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Dear All,

I've been following Heather's diet for about a year now, trying to adapt it around the edges in-line with what my own body can and cannot cope with. I've had many ups and downs along the way. I was diagnosed with IBS around two years ago and then with fructose malabsorption about 9 months ago. I suffer from IBS-C with bloating.

I was first prescribed fybogel and mebeverine that left me bloated and feeling worse. I then switched fibre supplement to Heather's and I have just started to build up my dose again after a few bad weeks. (travelling) I'm at 3tsps a day at the moment.

The question I have, which I hope someone can help me with is this, if you eat too much insoluble fibre/fat in a meal (perhaps without realising/restaurant)can you, by eating soluble fibre/taking a soluble fibre supplement after the meal ease the symptoms (pain and bloating) provoked by the unsuitable meal?

Any thoughts/experience you have on this/general guidance on dealing with IBS-C would be much appreciated.

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IBS A. Managing my symptoms with the EFI/FODMAP diet and probiotics.

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