Aww Ashley, Don't leave...
03/13/06 08:01 AM
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Johnny T. Reb
Reged: 07/09/05
Posts: 987
Loc: Lake Linden, Mich in the U.P. IBS-C
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I know how frustrated you are, I and lot's of other C's have been there. Heather's diet for C's is not at all straight foward. There is almost always quite a few modifactions that are necessary for a given person, and it's not at all well quantified. For example, there's no recommended value for daily IF consumption. She just says you have to eat IF,well that's nice, how much?! Of course, this will vary from person to person. The idea you get from her EFI book is in general way too low, and a bit high in SF which leads to worsening C and everything associated with it.Before I came down to Chicago, I wasn't doing bad, but not real good by any means. Then I saw Jaime's post on IF, and it dawned on me that's it!!! That IS THE KEY!!! So, I immediately upped my IF intake through both fruits and veggies and whole grains. She was just doing fruits and veggies. Since then, my BM's have gotten consistently better day by day. It's just over a week now, and I'm having two very near normal BM's per day,less gas, less discomfort, and NO pain. I've even cut out the Bentyl during this time, realizing it was not really helping and was zombitizing me like Kree has mentioned. Right now, I'm not taking any SFS, all my fiber is from food. My contention is that one can readily do that . If for whatever reason you can't get all your fiber from food, then an SFS is definitely appropriate. I think that Beth may even try my approach since it's working so good for me. Right now I'm sending her my daily diet info. so she can can an *exact* of how much IF(and SF) and from what . I or she could foward a copy of it, if you'd like. From what you told me about what you ate in Croatia, you were getting the right amount of IF. Your change in diet since you've come back is, I think, the primary cause of your problems. I should also note that I'm not wholly stabilizing by diet. I am taking Paxil as I have mentioned. I definitely think that it is necessary, at least now. I believe that Dr.John Gershon's(of Columbia Univ.in NY) SSRI theory is definitely bonafide. It is working for me and a whole lot of others. I definitely think you should try it. Also, if your present GI doc is not helping you too much, I would suggest that you try the doc that Beth and I have, Dr. Michael Jones of the Northwestern Med. School Faculty.Beth or I can get you his contact info. So, in summary, I think you should stay on the boards, and try out my suggestions. The emotional help I've gotten from the boards has been tremendous! That, of course con- tributes to stabilization too. Think about it. In any case, I'll definitely email about the next get together which I think will be in the middle of May. {{hugs}} -Bob
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