I never thought I'd be asking for suggestions on "how to have a bm" since I am primarily D. Here's the thing: as I've posted before, I have been more IBS-A since starting Heather's diet. I take a moderate amount of Acacia/day (3 1/2 teaspoons which I just increased by a 1/4 teaspoon.) I also take Librax twice daily which is supposed to "slow things down" in your system but on days when I don't have bms, I usually intentionally skip it.
So I have been doing the ratio dance between SF/IF, sometimes getting more C, sometimes taking an immodium to prevent d, then getting a little C...you get the picture. Never a clear-cut week, just a crazy cycle of inconsistencies. And unfortunately I can't lock myself up in my house for a few weeks to work out the kinks. My concern is that I have a day of multiple BMS, then I won't go for 3 full days (and by day three I have gas and major bloating/discomfort), then I'll get another day of multiple BMs (ie., this morning I went 4 times in about and hour and 1/2). The blessing is that it is not actually "d" like before. It's less urgent (but urgent enough nonetheless if I'm out) and less painful, but I need to keep going almost to "empty my system of the buildup." Quite logical.
So yesterday I knew it was building up and I've been eating lots of IF. I drank water, exercised (treadmill...just a mile), did some sit-ups, and I've been doing yoga off and on. I even ate some Wheaties!!  (I had acacia and bananas prior to cushion it, but even then I didn't go. I had veggies at lunch with just a little rice...REALLY FELT LIKE I HAD TO GO BUT NOTHING. Then after dinner (green beans as my IF) I was soo gassy.
My question is, do any of you with c just jump right in at times like this and eat a straght whole wheat bagel or something? I was so tempted to just eat a bowl of raisin bran or another strong IF to just get it out of my system (I knew I was home and would have rathered dealt with the multiple bms yesterday than this morning when I had to go out.) I'm not talking about eating triggers. I'm just wondering what the "maximum, riskiest" amount of IF you eat at one time. And what are the results? Do you think I should decrease my Acacia by that 1/4 teaspoon that I just increased? (I drink smoothies with berries for IF, steamed veggies, raisins in oatmeal, and now even some whole grain stuff on occassion.)
Thank you for any light you can shed. I feel like now that I am "empty" I want to start on this clean slate and eat more strategically.
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Originally IBS-D for a million years!
Then IBS-A, Now a transformed slightly C
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