Hi everyone,
I was just wondering if there are others on the forum who haven't had a lot of success with the EFI diet.
Don't get me wrong, obviously these guidelines work wonderfully for so many people and that's awesome.
I first stumbled across this site quite a few years ago and have gone through long periods of scrupulously adhering to every EFI dietary guideline. Plus, I bought the fiber, increased my dose very slowly as instructed, bought the peppermint capsules, fennel tea, etc.
And I do think some of this helped, but nothing seems to have been a game changer. I know that anxiety is a big component for me, and I have gone through periods during which I could get away with eating more or less anything within reason, and then many periods during which everything bothers me.
But, having said this, I still believe that there may well be some dietary factors that exacerbate my IBS, but I don't think these factors correlate perfectly with the EFI guidelines.
This is why I'm starting to explore other approaches such as the FODMAP elimination diet.
I was just wondering of there are any others on here for whom the EFI guidelines simply were not enough to get their IBS under control. And if that's the case, have you tried other approaches that have been more successful? For example, I know that there are some advocates of eliminating/reducing starch as a means of treating IBS symptoms.
Any other ideas or suggestions about alternative approaches?
Thanks,
Chris
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