do u have Irritable Bowel Syndrome??? how do u deal / any personal "tricks" to share??

Question

my doctor just gave me this diagnosis... although i'm glad i found out why it is that i ALWAYS have a sore stomach... well, it sucks!! :)
any of your advice would be really helpful. ~thanks
(- i already take metamucil everyother day)

ps.) i get the "constipation" side of IBS.

Answer 1

i have IBS 2. i was diagnosed with it when my family had just moved, and i stayed with friends for like a month. usually in teens(i dont know if u are) stress will trigger it. this happend to me,everything i ate came out in like an hour i lost over 12 pounds!! it was scary, but anywho........
dont eat a lot of fiber's. Souluble fibers are good, but dont eat 2 much. dont eat like celery(things that have strings)....when u break a piece of celery, u can see "strings", these are fibers. just like in bananas u can see the fibers. u CAN eat them, but be cautious. ummm, ok well what else.....O YEAH! what i did to find out A LOT of information, i went to Google....type in - Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms - u can also type in IBS causes. just experiament with certian foods. i know it sounds AWEFUL to do, but u COULD do this and see what foods hurt ur stomach. lay off on the diary products. u CAN have them, but not 2 much.

did the doc give u a perscription?? my doc did its Levbid, and the only time i need them is if i have symptoms. do u have more dirareah, or constipation? this product is for diareah. Good Luck, i know this sux, but it gets better in time!! God Bless♥

if u get constipation, there are other pills (perscrition) for constiation. u should try talkin' to the doc again, and see what he says about the pills for constipation.

Answer 2

If you don't mind spending some moneys and trust somewhat in natural remedies... I suggest you try the Colonix program from drnatura.com. I've just started a couple weeks ago and my stomach definately feels better. BM's much easier and normal....why do I have a tough time saying that. It took me two yrs of looking at the site to finally convince myself to drop the 300 bux on the colonix and toxinout. So far I can say it has been interesting and i'm sure the fiber they send is much tastier than the stuff you take. I will discuss the program with you if you want, I'm open to email. There are reviews all over the net.

Also, you might want to read up on a few of the ideas on http://askwaltstollmd.com/index.html
you might find that I recommend his site quite a bit on here, that's because I truly believe he is a visionary.... ok maybe not visionary, pretty basic actually. but he lays everything out in a scientific understandable way.

*I am in no way affiliated with DrNatura or Dr.Walt Stoll, the opinions presented are my own*

About the probiotics that the first poster spoke of. I have heard that if they don't come refrigerated then they don't have very many live bacterium. The common probiotics can be gotten from plain old yogurt (don't fall for that special new double priced yogurt) and also from fermented foods. If you want to try fermenting lookup "The Grain and Salt Society"... HECK if I can type it I might as well look up the link too ;)
http://www.celticseasalt.com/ they sell fermenting equipment and books and stuff.

Answer 3

I take Benefiber caplets. You just swallow them, far more palatable than Metamucil. Also, I take Culturelle. It is a pro-biotic caplet that delivers good bacteria to your digestive track. It was enormously helpful. My incidence of painful gas or diarrhea have diminished greatly. You can find Culturelle at Whole Foods.

Since you have the constipation, drink plenty of fluids and exercise. Keeping your bowels moving is important. An exercise that doctors recommend in sucking your tummy in and out, 10 reps, a couple of times a day. It cause your abdominal muscles to "massage" your bowels.

Answer 4

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