Can water be a trigger of IBS?
#330745 - 06/07/08 12:10 PM
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marko1
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I am an overweight 30y old male and I am just doing some research on some symptoms I have. I think I have IBS-D but I havent been diagnosed yet. I also think I may be Diabetic. These are sort of new revelations for me. Is it possible Water could be a trigger for IBS? Sometimes after I eat a meal say a few hours later I might drink a glass of water (or even only a few oz's) and I will have a bout of bad diarrhea. I have read about drinking cold water and how it can sometimes bring on diarrhea. But I have had it where I drink a small amt of slightly cold water and 10mins later I am in the washroom. The water I drink is usually bottled or from the office cooler or my filtered fridge tap so I dont think source bacteria could be the case.
I am so glad I found this site!
Mark
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Water is not an IBS trigger. You may be experiencing the effects of the gastrocolic reflect.
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Hi marko,
Definitely get checked out by a doctor. I also think I have IBS-D, but have not been tested yet - getting that done this week actually. At first I was dreading the tests but now I'm looking forward to knowing the results.
I haven't had the trouble you have with water, but I have found that sometimes my stomach is in such a bad state from something I ate hours before, that if I eat any food, even normally safe food, it's just such a slight irritant that my stomach reacts very badly. Before I started the EFI diet and carefully watched what I was eating, I didn't notice anything wrong with my stomach until well after I had eaten what caused it. I suggest you examine what you ate the meal or two before you have that reaction to the water, see if you ate anything then that might have caused the problem.
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Hey just a note.
Tap water treated with clorine is not good for your tummy.
Even well water going through a uv filter isn't that great.The parasites and bacteria are killed but their disgusting bodies are left in there for you to drink. Other parasites in our bodies feed off the dead.Ewwwww!
Just because it is bottled water, it doesn't mean these things are gone.
I only drink distilled water.All the harmful things are eliminated when water is distilled.
Maybe you could also try this.
It is harder for your body when you drink cold water.It uses more energy to bring that water to body temp.Don't know but maybe that is causing cramping which leads to bathroom breaks.
If you do drink tap water and you live in the city, leave the container on the counter open so the clorine can evaporate.Usually overnight.
Good luck to you.hth
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