I have had horrible bowel and stomach issues for years (currently awaiting a colonoscopy before anyone asks. Last had one 5 years ago which was clear). I have intolerances to a lot of foods, mainly fruit and veg. Nightshades except for potatoes are murderous and I can’t cope with onions, garlic, leeks etc. it’s upsetting because I used to be a real foodie and loved highly flavoured spicy foods. My diet now has to be very bland or the bloating, pain, nausea and diarrhoea are unbearable.
Even more inconveniently, over the past year I’ve become unable to eat a meal in the evening. Breakfast and lunch are fine, even really large meals at those times, but I cannot eat a meal past around 3pm and I cannot eat AT ALL except for a couple of small mouthfuls of food after 5pm - e.g. a few crisps, or a Babybel, or a couple of squares of chocolate. If I eat anything more than that my stomach bloats enormously and painfully, food repeats on my for hours, I feel nauseous for hours, I often have diarrhoea and I can’t sleep until my tummy bloat goes down which can often be a good 6 hours after eating. Does anyone know why this happens? It causes so many problems as I can’t eat out in the evenings or have an evening meal with my family. If I try then I have no evening to speak of as I spent the entire time feeling too unwell to move from bed.