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I have been reading this site and following the EFI diet since Oct 11th (I remember exactly because I had a horrible time in the days following our Canadian Thanksgiving dinner, which is what prompted me to do some online research and find this site). I can't thank Heather and all of you enough for this site and the information contained.

I have suffered with severe constipation for as long as I can remember, but in the past couple of years it has become almost unbearable, to the point where I was missing work at times, I was in so much pain and discomfort. Every doctor I have seen has sent me for tests that came back negative (I have had almost all the recommended tests to rule other things out), but not one has ever mentioned the fact that IBS can cause constipation and not just diarrhea. They all advised me to eat more fibre and drink more water. I was at the point where I was eating so much fibre it was ridiculous, but things were getting worse, not better. It made no sense to me until I came here.

In the last 6 weeks things have improved so much. I can now make sense of how my body reacts to food. I still have gas and abdominal pain at times but I have not had one severe episode of constipation. It feels like a miracle to me. I am now tracking everything I eat and making note of what IF foods seem to cause me problems. No, I still don't have a definitive doctor's diagnosis for IBS but at my next appointment I will bring it up and see if he is willing to run some more tests. In the meantime, I will continue to follow this way of eating because it most definitely agrees with me!

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