My IBS, often, takes 1-2 days to flare up from something I ate or overeating. Sometimes, it's immediate like with eggs or oily food I'm in pain as soon as it's registered in my stomach. I ate at a Mexican restaurant for the first time not too long ago and ate the Spinach Enchiladas; they sounded like a good choice at the time, but after the first few bites, my colon started kicking me for putting oil in my body.
Anyway, you definitely need a soluble fiber base for almost every meal. Do you normally experience diarrhea or constipation? I am C, so a little more IF does me good, but those fiber bars, trail mix, avocados, and tuna in oil usually kill me. I can eat avocados if I have some kind of SF before hand, but avocados are very fatty (even though it is the good fat). I ALWAYS get tuna packed in water.
My suggestion, like the others said, wait for all the tests to rule out any other illness/disease, and then start this diet.
It will be hard to rule out foods at first, but you will be able to tell what triggers your symptoms the longer you are on it. and NEVER eat IF or high fat foods on an empty stomach!!!! I hope that helps!
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