Well, it's been 26 hours since I started eating all this fat. I'm going to be very graphic in my posts over the next 3 days (to benefit anyone else having to go through this test) so consider yourself forwarned 
I collected my first stool 22 1/2 hours after first beginning the fat intake so they may not accept that stool, but my 2nd one was 26 hours after my first consumption of fat (McDonald's french fries). Surprisingly, I'm doing better than I expected - definitely better than I did the first time I took this test. I was feeling pretty nauseus yesterday, but today the fat is going down much easier (wow, could I be getting used to all this fat so quickly??) My first stool was somewhat loose and enormous - I measured the container and it holds 3 cups of water, and my BM filled it to the brim!! My 2nd one was very loose but maybe 1/5 the amount of the 1st one. Oddly enough these stools are actually quite dark (chocolate in color) whereas my stools when I'm eating a normal diet or Heather's diet are more of a mustard yellow in color and rarely ever runny.
Another odd thing I'm noticing is the lack of flatulence... I've been counting my farts and in the past 27 hours I've only passed gas 3 times (very odd for me b/c I typically pass it 3 times in 30 minutes) - and I haven't had fennel tea or gastrizyme at all during this time. I wonder if it might be carbs aka soluble fiber that is making me so gassy?? Anyone have any thoughts on that? I've also been drinking diet coke (I've had 3 since I started eating the fat) - my logic is if I'm going to be ill anyway, I might as well get my fill of diet coke which I absolutely love and have missed more than anything else I've had to remove from my diet!
I've found a few food items that make it much easier to consume 100 grams in 24 hours without having to eat more than you desire:
1. McDonald's creamy ranch - 1.5 oz has 22 grams!! Can you believe that???
2. Mayo - 1 TSB has 10 grams (I took 2 TSB and dipped my chicken in it)
3. Cheese - 1 slice of cheddar and swiss has 7 grams. I love cheese so eating 4 or 5 slices is nothing for me
4. Fat boy ice cream sandwiches - these have 10 grams (and are ever so yummy)
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Jeanette IBS-D, then switched to IBS-A, now stable with Udo's Choice Super Bifido Plus Probiotic
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Re: 72 hour Fecal fat test (take 2) - Possibly TMI
