Any success with just diet changes?
#55301 - 03/29/04 05:58 AM
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After reading some recent posts I was wondering if anyone has been able to control their IBS with just the changes in their diet, no meds and no extra fiber?
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I did have success for a while just doing that, but then I got stressed out and it didn't "take."
That's my two cents. 
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Nope not me. Needed all three.
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Laura
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yes my ibs is entirely controllable by diet (and exercise helps and lot!). To have my bowels in perfect working order (hardly any gas etc) the diet is sooooo boring. If I want to add more yummy cooking, I get the old farts, but no more really then my fiance who is normal!
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though when I'm under stress or traveling, I add in soluble fiber supplements several times a day. Lately I've been trying to just habitually take Acacia every day no matter what, just because I think the all-around benefits of extra fiber in the diet are worth it, even if my IBS is rock-solid at the time and I'm getting plenty of soluble fiber from my diet. And at restaurants I take peppermint caps before meals. I also drink really strong hot peppermint tea every day, and do yoga, and I think those things help tremendously. But in terms of not needing prescription meds, then yes, diet changes definitely allow me to avoid those 99% of the time.
I guess I'd say that if I had to pick just one single thing to manage my IBS, I'd pick diet, because I think that has the single greatest impact. But I do find it more successful to buttress the diet with supplements, and yoga, and stress management, etc. Funny thing is though that I consider a lot of those things to just be tools for healthy living, and I'd do them even if I didn't have IBS. But then I also look at the diet that way, as I'd eat the way I do whether I had IBS or not, as I really love great food and I feel like that's what I get to eat! Call it positive thinking, or just plain delusional....
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I changed my diet abruptly (no fats, red meat, oils, caffine or soda)(but I have a sweet tooth, and have an occasional chocolate cheat) and started taking Citrucel at the same time. My IBS-D improved immediately, but I still have a lot of grumbling going on, but so far no D for about 1 month. I have never taken more than 3 Citrucel tablets in one day, so I believe that is a minimum dosage.
I think diet, soluable fiber supplementation and peppermint tea + Altoids contribute to the wellness, and I'm not ready to experiment with adding and deleting yet. However, I would probably start with expanding my diet b4 giving up on the soluable fiber supplementation.
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I agree, I would threaten bodily harm to anyone who tried to take my fiber supp away from me!! 
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Laura
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the supplements (soluble fiber, peppermint tea, etc.) can allow you to expand your diet and still stay safe, and this can be a really good thing. I don't mean that taking the supplements will let you get a Big Mac for dinner, but they will let you add in healthy fats from olive oil or fatty fish, and insoluble fiber fruits, veggies, and whole grains. This is really crucial for good health, and it's just a whole lot easier to eat the nutritious potential triggers if you've got the supplements to back you up.
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What brand of liquid vitamins do you like? What to look for in them? 
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Hi- yes, I have found great success in controlling my IBS-D through just using Heather's diet. I
don't take any fiber supplements or meds,except if I have extreme stress I may take immodium
that day at the first sign of a flareup. But otherwise, I have been attack-free since last July, which
corresponds to when I began Heather's diet. Good luck to you!! Oh, and exercise helps I believe.
I do Pilates, walk, ski, and bike, depending on the season.
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