IBS-Constipation Guidelines
#358260 - 04/30/10 08:33 PM
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I was wondering if anybody has "the book" on what works best for IBS-C.
I suffer from major bloating and distension, which is largely coincidently with constipation.
I have tried:
1) Acadia 2) Benefiber 3) Acidophillus 4) Miralax
5) Anti-Anxiety Meds 6) SSRI
but the problem remains.
I frequently get 20 grams of dietary fiber a day.
Was wondering if there is a general formula for how to allievate this, as it has bothered me for YEARS.
Thanks.
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IBS-C and Bloating
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I'd like to know what helps too! I'm in the same boat as you. I've tried all those plus magnesium and other pills but nothing will work. I feel your pain. The last time I 'went' was March and it's killing me! I went to a GI and he just sat there and said he doesn't know what to say!!! I 'm so frustrated at the lack of brains all these docs have.
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20 grams of fiber per day is not enough. You have to up that before thinking any meds would do better.
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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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Quote:
20 grams of fiber per day is not enough. You have to up that before thinking any meds would do better.
OK...how...when you won't let me have salads/oatmeal/whole grain/V8/raw fruits and veggies.
How am I supposed to get 35 grams of fiber?
It's like telling to me to run a mile, then cutting off my feet.
Should I just spend 2 hours a day cooking...not dinner...but just fruit and veggie snacks and sides...should I park myself at the microwave every 2 hours...because honestly when you restrict how to eat fiber as you people do...you tell me HOW I am supposed to get it?
How?
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I think my fiber amount is 3 times as high as yours. So there is an enigma I guess according to you.
I put one tablespoon of acacia into each of two 32oz water bottles to drink through the day. This gives a nice SF base. The rest of my fiber comes from fruits eaten as snacks, oatmeal or cereal, pasta, bread or rice and cooked vegetables.
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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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