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Here's what's helped me in the past: Whenever you feel the urge to eat, ask yourself "why?" Why do I want to eat? If the answer isn't "I'm hungry," stop. STOP. If you can't stop and are compelled to binge, find rules or an external force (group therapy, rules about when and where you eat, only eating at the table with no…
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Vega One Shake is my go-to protein and I recommend it for anyone else with IBS. It's vegan, soy-free, wheat/gluten-free, sweetened with stevia, and low FODMAP (it does have a couple triggering ingredients like chicory and some veggies like broccoli). It's also VERY low in sodium, which makes it stand out among flavored…
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Interesting. Thanks for telling me about Crohn's. I'm going to read up on it and see if there are any parallels at all, something that might explain our different symptoms. Worth a shot at this point. Root veggies, yep. A baked sweet potato with butter was one of my staple lunch sides. Roasted beets in olive oil. Yum. I'm…
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That's how my IBS was diagnosed. One doctor tried to put me on antidepressants to manage it! No help at all. Anyway, my diet was very balanced and healthy prior to the problems! Most of my calories came from unprocessed proteins, veggies, and lots of healthy fats. The sugar rush was that night was extremely not me, so much…
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Hi :) Sorry to hear about your Crohn's. Yes, about this issue I've seen two gastroenterologists, two gynos, and several GPs. Testing so far is ultrasounds, x-rays, colonoscopy, upper endoscopy, Hydrogen Breath Test, and blood tests. They haven't turned out anything. I saw the gynos because I developed amenorrhea from…
