Weight Loss with IBS?

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  • cidalia73
    cidalia73 Posts: 107 Member
    Check out the FODMAP food list. It's worked wonders for me. It's the only way to eat, I've been discovering. I've been super stressed and eating "healthy" aka good fat, plenty of veggies, and feel WORSE. Excercise regularly, and gain weight. Feel like I'm back on track for now. Probiotics as well.

    That.
  • prestonam
    prestonam Posts: 24 Member
    Hi everyone, I am interested in knowing how you all got diagnosed with IBS? My doctor is still trying to give me the exact reason for my stomach pain, bloating, diarrhea, terrible flatulance and 5 weeks long periods of contipation. Yes IBS has been thrown around alot but no one has actually said its definitely that. I am now starting a food diary where i talk about how i feel felt after each bit of food but i feel sick after everything lately. Anyone who can share how they got an answer and how they begun to get a handle on IBS it would be sooo appreciated as i feel im up against a 100 ft wall.
  • Lauren2H
    Lauren2H Posts: 33 Member
    I have IBS-D, acid reflux and no gallbladder. Add to that binge eating disorder, and you can probably guess how the cycle goes :( it just seems like every time I try to eat healthy, it pisses off my digestive crap and then I feel like a failure and eat my emotions. Rinse, lather, repeat. So I'm using MFP to be brutally honest about the crap I'm eating so i can see how it affects my body and hopefully a look at the ugly truth and some support along the way will get me off the merry go round...
  • cidalia73
    cidalia73 Posts: 107 Member
    I have IBS-D, acid reflux and no gallbladder. Add to that binge eating disorder, and you can probably guess how the cycle goes :( it just seems like every time I try to eat healthy, it pisses off my digestive crap and then I feel like a failure and eat my emotions. Rinse, lather, repeat. So I'm using MFP to be brutally honest about the crap I'm eating so i can see how it affects my body and hopefully a look at the ugly truth and some support along the way will get me off the merry go round...

    For real though, check out the FODMAP diet. FODMAPs are foods that can cause problems for people with IBS, especially IBS-D, and they are mostly healthy foods. Occasionally, you will get conflicting information online about certain foods and whether they cause problems or not, but it really depends on quantity, individual reactions, etc. Ex: Sometimes a small apple is not a problem but add in more apples or more FODMAP foods, and it's trouble time. A lot of healthy foods are FODMAP (they cause problems for people with IBS, especially IBS-D).

    The biggest culprits are wheat (especially whole grains!), whole grains in general (including brown rice, dairy (lactose), high-fructose fruits, fruit juice ('cause it's just concentrated fructose), and legumes (beans, peas, chick peas, lentils, etc.).

    I recommend the book "IBS - Free At Last!" Otherwise, there's lots of free info online ( www.ibsfree.net/ )
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    I was diagnosed with IBS when I was in my 20's. Since I have cleaned up my diet, it has pretty much evaporated. I get occasional attacks, but I can usually pinpoint the problem to junk food.
  • tenintwenty
    tenintwenty Posts: 92
    I have problems with this too. The only solution I have found is to eat a really limited diet -- avoiding ALL IBS triggers. I am worried I am getting deficiencies doing this though. I'm currently on: no dairy of any kind, no wheat, no corn, no mushrooms, no broccoli, no, no eggplant, no oats, no strawberries, no beans, no pears, no apples, no dried fruit, no sauces or dressing I haven't prepared myself... you get the idea. It sucks!
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    Hi everyone, I am interested in knowing how you all got diagnosed with IBS? My doctor is still trying to give me the exact reason for my stomach pain, bloating, diarrhea, terrible flatulance and 5 weeks long periods of contipation. Yes IBS has been thrown around alot but no one has actually said its definitely that. I am now starting a food diary where i talk about how i feel felt after each bit of food but i feel sick after everything lately. Anyone who can share how they got an answer and how they begun to get a handle on IBS it would be sooo appreciated as i feel im up against a 100 ft wall.

    I had IBS-D, too. I increased iodine and Magnesium supplementation (iodine in am, magnesium at night) and eliminated calcium supplements completely. I also switched to mostly whole and natural foods, and I feel much, much better.

    Some nutritionists think that purified water is the problem. When we were all on well water, we got a lot more minerals just from drinking water.
  • tenintwenty
    tenintwenty Posts: 92
    Hi everyone, I am interested in knowing how you all got diagnosed with IBS? My doctor is still trying to give me the exact reason for my stomach pain, bloating, diarrhea, terrible flatulance and 5 weeks long periods of contipation. Yes IBS has been thrown around alot but no one has actually said its definitely that. I am now starting a food diary where i talk about how i feel felt after each bit of food but i feel sick after everything lately. Anyone who can share how they got an answer and how they begun to get a handle on IBS it would be sooo appreciated as i feel im up against a 100 ft wall.

    IBS is the diagnosis you get when they rule everything else out.

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