Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | I'm not Heather, but here are some thoughts. (m)

I don't know why Benefiber would suddenly cause bloating when it hadn't before. I can think of two things to try:

Do a lower dose of Benefiber and see if that helps the D without causing bloating.

Try a different SFS. Benefiber did not agree with me, but acacia does. (Although that still doesn't explain why Benefiber would be fine for a while, then start causing problems.)

Also, if you stopped the Benefiber for a substantial period of time, I think you should start over with just a small dosage and work your way up again.

I don't really get rebound from the Immodium, but it's possible you could be - and it may depend on how much you took.

One other possibility - a lot of people seem to be suffering worse IBS symptoms due to the heat and humidity, so that may be worsening your bloating. (Although if the bloating stopped when you stopped the Benefiber and started again when you re-started it, that seems unlikely.)

Have you tried fennel tea and/or Gas-X for the bloating? Or possibly a digestive enzyme?

Just some fairly random thoughts.

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