Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: New GF dieters (Fen, GaGa.....etc)

I actually do feel better - I was going to come on and post something.

I saw the Nutritionist on Monday, and after listening to my history and my symptoms, she recommended that I go gluten free. She also recommended that I follow a diet similar to EFI in the short-term, while the inflammation in my gut calms down. She said that as I continue to eat gluten free, I should be able to better tolerate raw veggies, unpeeled fruits, beans, etc. She also recommended taking a digestive enzyme to help improve digestion and taking fish oil to help speed up the healing in my gut. I continue to follow a dairy free diet, of course.

The last thing she recommended was to wean myself off of FiberCon - she said while it is effective (it really is!) it's not very gentle on our guts either, and is probably contributing to my bloating. She recommended weaning off of the FiberCon and weaning on to Metamucil. I actually stopped taking everything, because I want to see how my BM's change as I go gluten free. Hopefully they will improve!

I actually do feel better. Way less bloating!! I'm pretty fatiuged, though. I'm not sure if that's some kind of detox reaction, but I can barely keep my eyes open this week!

I'll take that over bloating any day, though!

Why do you ask? Are you considering eating gluten again?

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