Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: stool test- gross TMI warning

I've done a stool test before, not fun! Bleh!

I had it done and it showed no parasites, bacteria or yeast or anything like that. (Is that the same test you're getting, or is this different?) I too had a ton of undigested food showing up. If the test does show something, then great! You've got something to work with in that case.

One reason for the undigested food (according to my experience) is that you aren't chewing thoroughly enough. With a perfect digestive system maybe it would be able to break things up better but with IBS you can't count on that. If noticeable pieces of food are showing up, then your digestive system has not been able to get much nutrients out of those pieces. It would be beneficial to really chew things up into a paste so you can absorb all the nutrients from it, which may help your digestive system work better. This is especially true for veggies which are nutritious but tend to be stringier than something like fruit (think of the difference in texture of a banana vs raw carrot)

I have gone through periods of undigested food showing up and some times it all seems digested. Probiotics, over-chewing (I call it over-chewing because it really feels like I shouldn't have to chew that much!) and drinking less with meals all seem to help me digest more thoroughly.

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Kat

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