Have you been diagnosed in later life with a food intolerance?

[Kittytheteapot]

I have always had mild IBS - just a fact of life I have lived with, never been that troubling.

In the last couple of years though I have developed much more debilitating symptoms, both upper and lower tract. I've had an endoscopy (upper) which showed no obvious cause. The specialist I saw thought all my symptoms still equated to IBS. The GP goes along with the specialist.

Lately, things have become quite hard to live with and we are now thinking along the lines of a food intolerance. I have been referred to a dietician. Whilst I wait, I was just wondering, if you had been diagnosed with a food intolerance in later life (I'm mid 50s) what we're your symptoms before you were diagnosed? I just want to see how they match mine, and get an idea of how likely this is or what foods might be the trigger. It would also be good to hear some positive stories of how life has improved for you once your intolerance was diagnosed.

Kittytheteapot how are you getting on?

I have had similar issues and wondered where you got to with your concerns?

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Kittytheteapot how are you getting on?

I have had similar issues and wondered where you got to with your concerns?

Hi. Sorry. Only just saw this. Things havent been at all good this year but I am slowly coming to terms that everything I experience fits with IBS. I was turned down for an appointment with a dietician. No reason given. The GP referred me but I just received a letter saying no. I dont know if that was down to reduced services because of Covid, but it would have been nice to have been told if that were the case.

The upshot is I am trying out a few things to see if they help. Dietary changes. Lifestyle changes. If I get nowhere, once Covid has died down, I am going to be hammering on the GPs door again!

What sort of thing are you experiencing? For me it is nausea, flatulence, stomach pain. I also get acid reflux but I seem to be able to deal with that nowadays by eating or drinking something when I feel that is getting bad. It is counter intuitive, as the acid makes me feel sick, but it does seem to work if I can manage it.