Relieving constipation with a change in diet is not going to be immediate. It takes time for your body to adust and realize that you are not eating things that your body cant handle. When I first started this diet I was still in pain and having tons of gas. I couldnt figure it out because I was doing everything I was supposed to and eating so much less.
After completely cutting out dairy and most fruit becaue I am sensitive to frutose, one day I started to feel better. Each week I added on a few more hours that I didnt have as much pain and little by little the hours went to days. I started taking fiber which helped and what really made a different was a stool softner. With eating the right foods and taking miralax each morning it helped to push out a BM. It was a lot looser than I imagined but It was coming out and i was feeling better.
I have been on this diet since april and have never felt this good. I still have gas, not near as bad as before, and I am even becoming more comfortable with going out to eat as long a I pay close attention to what I am ordering.
Even after all this I knew I still was a little constipated so my doctor put me on a pill called amitiza (ony once a day, i couldnt handle the usual 2 per day) but It is helping me go to the bathroom soo much easier. My stomach still extends a little at night; although it is so much less than i have ever remembered.
Start off with the break the cycle diet for only a few days and little by little add things back in, one at a time so you can figure out what is affecting you. i would make sure to peel and take the seeds out of both vegetables and fruit and maybe limit gas forming products such as beans or broccoli, etc...Make sure to eat enough SF during a meal to help digest vegetables, etc. For those with IBS-C it is important to eat enough IF to help move things through. I am now able to keep the skin on my potatos, eat tomoato and spinach regularly .
Hang in there. It takes time. Keep your stress level down and try not to worry yourself. You can do this and eventually you will see improvement. I hope this helps!
Abby
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Abby-IBS-C, Lactose Intolerant, fructose sensitive
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