Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Any relief for distended abdomen, bloating and gas?

LOL Mary, I went to Jenison HS and now live in Gaines Township. The world keeps getting smaller and smaller!

I have recently started doing the False Fat Diet (by Elson Haas, MD) and am on week two. It's basically an elimination diet that helps you identify food you are 'reactive' to; foods that make you bloat. It's actually a diet book designed to help people lose weight, but the diet also claims to clear up a myriad of health problems. If you want more info let me know. I know that this site doesn't encourage posting about other diets, so I don't want to step on anyones toes here.

I also started taking triphala, which is an ayruvedic herb, and I'm having more regular BMs, and am experiencing a little relief in the bloating/distension area. I tried Zelnorm about two months ago and that totally didn't work for me.

I have an appt with a new GI doctor on Thursday and I hope to be tested for food allergies. There's two tests out there that Dr. Haas recommends, and they are ELISA and ALCAT.

I don't feel I can handle living this way indefinitely and I'm actually hoping that my new GI doc discovers something actually 'wrong' with me. Something that can be 'cured' by either avoiding certain foods, or some other medical condition that's not IBS.

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~jules

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