IBS and 5:2 diet - good or bad idea?

Lady_Clarington

I'm really struggling to loose weight and before my diagnosis the only thing that seemed to work was the 5:2 diet. I'm limited on the amount of exercise I can do due to severe fatigue / chronic pain / damage from breaking my spine in five places which isn't helping matters so I can't go through the route of sweating ones jiggly *kitten* off harder.

Could anyone tell me if restarting the diet might cause problems or trigger a flare up? Or whether it could even help matters by giving my stomach rest days?

Kymmu

Whenever I have a bad flare up a fast is the only thing to make me feel better.

Lady_Clarington

Thanks. I'm learning fasting seems to be the only way to settle my stomach once it goes into over drive (like Saturday night when I got glutened at a friends BBQ - not fun) as even sipping water feels like I've eaten broken glass. I'm just a little worried it might also set off IBS when things are good.

I guess there's only one way to find out!

aryastark8

Last time I tried to fast for a day I ended up with a really bad flare up. I never tried to do that again. I guess this works differently for different people. If you don't feel well while fasting, don't push it. What works best for me is very small meals every few hours. When I have flare-ups, I split my meals into tiny pieces and eat them over long time.

Lady_Clarington

Thanks, I think the only answer is to try and see on a week where I don't have any other plans!