Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: How long does it take to feel better?

Give it time ... but ... please make sure you've had all of the tests to rule out other conditions. I suffered for well over a year before finally being diagnosed with endometriosis. I had surgery three weeks ago and I am now pretty sure I don't have IBS. I've stopped posting on the diet board because I'm beginning to feel like a fraud.

Side note -- 1 T is probably too much fat for the potatoes. I used to eat double servings of mashed potatoes all the time for dinner, and 1 T margarine bumped up the calorie from fat percentage to 50% (which is hideous -- should be 20-25%). I ate them plain usually, but would sometimes add 1/4 t margarine, which did make a surprising bit of difference and kept the fat down. The hardest part about the IBS diet is getting used to calculating fat. Anyway, hang in there, and if you follow the diet strictly for some time and you keep getting worse, go back to your doctor.

Good luck and I hope you do feel better soon.

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jen

"It's one of the most serious things that can possibly happen to one in a battle -- to get one's head cut off." -- LC

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