Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: teenager with IBS with no clue

Welcome Dustin. I believe you will find that the only way to get close to stable is to follow the Eating for IBS diet constantly. Your body can react either immediately to what you eat or several hours or even a day later. I realize at your age it is really tough to stick with the diet since you are bombarded with all the wrong food. I can't imagine what I would have done had I developed IBS in my high school years. Sometimes a meal consisted of a candy bar and a soft drink. Now that would send me running to the restroom in a matter of minutes or hours. My advice to you is to carefully read this website and all of Heather's advice. Follow it as closely as you can and remember that you will still have some bad days. Last two weeks I started having bouts of diarrhea that I couldn't explain along with horrible gas and cramps. Turns out my office started stocking new bottled water and it contained some minerals that are IBS unfriendly!! I stopped drinking the bottled water at the office and I am fine now. Keep us posted on your problems and your progress.

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Barbara50

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