Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Atomic Rooster strikes back! With a D-Attack and some questions about Imodium. Help!

Hi there,

I think you are in the same boat I was in a while back! I did exactly the same thing, would have attacks of D in the morning, take immodium, go C, stop it, go back to D... arg, it sucks!
I did follow Linz's advice at the time, though, and she really is a treasure!

I agree with Linz about the tea - it definitely shouldn't act as a lazative. Have you tried drinking peppermint tea? Or do you have trouble with any kind of reflux? (In which case, ignore that completely!) I found that peppermint tea in the morning was helpful for my D attacks, especially for the cramping that went along with it. If you do get reflux, I would also give fennel a try.

Did you have anything in the mashed potatoes? A lot of the time things added to mashed potatoes are triggers, but if you made them yourself and they were nice and safe, then I guess you can ignore this part as well, oy!

Your wife might have a point about adding things in too quicky. Ideally, we only add one thing at a time but I know how tedious and frustrating that is so it's not always possible. The tea should be fine, but maybe go easy on the cranberry juice if you are already unstable. I would also say that if you having trouble in the morning, having something at NIGHT isn't the best time because a lot of the time it's what we had the night before that attack the following morning.
When I was really unstable, I was really careful about what I ate a nighttime moreso than at lunch say.
I also used to take my fiber later in the evening so my mornings would be more comfy.

I hope some of this was at least a little helpful, I think I am rambling now, hee hee.

Cheers!
--Steph

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