Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | soluble fibers of all types make me worse

everytime i try a soluble fiber i end up dramatically intensifying my symptoms. the symptoms start to rage after about 1 week and by the 4th week they are out of control. if i withdrawal the fiber i settle down within 1 week. i have tried many types over the last 12 to 15 years and nothing helps. it just gets worse and worse.

i think that any type of gel or gooey substance is what causes the reaction. maybe it is true that people who have O-type blood need to stay away from things like pectins and such.

i am also bothered by sugar of any type and chicken is really bad. Wheat and pretty much every grain kills me. i can handle legumes pretty good except for the ones that form a gel or goo. red meats and fats don't cause a problem but IBS has been my diagnosis for 18 years. everything checks out as normal and i think it is just a bad case of some type of food allergies or intolerances. my doctor told me that my immune system is probably messed up but he does not know why.

do you think i have IBS?

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