Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: 2 Questions... for IBS-C and IBS-A

Hi Haley, here are my answers from my experiences (it's probably different for others)...

1) An attack for me is when i get severe nausea, bloating and abdominal discomfort. Also, it's when i've had 0, 1 or 2 BMs in a week. I also know that my body isn't working as well but isn't having an attack as such because when i'm functioning at my best i can have 5 BMs in a week without the use of any medication or fibre supplements etc.

2) I think you should only ever do Heather's break the cycle diet for 3 days maximum anyway. But i think "stable" in this instance is when your stomach feels calmer and isn't cramping so much and not so nauseous. With me the bloating will still be there after 3 days on the BTC diet because i usually don't have a BM in that time. However, my stomach does feel less irritated and more settled on it. To be honest though, i've only done the BTC diet for 2 days as i feel that this is sufficient for my attacks. Also, i've never had a D attack after it. However, i do suspect that the D is just a result of your body being so bunged up that it needs to expel the waste somehow so D occurs. Apparently this is quite common when someone is really constipated. In the instance that you gave i would consider you stable again if your stomach feels ok as you've had a BM even if it was D. I could be wrong though as all this is just my opinion and what i've gathered from chatting to others. Anyone else please feel free to disagree with me!

Hope i've helped a little bit at least.

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Sarah
IBS-C

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