I get different symptoms from too much IF (pseudo-D) or too much fat (bowels seizing up and things not moving tricking you into believing that you have C (when of course there is still daily/twice daily BMs except v inadequate ones and there's straining etc)).
I have found that different approaches work for these two different flare-ups.
When I have had too much fat (and get C like symptoms) what I do afterwards is eat a lot of fibre overall, always more SF than IF of course, so a lot of SF supplement but not cutting out IF. This seems to give me relief quicker than dropping to that base diet.
When I have (pseudo-)D from too much IF, I do go back to the base diet, but that for me means that I basically get a lot less fibre than is needed as my required daily intake. (I limit carbs to a certain extent, you see.) If I were to have a lot of fibre but SF>IF (what I do for fat) I'd still have D, it doesn't work.
It appears that when too much IF: there's little stimulation on the base diet and D goes away. With the too much fat it seems that my bowels need stimulation (the right kind) hence the fibre load. (but too much IF would of course result in the worst thing that can ever happen to me personally, which is IF making me want to go 6 times a day but fat sending my bowels into spasms and it seizing up and it not budging despite what IF demands)
personal experience and experimentation, no scientific backing for all this I think.
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now: stable through EFI+FODMAP dieting (no lactose/no fructose/some fructans and some polyols)
before: IBS-D(pseudo-diarrhoea), bloating, often unbearable pain esp from too much fat: Apr 2007- Dec 2010
FODMAPs: http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/072710p30.shtml
[I've tried VSL#3 -> I could tolerate v good amounts of IF (even with less SF), it worked great (but overall I find it too expensive)]
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