IBS and fasting

NakedLunchTime

I just wanted to say that if there are people out that that suffer from IBS maybe you should give this a try. About 2 months ago I was getting those stupid pains in my left side (not the real bad spasms) but they would stay there all day and it would nag me. No clue why but I decided to try "kinda" fasting...and I FEEL SOOO MUCH BETTER!. This is what I have been doing..wake up and eat a jimmydean D-Light breakfast sandwish (about 230ish calories) at 7:30am..then for the next eight hrs I eat a little bit of fruit and veggies..Today will be a pear, apple, and like 12 cherry tomatoes. Then when I get home just whatever I want for dinner ( nothing crazy)..I have got my spasms maybe twice which is INCREDIBLE! and it wokrs fine for me.

Give this a try if you suffer from these pains..I understand how hard it can be!!

Anyone else have any suggestions about what has helped them control their IBS???

NakedLunchTime

Bump? LOL

dancer77

Technically I'm a Celiac, but I have a lot of symptoms that fit under IBS. Maybe I will try that! I feel so much better when I don't eat, but then I feel dizzy if I don't eat for 6+hrs so "kinda fasting" may work! I'll give it a go and get back to you I'm glad you found something that is making you feel better!!!

NakedLunchTime

Same here. I hate that I feel better when I don't eat, but I am the same way, get dizzy and obviously hunger pains. This seems like a nice medium! I hope this helps you out! Definetly let me know

mtbke5

My pain can come as early as the first meal of the day or just from water. I not only get pain, but extreme fullness where there are days I can't even drink anything as I'm so incredibly full even though I haven't had anything to eat.

NakedLunchTime

My pain can come as early as the first meal of the day or just from water. I not only get pain, but extreme fullness where there are days I can't even drink anything as I'm so incredibly full even though I haven't had anything to eat.

My pain can also come from the first meal of the day but I have found that if I eat the sandwich or fruit it rarely happens. I feel your pain though because I know how the pains can come for so reason. Before I went to the gastroogist and got perscribed medication for the spasms I missed so much work it was horrible, but I honestly couldn't work through the pain! Water has never given me pains so that must be awful!

Nicola0000

I had suffered from IBS for over 10 years, but I found once I joined this website and started eating clean (no processed foods, no fats, nothing high cal), now everything has disappeared!! And I know it is junk food that did it to me as last week I ate loads of crap at our Xmas work party, and I was so ill on the way home, as all Id eaten was high fat, high calorie rubbish. Makes me remember not to gorge on terrible food..

NakedLunchTime

^^ Yes! I am the same way..it was a coworkers birthday and they had cake. Well i decided to have a small piece and once it settled in my stomach the pains came. I was so mad because I had eaten clean all day up until that point and that one thing did it for me! Junk food is the devil haha.