Requesting advice please.
#351690 - 11/05/09 04:35 PM
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Mohammed
Reged: 10/25/09
Posts: 8
Loc: London, England
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Hi all. I have been having some problems with my stomach for the last couple of months. The doctor suggested I may have a mild form of IBS. So, I decided to follow the IBS cheat sheet, just in case- I cannot afford to take another week off work (my symptoms were like IBS-D).
Had a few queries:
1) Most fruits are on the insoluble fibre list. So, if I want to have e.g., oranges or grapes, I would need to eat them after a main meal. This is difficult if I want to have a fruit snack during afternoon breaks, or if I already had vegetables with a meal. In fact, my diet is lacking in fruit, and I am worried about low vitamin C intake.
2) I am also worried about not getting enough fat in my diet- can anyone recommend good fat sources. And how can I tell if I am getting my minimum amount?
I would really appreciate any advice.
Many thanks
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Mohammed , what are your exact symptoms, just d or do you have pain or discomfort. What tests has your doctor done?
hopefully others will give you some advise on the diet aspects.
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It started on the 26th August 09, when I had diarrhea once. Since it was the fasting period (Ramadan), I was eating less and it came back very occasionally as semi-diarrhea. All I did was eat bland foods for for the remainder of Ramadan. After Ramadan, I was fine for a couple of weeks, eating everything except hot spicy foods. Around the beginning of October, I got D again (7 times in 24hrs), and took a whole week off work to recover from a semi-starvation diet. Doctor said it could be bug, but was unlikely (since it was a short period of time since the Ramadan problems). She thus suggested I may have mild IBS. So, I have been trying to follow the cheat sheet for the last month. I do not eat hot (as in chilli) foods or chocolate.
My symptoms: in the beginning of following cheat sheet, I used to get bloating after eating, especially after lunch.
The bloating is more or less gone now, but do get flatulence after lunch sometimes.
Strangely enough, I get no problems at all after breakfast, which consists of goat's milk with Rice Krispies cereal, white bread toast and tea.
So, some may say I do not have IBS, but I am being careful as I cannot afford another week off work, and besides, my diet is now relatively healthier compared to my previous normal diet.
Another thing; chocolate seems to cause me problems- when I was having problems during Ramadan, and I took even a little chocolate, gas immediately evolved in my stomach. So, have not had it since then. I could eat all the chocolate I wanted before these problems.
Apologise for the long post, and thank you and all for the attention.
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Mohammed, do you get pain or discomfort?
So just bloating that has gone away and D as far as symptoms?
Have you been back to a doctor again?
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Hi,
I do not get any pain. If I do get anything, it is gas, which normally happens after lunch. When this is released (either way), I feel fine. Such things did not occur before I had this bout of problems. I got blood tests done to rule out other serious diseases, and fortunately, they came back good.
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Have you had any other tests done, such as a colonoscopy, endoscopy or faecal occult blood test? These may be useful in ruling out other disorders such as coeliac disease.
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IBS-A + gas and bloating
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I have not had the tests you have mentioned- only blood tests. Apparently they are sufficient to rule out most diseases.
The doctor said it MAY be mild IBS. Thus, I am being cautious. Even if I don't have IBS, I think there is no harm in following the IBS diet- it has been in a lot of ways beneficial- my diet included much biscuits, caramel bites, doughnuts and chocolate. Except crackers and low fat biscuits, I don't eat such things now, and I eat veggies now. I also take my own food to work rather than buying sandwiches, which means I know what I am eating.
I have just had problems in planning- like when to eat citrus fruits if I have just had a meal including IF veggies, or if it is okay to have a small orange a few hours after lunch.
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If you don't get any pain or discomfort, its not IBS, because that is part of the criteria. There is functional D and some other functional disorders, like functional bloating however.
No one can diagnose you here so its important to work with a doctor on it. Stool tests could be of some help and are simple. Celiac is one condition, if you have d as is SIBO.
It still maybe possible you have some kind of bug perhaps.
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sometimes a big switch in diet itself can cause issues, if for example you start eating a lot of fiber, when you weren't before.
ON the lunch, how soon after eating do you get the gas and D? 15 minutes or an hour for example?
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After lunch, if I do get anything, it is only gas, but not D. Have not had D since that large episode over a month ago. On days I get gas, it is usually within the hour after lunch.
Few days back, I got some gas- for a minute, I thought I felt nauseous, but was then okay after releasing via throat.
Regarding the doctor, she seems unsure herself. Blood tests were good. I forgot to mention- I did have one stool sample done, but that was during the Ramadan problems (2 mnths ago). They found nothing. What I will do is see how it goes for some more weeks, then think about going to the doctor again.
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