Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | I'm baaaack... Need some more sage advice...

Okay, eventually I will post something that is more positive...

My average daily menu [past couple of months]:

Wake: Jarro-Dophilus
6:00am: Banana
6:30am: Protein Shake [banana, � Tbsp of Benefiber, 1 Tbsp of rice protein, 12 oz. of rice milk, and rice syrup]+Caltrate and Fennel
7:30am: Enteric-Coated Peppermint Oil
8:30am: � Plain Bagel
9:30am: Rice Cake
10:30am: 2 Homemade Apple Muffins [1g of fiber each]
12:00pm: Lunch [chicken / rice, chicken / pasta, chicken / potato, sushi, or a sandwich]+Fennel
1:30pm: Enteric-Coated Peppermint Oil
2:30pm: Rice Cake
3:30pm: 2 Homemade Apple Muffins
5:00pm: Jarro-Dophilus
5:30pm: Dinner [chicken/rice, chicken/pasta, chicken/potato, or rice cereal w/ � Tbsp of Benefiber]+Caltrate and Fennel
7:00pm: Banana

I drink at least six to eight glasses of water a day; and I have resistance training four times a week.
I really have been doing much better.
I have even gained weight [twelve pounds in three months...

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Here is my latest concern / problem:
I was having two BMs a day [one when I woke up and one approximately twelve hours later].
Since I started taking the peppermint oil on a regular basis, I only have one BM in the morning.
This BM can range from formed to loose stool, never really becoming "D".
Recently [i.e. twice in the past week], I have had really bad gas accompanied by an explosive release of yellow goop [best way I can describe it...].
This has occurred at 11:30am each time.
Was this an attack?
If so, what could have caused it?
I have not changed what I have been eating; so could it be related to not eating enough?
In order to build muscle, I have to eat more and more protein.
Could an increase in protein cause a reaction?
I seem to always have a pain in my left side that is only relived by eating or when the peppermint oil reaches my intestines [coincidentally, should be right around 11:00am]...

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-Seahawk

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