Hi, I'm new here, but I'm not new to IBS. I was diagnosed 15 years ago. I don't think it is unrealistic for you to hope that there will be a time you can add back in some of those foods you're avoiding right now. When I was first diagnosed, my IBS was so bad that it sent me to the emergency room one time. I was sick 4 days out of the week. I began taking psyllium husk and gradually began to improve. Over the past 12 years or so IBS has only been an occassional, mild annoyance. Maybe a flare up a couple times a year. There have been a few years I haven't had any problems at all. AND then out of the blue about one month ago, it came back with a vengeance. So the good news is you can go into "remission", but it can also come back!
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Re: Food diary analysis -- how to determine my own triggers?
