Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | new to board - question re soluble fiber reaction and diet

Hi all,

I'm new to this site--and so very glad I found it! The great information (written so hopefully and in such an easy-to-understand manner) has given me the first hope about IBS-D in four months. (I actually have a name now for what I think I have. Constant diarrehea for 4 months, foods that seem to trigger me sometimes not triggering me other times, etc.)

After reading info on this site, I am on the third day of the breaking the cycle diet. The D hasn't gone away yet. I'm willing to wait and see it through...I just wish I knew it was getting better. How long did it take others to get to a point of not having D, starting on the breaking the cycle diet? I think, from what I read here, it can take a week or more...and that's kind of reassuring because the D for me hasn't stopped yet.

I'm in Toronto, Canada, and I couldn't find any soluble fiber supplements that don't have psyllium, except one that had inulin. So I bought that one. And I noticed I get gas from it immediately--and also D right away, whereas if I don't take it, I seem to go okay for a while. (I don't know completely...because I took the SF supplement in the am, had instant D. Then ate some more of the soluble foods...just a bit of french bread, bit of corn pops, tons of strong peppermint tea, and a pepperment enteric-coated cap before I ate...and was fine right up until the late evening, when, minutes after having the SF supplement, I had gas and diarrhea again. I think that's a pretty clear sign I'm having a reaction to the supplement...but I know it's supposed to be really important to have a supplement.)

I was wondering if anyone else has had such a reaction to a soluble fiber supplement? I know that the gas can be normal (coupled with bloating); I'm wondering about the D. (And, I think, maybe I just want reassurance that this diet will work, that I will finally have an end to D and be able to eat something real. I'm looking forward to making a bunch of the recipies here! I'm a vegetarian, so I already incorporate a lot of the foods.)

I'm going to order the Acacia Tummy Fiber from this site, as it seems to be the best for the GI tract...I just wish I could know for sure that it will all help.

I hope I didn't blather on too long here. I'm so relieved to find an answer to this, relieved to find this board...and trying not to slip into the hopelessness I can slip into. (I can't wait to be able to eat chocolate again. And just...food.

Thank you for listening.

raindew

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