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I have now been strictly on Heather's diet for just under a year, have a seen slight improvement (mainly in elimination of severe cramping), but still have diarrhea most days of the week. I'm almost completely limited to soluble fiber foods, and I've kept a very detailed food log that has given me little help in identifying any problematic foods. I am dying for any insight into the causes, so if anybody can find problems in the foods below, please let me know!!! My daily food and med regime is as follows:

Meds/Supplements:
25g (10 tsp) of Heather's Acacia Fiber, split between breakfast and dinner
4 Lomotil (Antidiarrheal) in morning
3 Peppermint Capsules, 1 with each meal
1 Centrum Multivitamin with dinner
1200g of Calcium, 600g with Breakfast and Dinner
3000mg L-Glutamine, 1,000mg with each meal
3g Spirulina, 1.5g with Breakfast and Dinner

Food:
Breakfast - White Rice or Cream of White Rice, 1 Banana (w/Cinnamon, Sugar, Honey, or Ginger)
Lunch - Chicken (w/Honey and Lemon Pepper), White Rice, Potatoes (w/Salt)
Dinner - Chicken (w/Honey and Lemon Pepper), White Rice, Potatoes (w/Salt)
Snacks (many times between meals) - Sourdough Bread (yeast not listed on ingredients list), Rice Cakes, Rice Chex, Applesauce w/Carob Powder

That is the basis of my diet every day. I've tried putting in boiled carrots and boiled peas (with Beano) on and off, then retracting them when the diarrhea worsens, unsure if they are the cause. I'll sometimes eat salmon in place of the chicken, which seems to work sometimes, and at other times I am unsure whether it causes trouble. I also eat yams in place of potatoes sometimes, and turkey in place of chicken, both of which seem ok. Soy seems to be ok sometimes, and definitely NOT at other times, even when taken with Beano. I've tried Instant Oatmeal with mixed results. Even Rice Milk seems to cause diarrhea, and I suspect it is the fat from the Safflower Oil! Basically, the diet seems to work at times and not at others. One thing is for sure: fats are NO GOOD for my stomach.

I have had most tests out there relevant to my diarrhea: blood tests, stool tests, food allergy tests, colonoscopy, endoscopy, small bowel follow through, and even had the camera endoscopy just recently, all showing nothing except a slight inflammation of the stomach (which nobody provided an answer for, could this mean anything?). I tried a Gluten-Free diet for about 2 weeks that didn't seem to improve anything (is that long enough to see a difference?).

Except for the chronic diarrhea, I seem to be damn healthy. I eat A LOT of food every day, all day, constantly snacking, and have wondered if that makes things worse or if it helps. I oftentimes feel weak and somewhat spaced out if I don't eat soon after I start feeling hungry, but eating usually ends that quickly. I've also tried the Hypnotherapy tapes to completion with no improvement whatsoever.

Any advice would be MUCH appreciated! I am starting to believe that this diet is not the answer, although it does seem to be headed in the right direction for me. Thanks for reading my super long post!

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