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Hi Zara!

Sorry it's taken so long to reply!

I'm not too good- my constipation and bloating has been quite bad recently. I think it's down to stress more than anything else because the gluten free diet had been working. Then last week i decided to pack it in and eat bread/wheat then bam- the worst constipation and bloating i've had in months! Still suffering now. I suspect i need to combine the EFI diet with gluten free so i'm working towards trying it. I'm going to ease into it otherwise i'll get too disheartened and just give up. So my first step is to cut out caffeine, dairy, and high fat foods. Then once i'm used to that i'll cut out the rest of the triggers and adopt the EFI principles. That's the plan anyway! I'm hoping that if i do it this way then it'll be a permanent lifestyle change.

How are you? Any improvement with your symptoms? Are you taking any medication/supplements?

I've been constipated for 4 days and my stomach has ballooned out but really don't want to take laxatives. Not sure what else to do though.

xxx

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Sarah
IBS-C

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