Thank you Syl and steph312 for your replies and thank you Little Minnie and kiwi for your comments in the thread "using acacia fiber". steph312 – I don't know if I ever tried Bentyl, I've lost track. Recently I tried hyocsine (scopolamine) – another anti- spasmodic and as usual it didn't help. Please let us know how well you do on Bentyl.
On another subject, I have trouble maintaining my weight. When I was diagnosed with IBS 9 years ago I weighed over 190 pounds (I was overweight). Nowadays I weigh in the 130s. This is possibly due to several reasons:
1. I have constantly been on one diet or another trying to help my IBS. All of these diets tend to be for weight loss and none helped my IBS. 2. I was diagnosed with malabsorption at one time in a letter from my gastro to Metlife regarding my disability insurance. I am not sure whether this was accurate or just to support my disability claim. 3. I find it very difficult to be enthusiastic about eating anything when I know the pain it will later cause. And so I do not eat large meals. Currently I do eat 3 small meals and 2 snacks in between. For example, yesterday I had Cream of Rice and Rice Milk for breakfast. Home made soup with organic chicken broth, chopped spinach, asparagus, carrots and green beans and tomato puree and again Rice Milk for lunch. A breast of chicken on sourdough for supper and of course Rice Milk. Half way between meals I had a peach (Breakfast - Lunch) and a handful of cashews (Lunch - Supper). After each meal I take 2 tablespoons of psyllium.
I would appreciate responses which detail a day (or more) of meals/snacks and daily (acasia) fiber intake on Heather's diet. I just reordered her book "Eating for IBS" (I had it at one time) and am thinking of buying "IBS Audio Program 100".
Please respond with any help you can give. Thanks again
-------------------- ibs-d (pseudo)with pain and bloating
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