I was going to post the same Question--you beat me to it! I have C IBS (well, I just had my colonoscopy last Thur. and I'll get the official biopsy results tomorrow--but the doc is 99% sure I have IBS). He said something about putting me on Zelnorm. Since being cleaned out for the colonoscopy I had a normal BM yesterday for the first time in months (literally)! I felt like celebrating! Today has been a rough day though--I slacked off on the diet MAJORLY and I'm paying for it--but I'm hoping tog et back on track and maybe I'll have regular normal BMs every morning like I did yesterday!
I am also QUITE bloated! (And gassy). So I know how you feel. I do yoga daily--I just started a few weeks ago--and I try to do aerobic dance whenever possible. I'm a kindergarten teacher, so I do get some movement at work, which is nice. I don't think I drink enough water though. Do you get a lot o fluids? If not, maybe if we drank more we'd be less bloated? I dunno--I seem to get more bloated the more I drink--do you get the same results? I wonder though if I consistently drank a lot for a few weeks--maybe my body would get used to it and stabalize and I wouldn't be bloated anymore? Any ideas?
I think everyone has some great suggestions so far! In regard to fennel tea, I've heard Heather mention something about it helping control bloating and gas. Have you given fennel a try? I think I'm going to add more fluids in whenever for possible and try fennel tea for a week or two and see what that does...I'll keep you posted. And, if you have any ideas, PLEASE let us know!
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I felt like celebrating! Today has been a rough day though--I slacked off on the diet MAJORLY and I'm paying for it--but I'm hoping tog et back on track and maybe I'll have regular normal BMs every morning like I did yesterday!
So I know how you feel. I do yoga daily--I just started a few weeks ago--and I try to do aerobic dance whenever possible. I'm a kindergarten teacher, so I do get some movement at work, which is nice. I don't think I drink enough water though. Do you get a lot o fluids? If not, maybe if we drank more we'd be less bloated? I dunno--I seem to get more bloated the more I drink--do you get the same results? I wonder though if I consistently drank a lot for a few weeks--maybe my body would get used to it and stabalize and I wouldn't be bloated anymore? Any ideas?
