Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: IBS/C & feel like I can't eat anything

I know exactly how you feel. Gas & bloating are my major problems too. Even when I have a BM every day,I can still get gassy & bloated my I eat. What seems to have helped me is:
1} Exercise EVERY day. I walk about 3 miles every morning. When I don't do it, I can tell the difference.
2} As someone else here said, water, water, water. For us C'ers it's really really important. I try for 64 oz a day.
3} I take a probiotic every morning. I don't really know if it's doing anything but what the heck.
4} SFS, I take acacia & I'm up to about 9.5 grams every day. Stay with this. It may make you gassy at first but slowly your body will get used to it.
5}As for food, I find the best thing is portion control. I can eat a varied diet but only when I keep it small. Also, I always try to have a SF base before any IF. I've also found that if I stay away from meat (any kind) my gas is less stinky

. For IF I eat about 10 small snap eas a day
& some well cooked veggie at night with dinner. I don't really worry to much about the IF since I think the acacia & water help to keep me regular.
Sorry this was so long. Hope it helped
meryl

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