BTW
#362853 - 01/10/11 06:17 PM
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Don't listen to people with extra ideas on what to do other than the EFI diet. Try it first as is before worrying about wheat or fructose or these extra things. I stabilized (nearly 7 years ago) on the diet as is even with soy and inulin and fructose and wheat.
There are few here now that have been posting for a long time so be cautious in what you believe.
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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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Re: BTW
#362873 - 01/12/11 01:41 AM
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mavera
Reged: 12/28/10
Posts: 108
Loc: The Netherlands
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Thanx!
It's indeed pretty confusing when you already trying a hard diet  I don't really think my IBS is caused by allergies or intolerances.
I do have very heavy peanut allergy and also to beans and soy in a lesser attempt, so I know what that feels like. During pregnancy I had ao lactose/dairy intolerance, with very discomforting bloating; disappeared completely after pregnancy (?) Also cut out all dairy for 2 weeks before, but didn't help for my symptoms now.
I know different allergies/intolerances can cause different symptoms, but my symptoms now don't really indicate intolerances I guess. I don't have bloating/gas and no real D. My nausea is totally associated with gut-movements or when I'm constipated. To me, it really seems I 'just' have pretty bad visceral hypersensitivity. (also going to try hypnotherapy in a few weeks)
But I've been reading about the FODMAP diet, and decited to try. Even though I don't think that's going to help me, I read that most people notice relief in the first week.
So I'll eat no wheat, just banana and some FODMAP/EFI-save veggies for 1 week. If it doesn't give me any relief, I'll assume I don't have intolerance/malabsorptions problems.
I've done electro-accupuncture testing and this docter told me I should cut out sugar (sucrose) and honey... Although I also didn't notice any relief while avoiding this, it's one of the reasons I'm trying to avoid the FODMAPs etc for 1 week.
I'm using stool softeners (forlax/macrogol), they should not be 'addictive', I don't need more of them over time (6 months now  ).
I indeed found the benefiber Syl suggested and ordered it. Hopefully I can slowly switch off the stoolsofters (it also contains a sweetener; sodium-saccharinate?).
I don't have real D, just very soft stools every now en then, mostly from taking too much laxative (what I need changes) or some infection.
My IBS started post-infectious, the first 3 months I did have very soft and frequent (3x daily) BM, but after another stomach-flu it suddenly changed to IBS-C.
Anyway, still no progression in symptoms
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PI-IBS-C/A nausea & very bad gastric pain
meds: lansoprazol+macrogol
started EFI +FODMAPs 1/2011. 'Relapse' for 8 months. Now partly back on track again with the diet..
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