Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | took the words right out of my mouth!

i don't necessarily get IBS symptoms right after i eat something bad.... unless it's really high in fat or just a ton of food at once (then, BLAM! insta-D.). sometimes what i eat seems to do fine then, later, after a relatively IBS friendly meal, my symptoms kick in. also, when you eat the wrong foods (even a little at a time over the day) it seems that there is often an cummulative effect-- and it could be something as benign as a banana that seems to send you over the edge. it wasn't the banana- it was the rest of the junk you had all day.

if you don't think that's what's happening, could there possibly be something you're doing at lunch that could be setting you off? like having a late-morning cup of coffee or having mayo on your sammiches or something??? or you could be like me a few years ago before my IBS got reaaaallly bad: maybe you can handle 2 cups of coffee, but not a third, or one soda a day, but not a second one ( especially right after you finish the first).

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