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My GP ran her own set of stool tests. The lab didn't pick up on any parasites. Hmm. Which lab results do I believe? My CT Scan showed "nothing significant," so I don't know what's causing the hard thing I feel in my abdomen. My doctor thinks it's all related to spastic colon.
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It must feel good to know that nothing detectable is wrong. Typical of IBS 
As for you question about which test results to believe? Results from labs that GPs use frequently have better quality control than other labs perhaps due to doctor liability issues and the like.
Are you still having D issues that you originally posted about? If yes, can you tell us what meals and snacks you have been eating?
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I've been on a bland diet since Monday. Boiled chicken, white rice, bananas, rice bread toast, chicken broth, mashed potatoes and zucchini (skinless), applesauce. My tummy still hurts. And I bloat with anything I take in, even water. This morning I had gluten-free oatmeal cooked with some blueberries, and almond milk. I haven't had a BM since this morning, and it was loose. Yesterday after drinking the barium "smoothies" I had urgency and watery D. I barely made it to the restroom at the hospital. The rest of the day it was loose or watery.
I'm afraid to try probiotics again, because I had such horrible gas and bloating, and developed this hard thing in my abdomen. I read a recent post about the emotional connection and IBS, and that plays a big part for me. I've been an anxious wreck the past two weeks, and very depressed. The tummy troubles trigger my anxiety, which then triggers my tummy troubles and so on. Sigh. In addition, I'm fairly certain I'm sensitive to gluten, because when I cut it out for six weeks I felt great. Then something happened, I don't know what, that caused this ongoing cycle of D again. I feel like I'm getting worse, not better, and don't know what diet to follow at this point.
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Yep! Stress and anxiety are a big IBS triggers for all of us.
The diet sounds good. One thing you might experiment with is removing the applesauce for a day or two and see what happens.
By chance did you check the ingredients in the probiotics you were taking? Sometimes it isn't the probiotic that causes the problem but the added ingredients. However, it is known that when you start a probiotic you can experience an increase in gas and bloating for a week or so.
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