Again thank you for the replies. It is very nice to have people to communicate with about this.
To Syl: Yes, I was maintaining the rules of the EFI diet as well. My fat and IF were very low. I knew it was not either or with EFI and FODMAPs, but a combination that you were recommending.
To Gerikat: I think I will go back to Heather's basics, starting with the breaking the cycle page. Thank you for your message and encouragement. I don't feel anyone is pushing me with their advice or blaming any fault on me. I see this as an open forum for people with different ideas to exchange them and try to help each other out. I understand that some things work for some people and some things don't. And I, like many others, am always hoping for that next piece of advice that will be the answer and solve all my problems. I have to keep remembering it might not be that simple.
But honestly, I am beginning to think 90% of this is all in my head. About 2 years ago I had stomach issues for a month or so and began reading about IBS online, which is what put the idea in my head. Then I went to my GP and described all the symptoms and he concurred it must be IBS. I went to a GI and went through tests to eliminate other possibilities and right away started following Heather's advice.
But before that I had no problems. I was 20 years old then, and eating fast food, greasy fried foods, donuts, you name it and I didn't have any issues. Then out of the blue it seemed to go downhill so fast after thinking I had IBS. It just doesn't make much sense to me.
And after doing Michael Mahoney's IBS Audio Program 100 the first time I was back to eating pretty much whatever I wanted and didn't have too many issues until after some stressful times I seemed right back to where I was before.
But it seems the more and more I concentrate on IBS and I try to fix it the worse I get. And I just can't seem to get it out of my head. I keep seeing my life being controlled by it. Everything I do revolves around IBS, or how I will feel if I go there or eat that. It is such a difficult cycle to escape.
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