IBS, maybe?

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  • danielle0400
    danielle0400 Posts: 47 Member
    I agree, I've been pretty careful this week. I'm trying to stick with protein, nuts and low fodmap veggies and fruits. It's helped. I'm hoping up get some sort of allergy test, just to see if that helps pick up some sorta of trigger.
    I agree, when I'm stressed I want everything I can't have!
  • godlikepoetyes
    godlikepoetyes Posts: 442 Member
    I don't know if I mentioned this, but when I was diagnosed I learned a lot about how digestion works and some of it was counter-intuitive. Fiber slows down digestion (for everyone hence eating lots of fiber to "keep you full longer") Fat slows down digestion. My diet is the opposite of the diet everyone considers "healthy." NO whole grains. No seeds, nuts. No soluble fiber which means no oatmeal. No legumes. Nothing with indigestible pieces like popcorn, corn, Brussels sprouts. All of these healthy foods do a number on my digestion. Everything is backwards--white bread, white rice, canned veggies and fruits (if I'm lucky). Ground meats. Fruit juices.

    I have been tested for food allergies--nothing. I tried the low-FODMAP for about two weeks and noticed no difference. Ditto giving up milk and gluten. Slowly I've had to accept that I really do have gastroparesis.

    I really hope you find some answers. It is terribly frustrating to have digestive issues. Before this happened to me, I didn't realize that everything, EVERYTHING is either resolved or seriously messed up in your gut.
  • danielle0400
    danielle0400 Posts: 47 Member
    Yikes!
    So far this change seems to be helping. Just a bit of minor bloating. Im down 5.5 lbs since last Friday.

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