Any Ladies Here Have IBS?

Its kinda hard to tell you whats good and easy and whats bad. It will be different for each person. For me, pasta and cheese get me pretty bad. I try to steer away from gluten and fatty foods. I can relate to the IBS attacks, they are horrible

I have ibs-d. Anything creamy (lactose intolerant) or fried will bring it on but sometimes it seems so random. I had an episode last night after eating some spaghetti with sauce. Sometimes too much whole grain does it too. Since I really started watching what I eat and making healthier choices I have noticed a huge difference. Happens much less often. I still can't pin point all trigger foods even though I log everything I eat.

YES!!! Just went to the Dr. i thought it was due to my period but turns out I have bowel issues. It was so painful i would pass out!!!

they put me on miralax for 2 months and a probiotic. i have no idea which foods are bad because i just started. I think i have probably always had it just never this bad.

I have IBS also and I can wake up feeling miserable and then not be able to eat all day. I cannot find a specific trigger food or foods so I have to take each bite/meal with caution. There are days were the pain is unbearable and others that I'm just extremely bloated and full feeling.

I thought I had IBS for years. So did my doctor. It wasn't until I went to a dietician that I figured out I don't have IBS, but gluten sensitivity. Since cutting out the gluten from my diet, I've notices a WORLD of difference. Although I will often suffer through the unpleasantness just so I can drink some beer. I love good beer.

But anyway, my diet consists basically of no starches (no bread, no pasta, no rice), and mostly just lean meats, veggies, and fruit. I'll add in a sweet potato here and there, but that's about it. It's kinda boring, but I feel about a million times better this way. My multi-vitamins also contain probiotics and I try to drink a Kombucha (loaded with probiotics) a few times a week.

Hope you find some relief, because I know how bad it can suck!

What exactly are the symptoms? I've always wondered if I have it? But I'm not sure what the symptoms are.

Sorry to hog the board. This will be my last post. The symptoms of IBS can include any of the following or a combination of abdominal pain, diarrhea, mucus, bleeding.

Here is the elimination diet:


Brown rice
Taro
Sweet potatoes
Winter squash
tapioca flour
puffed rice
asparagus
artichokes
beets
beet greens, celery, kale, lettuce, spinach, string beans, summer squash, chard,
cooked fruits (all food should be cooked) include apples, apricots, bananas, cherries, cranberries, papaya, peaches, plums, prunes

Condiments are salt
Beverages are water

After one week, your symptoms should go away. Then you can gradually add items back to your diet one at a time. The new food should be eaten three times a day for 2-3 days to see if it causes a reaction.

Yes I do, I have IBS C. So bloating can be an issue for me. Other than artificial sweeteners and greasy foods, I am not too sure of triggers. Although raw fruits and vegis can be iffy. I just started juicing for better digestion but a know it does cut some fiber. Do you ever feel like you just can't win?

I was diagnosed with IBS -D yesterday (though we have suspected for awhile). Everything was making me go, it didn't seem to make a difference what I ate or didn't eat.

I know that dairy, anything greasy and red meats set me off, but even with cutting all those out I was still having issues. Now its time to figure it out I guess. My doctor was nice enough to give me meds to counteract the diarrhea though. I am hoping to go off the meds fairly soon and manage everything through diet, but I know how hard that can be.

Anything creamy, oily, thick. Sometimes cheese. But, I am NOT lactose intolerant nor do I have celiac disease. I also had a horrible intrusive procedure to check if I had other issues.. and no. Bleeding could be fissures. But, visit a gastro doctor to discuss. I was given a prescription for Bentyl to take before I eat meals that I know will hurt me. Also, I can take it if I start to get an attack and it reduces the symptoms.

I highly recommended getting tested for food allergies. Go to a gastro doc to discuss your symptoms. And taking a probiotic will certainly help with digestion. I take one sporadically, but it does make a difference. Make sure you are eating a fiber healthy diet.

I can't tell you how much I went through, only to find out there was nothing really wrong, so they dx'd me with IBS- the catchall. Trigger foods will vary for everyone, so it is best to try and keep a diary of what you ate before an attack came on. Also, stress is a significant trigger. I notice when I am more stressed, I have an attack. My attacks are thankfully far between as long as I watch what I eat, take probiotics and reduce stress

Forget Shakeology.

What helped me most was an elimination diet. If you want a plan, Dr. Junger's got a very sensible one, and you can probably download the guide from their site (just tells you what not to eat). I'm now effectively Paleo (going to see if cutting out legumes helps improve things, doctor already has me cutting out dairy and grains and that was not as helpful as I'd hoped). I'm still waiting for a happy medium and taking Miralax, a probiotic and acacia fiber daily.

I have IBS, my fiancé has gastroparesis and my dog's got weird stomach issues and ends up on a white rice diet quarterly. I'm waiting to see what the cat comes up with. Feel free to add me as a friend if you want to see my sometimes incomplete, sometimes misbehaved diary.

As a note, my GI doc told me that my IBS had nothing to do with my diet... so he's no longer my GI doc. My naturopath has been treating this as a holistic, systemic thing and we're trying to find a happy medium, as opposed to taking medications that really didn't do a damned thing. No, I'm not still bitter about that episode.

I posted an article for people suffering IBS.
One response.
It had all you needed to know about diet and what foods make it worse.
Yikes.

I used to have it (D), but seriously the following things completely elliminated it. It's amazing. REALLY.

1. NO SODA
2. Take L-Glutamine supplements at least 1000 mg a day. (I don't take it anymore but you will need to the first few months)
3. Seriously seriously try to completely cut out dairy. DAIRY IS HORRIBLE FOR THE BODY. Almond milk is a good replacement and I personally think it tastes way better both plain and in cooking. Almond cheese is a good sub too but it can get pricey. Sour cream - use toffuti better than sour cream.
4. Cut out red meat as much as possible. This was HUGE for me. Red meat is bad in general but I think it's especially bad for those with digestive issues. If you like recipes that call for ground beef use St Yves Meatless Ground. Sounds absolutely repulsive and looks it in the package but it tastes SOOOO good, seriously if you season it like you would beef you cannot tell the difference.
5. eat at least 2/3 meals at home, home cooked and if possible not frozen meals.
6. when you have to have sweets try and make them at home using agave nectar or raw sugar or brown sugar instead of plain white processed sugar. Sugar especially when combined with chocolate was horrible for me but if you don't use processed sugars its way better.
7. DO NOT FRY THINGS. Sautee = fine, fry = bad.

It seems really hard to do everything I suggested but it really isn't. The first week is a bit of a challenge after that its so easy to stick to it because you feel AMAZING. No more stressing when traveling or going out etc.