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It is difficult when the Dr's say they don't have a cure or remedy. Worry only adds to the problem as you already know. I hope you feel better soon.
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Oh yeah, I don't mind  . I was doing it partly to tease you
women<laugh>. Oh, by the way, I'm trying an experiment with
cutting out bananas and seeing if the C gets better. I'm
susbstituting eating pears instead of bananas. Yesterday was
my first banana-less day. Today it kinda worked too good. I
started feeling the urge to go in the middle of my 2nd morn-
ning class, I managed to last with about 10 minutes to go,
and used the excuse,"Well, It's friday, I'll let you guys
out early", and promptly ran to the bathroom across the
hall. I had two more BM's in quick succession and was done
in twenty minutes, which is good. I even feel relatively
evacuated. I hope this keeps up. If it does, no more
bananas for me. Hope you are doing better! -Bob
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Bob!
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PLEASE tell me they were tinned pears in juice?!!! Otherwise exchanging a banana for a fresh pear is exchanging SF with a possible C effect for a nice dose of IF. BIG difference. Try substituting something like applesauce instead.
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Re: Bob!
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Um um..not exactly, but I didn't eat the skin, and that's
where all the IF is right? Well, like I said today has gone
pretty good so far. -Bob
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Be careful...
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...I'd only have something like that after SF or if I was feeling VERY stable. And were they ripe?
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Um yeah, I think so, they were a wee bit soft and easy to
chew. The skin was green, but they're Bartlett pears.
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how about eating a half banana and half pear instead of a whole one of either? That way you'd get your SF base from your banana and your IF from your pear. And you could eat the other halves tomorrow.
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Hi Sand, That's because I'm doing an experiment for Cyndy and
myself to see if bananas contribute to C. Also, according to
that fiber chart from Northwestern Univ. Med. School, of the
2.8 g's of fiber in a banana, 2.1 are IF, and of the 4.0 g's
of fiber in a pear, 2.2 are SF, which would make pears safer
than bananas. I would tend to trust technical info from NU.
-Bob
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Putting text in here because the post engine is complaining if I leave this blank. It seems to do this somewhat randomly.
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Matt:
I haven't read all the replies to your post, but I find it interesting that on the one hand you are trying to help yourself (Tai-Chi, medication, etc.) but on the other hand you are sabotaging your efforts (Extreme Sausage Sandwich, etc.).
I can appreciate how frustrated you are with your situation. I believe IBS-C is much more difficult to manage than IBS-D. I've suffered from both during my life and right now I am IBS-D predominant. I much prefer IBS-D because whenever I am in danger of slipping back into IBS-C, I know of quite a few foods I can eat that will provoke D without pain. (In a strange sort of way I consider myself to be blessed!)
In your case, it sounds as though the jury is still out as to whether your C is totally caused by IBS or whether there may be other medical conditions involved.
If your problem is totally caused by IBS, then I would strongly encourage you to stick to Heather's diet, drink lots of room temperature bottled water, participate in rigorous exercise on a daily basis and, yes, take up something like Tai Chi or yoga for relaxation. These are unfortunately probably your only options because medications like Zelnorm are not very effective when it comes to IBS. Basically, at this point in history, diet and lifestyle are the only things available to control IBS although some IBS people also seek out holistic-type remedies as well.
I hope you find a way to get back on track because your present situation sounds very dire. I've experienced something similar myself after a bad IBS attack and I've had a great deal of difficulty eating because it was like my intestines had a blockage or something. On those occasions I've switched to a very soft diet consisting of pureed foods (babyfood is good if you haven't got the patience to puree it yourself) and lots of warm liquids like soup. Of course, I continued to follow Heather's diet rules when eating those foods.
I hope you find the source of your discomfort and feel better VERY SOON.
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