sticky, I have to sit a certain way to get the crap out of me and that's impossible to do with the dang container. Anyway, I'm hoping that I can now relax and just poop all of the junk I've been consuming for 4 days out of me. BTW, I haven't eaten anything yet today (I doubt that it would make it into the BMs anyway).
That's it for me, I will NEVER do another stool test again -this has been an awful 5 days. I'll post an update when I get the results back (should be about a week).
Oh yea, and I'm now up 8 pounds from when I started this on Friday - just another added bonus!!
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Jeanette IBS-D, then switched to IBS-A, now stable with Udo's Choice Super Bifido Plus Probiotic
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kudos to you for completing the test! I don't think 4 hours would make a huge difference anyway. When will you know the results?
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Thank you Zara, I agree - I would imagine that since I didn't have a BM on Sunday or Monday then all my BMs today would be from the food I consumed on those days and I got a few samples from today. I'm not sure when I'll get the results - I'm guessing it will take about a week. My next appointment is 2/11.
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Jeanette IBS-D, then switched to IBS-A, now stable with Udo's Choice Super Bifido Plus Probiotic
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I have similar issues with having fat malabsorption problems. Before my GI will fully diagnose me with IBS, he is having me do the fecal fat test again to see exactly how much extra fat I lose in a stool as well as a procedure called an enteroclysis. It's a procedure to look at the small intestines through using barium and CT scans. He said this will show whether there are any structural issues with the small intestine as well as look at indicators for Crohns or Celiac. I have already had a colonoscopy which came back normal, so the small intestine is the last place to look. My GI didn't feel comfortable with the video pill. I want to make sure there's not something else going on before living with an IBS diagnosis.
But, the fecal fat test is definitely not fun!
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