Hey fellow Canadian! I'm so sorry, sweetie. I really feel for you. I used to be a teacher - so I know all about not being able to go to the bathroom when you need to.
1. Immodium!!!
2. Put yourself on "What to eat when you can't eat anything" part of Heather's diet for at least 2 days. It's under the dietary guidelines at the front page of this board.
3. Then SLOWLY add back other foods. - things like cooked soluble fibre foods - ie. carrots, ...
4. Drink TONS and TONS of VERY strong hot peppermint tea. This is the best medicine for me - dicetel didn't do a darn thing for me. It really can work wonders. Put it in a thermos and take it with you wherever you go.
5. Go see your Doctor to make sure you don't have a parasitic infection of some sort - it may explain the sudden changes. Besides, any change in symptoms should be checked by a Doc.
6. If you have IBS, you have ALL the triggers. Triggers are universal. The same biological reaction happens in you as in me. TRY HEATHER'S DIET. You're almost there anyway. Try eliminating the rest of the triggers and see how you do. Seriously - this may be a real key for you.
7. Are you on a soluble fiber supplement? Try Acacia, Benefiber, Equalactin, Citrucel .... but NOT Metamucil - it contains psyllium which could make things worse.
8. Plenty of fluids - you must be exhausted from dehydration from that much diarrhea.
9. Try hypnotherapy and/or yoga to help with the stress. You can also ask your DR for a different anti depressant or an increased dose to help. I found effexor really helped my IBS but not my anxiety.
If you have any more questions, please ask. I'm concerned about you - please give us an update on how it's going.
Hugs,
A.
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Formerly HanSolo. IBS, OCD, Bipolar, PTSD times 3.
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