Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: IBS-D stricken with random bouts of IBS-C

I haven't experienced this exact pattern but I have found that if I have a bad IBS-D attack it may take 2-3 days before I have a BM again. I figure there's just nothing left in my lower digestive system and it takes a few days to, well, hmm, refill. (Sorry, can't think of a less icky way to say that.)

My guess is that what's happening to you is something similar. During the week your gut is spasming and you go a lot but by Friday afternoon your system is completely empty. In other words, you may not be literally constipated over the weekend (in the sense of needing to have a BM and not being able to) but rather you just don't need to.

This should mean that as your IBS-D subsides and your work week gets more normal, your weekends should too. If you're eating off-program during the weekend that may be causing some of your misery during the first part of the week and by keeping your gut irritated contribute to the fact that your whole work week is low-level miserable. Try sticking to the EFI Diet strictly even on the weekends and see if your work week gets better.

To some extent, it will just take time. When I first started on the EFI Diet, I got almost immediate relief from pain, cramping, and deadly urgency, but it took longer for frequency to subside.

HTH. Welcome to the Boards.

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