My IBS was really bad when I was in a lupus flare. I was actually diagnosed with IBS first and after years of following other symptoms and a series of bloodtests the last couple of years, I was diagnosed with SLE in March. My rheumy thinks it's interesting how much my IBS has improved since I started taking Plaquenil, but I think it's a combo of getting my lupus in control, following Heather's diet, and managing stress.
I took Metamucil (psyllium) about ten or eleven years ago and, yes, that did cause me a lot more gas and loose stools. I'm not currently taking any SFS. It does sound like you were having a bad allergic reaction to the pysllium. Have those symptoms gone away since you switched to the acacia Tummy Fiber?
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Re: Lupus that has affected their bowel as well as skin?
