Irritable Bowel Syndrome, what has helped you long-term?

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What have you done that has helped your IBS long-term?

Looking for advice for my dh. For over 10 years, he has suffered with this, really suffered. Nothing helps!

The only thing he says that really helps him, is not to eat. As he is a lorry driver, he doesnt eat till he gets home from work, then he doesnt eat alot. When he is off work, his IBS vanishes, unless we have words about something

He has tried lots of tablets from the doctors in this time, which seem to work for a few weeks then stop working. He has also had a flexible endoscope, to rule out other things, nothing was found.

Just the other week, he bought some xenical from ebay, as he had heard on a radio program, that they can help IBS. I did try to warn him about the side-effects of these, as used to take them myself a few years ago, but he didnt listen. Lets just say he wont be trying them again

Milk is my trigger, but everyone can have a different trigger or even several. I found this out by having an allergy test at the local health food shop. Since then if I cut out milk completely my stomach is great, however I go through naughty patches and really suffer.

plus3, I would say go back to the docs, as pain, is a major part ibs.

Nontoxic, that is interesting, as he has been on prozac for 10 years, and his ibs started 10 years ago, but this was the time his Mum died also.