I NEED HELP PLEASE
#97723 - 08/12/04 08:25 AM
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I am new to IBS and this website. I started following the diet last week, and I felt great everyday up unitl Sunday. Since Sunday until Thursday (today) I have had stomach cramps, gas, bloating, loose stolls, and D. I have been eating rice, Pasta, a little chicken, some baked lays, Flour Tortillas, Avocado, and a few Red Veins and Angel Food cake.
These are all items that it says I can eat and this is exaclty how I ate last week. Starting Sunday I have felt horrible. What am I doing wrong? Please help.
Thanks
Anthony
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I eat everything you listed, except the avacado which gives me massive bloat and D. If that doesn't work, simplify, simplify! Try eating a little less, going back to chicken, rice, water only, or swapping things out.
Good luck!
~nel~
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Yeah, the list of things that are "safe" are things that are USUALLY safe. Every single one of us here have different allergies and intolerances. Something in there you're intolerant to. I agree with simplifying until you figure out what it is.
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I agree with Nelly. Try that and see what happens. Otherwise, it can be a food allergy or food senstivity like I have. I went to an allergist and I was tested for food allergies. That helped me ellimante problem foods,which can cause gastointestinal problems as well. Last resort, I would get tested for food allegies.
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Ibs-d and fructose sensitive.
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I totally agree with everyone else. It's boring as all getout, but you might want to stick with just rice, pasta, bread, and maybe applesauce for a few days, and then add things back in one at a time, to make sure one of those items isn't a trigger for you.
Personally, I can't eat baked lays, angel food cake, or much of any candy beyond Altoids. They're all on the "safe" list, but for me, they're anything but! Everyone's different, and you might need to experiement a little to see what works for you on the safe list. Good luck!
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Thanks to everyone for theire advice
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Hi Anthony,
Sorry you are having a rough time. I would suggest staying on the very safe foods and keep a food diary of everything and I mean everything you eat.....even so much as BBQ sauce can set you off. Are you sure you haven't used anything with sorbitol in it like vitamins, gum, mints, etc?
Everyone has different triggers so you have to use the trial & error method and see what works best for you.
Otherwise, just eat safe foods and take Imodium till this passes.
Good luck
Barbie
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Avacados are on the safe list but they give me cramps big time. Probably because they have a lot of fat.
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I too started the diet a week ago today and have done wll - my only suggestion to you is keep a diary of what you eat and everything you eat...make sure your are eating regualry and not skipping meals or waiting too long in between meals(that caused me to bloat pretty bad).
You have to get in a routine of making sure you eat breakfast, snack, lunch, snack and dinner...take plenty of fiber supp. (citricul is what I do every night before I go to bed), drink lots of water...etc.etc.
Keep it up and dont get frustrated because this works and it is amazing how well it does so...
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Donell 
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Anthony- one note, I got bloated at the beginning but took some gas-x for 2 days and am much better now, just drinking a peppermint/fennel tea with my doses of benefiber.. seems to be helping.. but citrucel GAVE me D big time when I tried to take it instead- I hadn't considered it and was using the orange flavor stuff...
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Dietetics Student (anticipating RD exam in Aug 2010)
IBS - A
Dairy Allergic
Fructose and MSG intollerant
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