IBS what works for you?

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I have suffered from IBS from being a teenager (mid 40s now) didn't know at the time that was what it was obviously however looking back etc.. In my mid 30s I went through a period where it was really bad. I did not go out of our home unless I knew where nearest toilet was and would not go for long car journeys etc etc.. I found after much experimenting that wheat and dairy was trickers and cut them out for years gradually managing to re introduce dairy (limited) but wheat have always been a bad tricker.

Having managed to have my IBS under a fair bit of control over the last few years this last year it has gradually got worse culminating today with my eating a light lunch and then needing the toilet within 10 mins stomach cramps etc really bad..

My children are now teens so are aware of the fact I am not feeling well..

So I hit google again to see what people are using. A friend uses medication but I have never found any that works well. Gp has never been particularly supportive of it just sort of being of the opinion it is something some people have..

So what works for you all? anything you find makes it less or worse? I know stress trickers me and this last year has certainly had a lot of stress however I can't see where I can go now.. I would really love to somehow get it back under control.

Wheat, milk (Other dairy is fine), potatoes and now I am wondering about tomatoes too.

Peppermint tea really helps.

ishouldcocoa It's good to read a post from someone who actually KNOWS their body and is doing what they can to improve their health without relying totally on OTC medicines.

Oh have you tried ginger? BestisWest It is brilliant for stomachs

ppeatfruit - Ive had IBS now for about 30 years, so I feel like I should be getting somewhere by now!!

Its a combination of more awareness of my system, and research done by the scientific community which brings things like FODMAP into the picture.

However, I fell out with my GP BIG time a few years ago, as I'd had all the standard investigations which she had referred me for. Nothing came to light.

When I came back several years later from seeing a nutritionalist, she said I was wasting my time on 'quacks' and why couldn't I live my life like her sister who had IBS...
"I mean, she takes Immodium and Sennakot, so why can't you...??"

It was at that point that I walked out of her room.

She rang to apologise a few days later

Low FODMAP diet - but go through a proper dietitian because there is a lot of inaccurate information on the Internet.

Also, check you don't have Bile Acid Malabsorption (BAM), which might be what you have paap1975? It's diagnosed with a fairly simple test, and treatable with drugs, and seems to be very under diagnosed in people who think they have IBS.

Flax / golden linseed has changed my life!

I have a breakfast of porridge with a gram or two or flaxseed in. Since I've been doing this, I've been so much better. I literally cannot remember the last time my stomach was uncomfortable, and that's something I never would have imagined.

Yes, the porridge is repetitive every morning, but it's so worth it.

At least she apologised medics aren't given enough time in their courses on nutrition, which I cannot get over, given how overworked they all are , not to mention the NHS's poverty.

If there was just a bit of understanding about food combining and The Blood Type diet, (and food map, which is new to me) it would help the NHS a lot .Those 2 ways of eating cured me after one unproductive visit to the doctor!

Yeah, on a later appointment, she told me her daughter had tried FODMAP for a few days, and didn't see any improvement. Erm.... It takes at least 6 weeks to work out if it's working!

If every surgery employed a dietitian, it could change the landscape of the eating habits of the courty.

True it takes 6 weeks to find out if any changes are going to help properly.

But I don't have complete trust in dieticians , they should know about food combining etc. but a large number don't seem to ! Also a lot of them have their training funded by the major food industries !! Who, of course, want us all to eat their shxx !!