Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: i really need advice

Those don't work for all, I been taking them for close to a year just switched brands about 2-3 weeks ago to Jarrow. I don't notice much improvement in my symptoms, but continue to take them. Heathers Tummy fiber seems to help more then anything.

I've been suffering from D about 2 years or a little over, I modified my diet, to no avail, and for the last couple weeks following a bland diet (cream of rice, I make my own sourdough bread, rice, poached chicken)

I don't leave my house, I can't work and I can't afford doctors. The county offered to send me to a gastro who in turn only say me once, and did a colenoscopy, no follow up visits, just told me in recovery, and on the phone that he doesn't see anything of concern. I was sent to a regular MD did numerous blood works, pea tests, etc.. and they can't find nothing wrong with me. Blood pressure a little low, Cholesterol they said was actually low (the bad one) and the good one was spot on, no diabetes, nothing.

I've concluded my self that I have IBS, since there is no other cause for my D.

So my recommendation if all else has been ruled out, start on Heathes Tummy fiber. Cut everything out of your diet, go through your cupboards, throw ANYTHING away with hydrogenated oils, High Fructose corn syrup, no artificial sweeteners, no cotton seed oils, and anything that lists dairy. No whey, no casein , no lactose, those are quit a few of the hidden dairy's.

Also I'm not sure what your drinking but you'll want to make sure your drinking good quality of water as your main beverage. No coffee, no black tea, no SODA.

So what do you eat? Good question, I'm still working on my diet but what has helped me the most, in the mooring I take Fiber and my pro-biotic (that Im still a bit skeptical about) and I make cream of rice. For lunch I make Jasmine rice (with no fat), for dinner I poach chicken and have another serving of Jasmine Rice.

For snacks I have toast (with no butter!)

This diet is temporary till you can get stabilized, once you stabilize you can start trying to incorporate other things into your diet very slowly.

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IBS-D, Lactose Intolerant, latex allergy, MCS, Sun allergies, depression/anxiety, 156 pounds weight loss now (still dropping), cramping, rarely leave the house.

Edited by Photofabix (03/04/08 03:51 PM)

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