hey guys
since my colonoscopy ive been seeking some help for my other problems, seeing a therapist and a dietitian. I hope to help some of my underlying things with anxiety and depressive symptoms (cant sleep, lethargic, withdrawn). I think my screwed up mind is causing my IBS, and since I've gotten diagnosed, ive become a lot more reclusive, not been able to sleep, more anxious, more family problem. I've got a lot of ground to cover.
So then I also saw a dietitian, and told her about how Eating for IBS has affected me, and about how ive cut out a lot of fats in my diet. I've been told by every physician I talk to that fats aren't proven to worsen IBS, but you guys seem to have a mental hook on me. Anyway, she the dietitian started talking about how not having enough fat can cause a deterioration of the mind, because of the myelin sheaths that cover neurons (from biology class)
I've been trying to incorporate good fats into my diet, like from nuts and avocados. I used to eat peanut butter all the time. Anyway, one day I had a peanut butter sandwich with ~3 tablespoons peanut butter. Didn't go well for me. I had D that night, and then the day after that C, and today some cramps and quasi D.
I guess my question is, I remember reading somewhere that undigested fat makes light brown stool. Ive notice that whenever I eat peanut butter, my stool is light brown and not dense (I guess its a pun on light). I remember this from before my diagnosis of IBS too, but not as frequently. I'm worried that this is somehow a problem, maybe that I've lost some ability to digest fats.
And for whoever it may interest, Ive been kinda keeping my weight up. Its still lower than before my IBS, but at least I haven't lost weight for a few months. Definitely lost fat though, my muscles are more defined.
Thanks for reading,
Matt
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