Re: More fiber?
04/24/06 02:47 PM
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Sand
Reged: 12/13/04
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Loc: West Orange, NJ (IBS-D)
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I don't have a lot of trouble with gas myself, but you can try fennel tea and see if that helps.
You may be IBS-A, but to me it sounds like you're having D, then your system is empty so you can't really go for a few days. I would focus on making sure you're eating in accordance with EFI guidlines and getting up to a high enough dose of SFS. That should get the D under control.
My own experience was that following the EFI guidelines eased the urgency, but frequency was still a problem until I got up to a high enough dose of SFS.
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I've decided to try Benefiber and have been doing so for about 1-2 months. I take 3 capsules in the morning and 3 at night.
Assuming you're taking these, you're only getting 3 grams of SF from your Benefiber. That's not very much at all. I would say you need to increase your SFS, but do so slowly, going up just a little bit at a time.
You don't say specifically that you're on Heather's EFI Diet. My experience is that an SFS by itself doesn't help, I also need to be on the Diet. If you're not following the EFI Diet the varying times of the attacks may have to do with what you're eating when. It makes sense most attacks would come in the morning because your tummy is empty then and more sensitive to whatever you're eating.
"The First Year - IBS" talks about different stress management techniques. Perhaps one or more of those would be helpful.
HTH.
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