Hello all,
So, while I can't say that living with this for the past three and a half months has been a cakewalk, one of the small victories that I claimed was that since going on the diet, taking fiber, and making the lifestyle changes I needed to, I haven't had any serious D, which was an occasional problem in my life prior to IBS and was what initiated my recent adventure through the circus of doctors leading to my diagnosis.
That all ended today, when I suffered from serious D, had to leave work early (something I also was proud I haven't had to do lately) and for the life of me can't figure out why. I have recently changed some things, and I wanted to list eating and supplement changes here to see if anyone can have an "aha!" moment and point to me where I went wrong.
In the longer term, I went off 25mg daily Nortryptiline a week and a half ago. I feel that was too long to affect me now, but the reason I went off it, despite being successful at reducing my general overarching stomach pain/discomfort, was the severe C side effect, so it's a valid thing to note I guess.
I saw an acupuncturist on Saturday who suggested a number of supplements that I began taking that same day: 2 fluid ounces of Aloe Vera gel a day, a calcium/vitamin D/Magnesium twice daily supplement (I take it once a day though), a digestive enzyme (Betaine HCI, Glutamic HCI, Papain, Pepsin, Pancreatin 6x, and Ox Bile Extract - with each meal), and a GI herbal blend pill (Marshmallow, Cranesbill, Slippery Elm, Chamomile, Aloe Vera Powder, Cabbage - 600mg total three times a day). She also asked that I consume more "hot" food, and so I have made some Near East Long Grain and Wild Rice Garlic and Herb, and Near East Couscous with Pine nuts (I mixed in canned tuna in water).
I also have begun taking three new teas - Organic Nighty Night and Organic Ginger Aid from Traditional Medicinals, and Yogi Tea Stomach Ease. All herbal, no caffeine, etc.
On Sunday I went out to dinner where I had grilled salmon with capers, along with some white rice and steamed veggies. I did have a green salad before the meal along with a leek soup, but only after copious amounts of french bread as a base.
Today for lunch (though it seems too recent to have cause this) I had grilled mahi mahi and a salad with grilled corn kernels, cucumber chunks, and tomato chunks.
A lot of the items in the above two meals I know are on the "risky" section of Heather's list, and have caused trouble for people on here that I have read, but I must stress that I have eaten all of these foods in some form or other over the past three months with no problem. Nothing I have eaten is a "trigger" food, at least as per the cheat sheet.
I have also been eating my usual stuff, pretzels, french bread rolls, Amazake rice drinks, Align daily (I missed on one Sunday, but that shouldn't make such a huge effect) and 2-3 teaspoons of Acacia a day.
I have friends coming over this weekend to stay with me, so I'm pretty close to declaring a starvation/only SF diet, but I know that's not healthy.
Can anyone help? Does anything jump off the page as being a cause? Thanks!
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