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It took time. Lots of time. (Like, over a year.) Patience. Sticking with the diet to the letter. Using the diet in conjunction with stress-management techniques - if you have IBS symptoms related to anxiety or stress, diet alone won't do it.
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Following the diet for about a month helped me, with adding new foods every few days etc. I am IBS A and mostly get pain as a symptom. When I am good ie eating in a balanced way then I am symptom free.
A lot of the others have said this already but it really does mean watching your own triggers and your own body. I remember feeling good and then having small setbacks that really messed me up and depressed me. Some of us can eat raw onions, other's ie me can't, some (ie me) thrive on wholegrains like wholemeal bread, for others it's an instant attack. Listen to your body, write down what it tells you (ie symptoms) and what you eat and hopefully you will be posting your success story. The diet guidelines on the website are enough to get started with, so start with some of the basics by cutting out caffeine, dairy, red meat etc and work from there.
(if you want to read about my IBS story here's a link to my first year, I hope you find it encouraging)
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Yes I've been going to a naturopath since my teens and it has helped a lot. He's the one who started me on a fibre supplement, probiotics, and vitamins, and of course has told me since day 1 to exercise too because it helps with the IBS. I hope you find some relief soon Beth. Try to keep a positive attitude that one day you WILL feel better.
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Beth, you just keep posting. Maybe something or someone will click on something that will help. I still take 2 T of acacia. I still think the triphalla and the flaxseed meal and the fiber in stevia plus helps the most, plus the Mg citrate before bed. The donnatol before bed stops the pain from the spasms. Tonight I took one Beano before dinner. It must be very hard, if not impossible, to find the trigger foods when there is not a definite reaction. I went off the diet, had coffee and ice cream and really regretted that. Don't know much about the Gluten, but I imagine just a speck of it would cause trouble. Pray for help and stay positive. xo B
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Yes--I am a D with a capital D!! 
Anyway, what I meant to say was that one day I had too much trail mix!!Yikes!
I know that I have been lucky--I am taking Lotronex, which I am phasing out slowly as well as Colazol--I got great results from the Lotronix at first, but still had significant pain, weight loss and then the bad D attacks started again with no rhyme or reason. I had the colonoscopy done on Jan 6th of this year which determined there was more going on than just the IBS--I think that the combination of the diet with the massive doses of Colazol for the IBD and a great Doc are the reason for my rapid stabilization.
Feel free to envy me--I don't mind--I know I am one of the lucky ones! I still have bad days (there is something about Mondays in particular and I really love my job), but when I think back to how sick I was over the holidays, I feel really good about where I am now.
Best Wishes!! Keep looking for answers. I have appreciated the support and comraderie I have felt as a "lurker" for the past few months--this is great place to be, especially on the bad days!
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IBS-D, IBD, Pain
Working toward stability
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The doctors give me conflicting advice on the gluten. 1/2 say not to eat it and 1/2 say I should be fine eating it because I don't have celiac....just gluten antibodies. I'll never have a definitive answer. I might always be in pain because they can't give me an answer.
I went GF for almost a year and just went from D to C...but pain is same. Then I ate gluten, except for wheat. Now I'm trying to eat GF again. 
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Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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Beth, Out of curiosity, what did Dr.J say? -Bob
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He said he wants to concentrate on the Miralax and getting me going before tackling any gluten issues....which of course is not what I wanted to hear since I think they are connected. Plus, I want to know what kind of foods I should be spending my money on and ingesting. If gluten is causing problems, how can he just "put it to the side" for a while?
I know you trust him...but after having so many bad doctors, it's hard for me to trust him. I'm the one hurting, not him. So, doctors always have so much less vested in what they say than we do.
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Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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Beth, If you hadn't specifically mentioned the antibodies,he
may not know about it. I had some problems with getting the
people up here to send him *all* my info. Also, since I've
been going, I've been getting better. Now, mind you,sometimes
I end up going four or five times a day because the BM's are
not that big. On good days it's sometimes two or three larger
volume BM's, and once in a while they're actually close to
normal. Yes, for the most part right now they are just
piles of thin mushy stools, but I am feeling a whole lot
better! I have also noticed that on the better days, I had
happened to eat more IF on the previous day. There does
seem to be a definite correlation. -Bob
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...it's one of the first things I told him. I want an answer and thought he would be able to give me one. But he just says "doctors just guess at most things". Margo just emailed me yesterday and said the doctor wants me to continue to incorporate gluten into my diet. But, I just went on a GF diet again Saturday and restocked up on GF breads and cereals. I wanted to test out the GF diet again. But he told me not to??? I can't afford more groceries...so that will be on hold until I can afford to go shopping again. why can't he just tell me yes or no on the gluten issue?
He also said to eat fiber foods and not depend on an SFS, but I can't seem to make myself give it up totally. I went down from 12 grams of Acacia fiber to 4 grams fiber from Citrucel...just to act as a cushion before my meals. I suppose I'm not doing anything he wants me to do! I keep trying different things on my own...since he seems to be guessing at all this as well. 
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