Hi all. I am a 36 year old who has suffered from IBS-D (though it has started to alternate between constipation & diarrhea recently) my whole life, with the expected ups and downs. Unfortunately, it has flared a lot this year and I wound up at home while my family went on vacation. There was no way that I could handle a 9 hour road trip!!!!!
My doc recommended the FODMAP diet, but I found that there was a lot of conflicting info. I looked for something else and found Heather's book. I am trying to implement this diet, but had a few questions.
I have noticed that I have had really bad gas--can increasing my soluble fiber intake with rice, pasta, etc. be causing that?
Also, the book EFI mentions slowly introducing the whole grains b/c of the soluble fiber, but it seems like most of the breakfast cereals are now listing whole grain as the first ingredient!
Are cereals like Chex still safe foods? Is Italian bread okay instead of the French and sourdough?
My doctor suggested taking Pepcid to deal with the acid (I think I'm also getting more heartburn), as well as Celexa to help with the IBS. Has anyone tried the celexa? She also suggested Citrucel and Align, though I might try the culturelle instead.
I just feel like this is getting ridiculous.  Thanks for any info and letting me rant.
Edited by sarylynn (06/23/13 03:49 PM)
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