IBS

I don't know what to do when my flare triggers the IBS symptoms. What can I do to help it? What should I avoid?

I get the bloated stomach, sharp knife pains throughout the body, belching, and farting (hate that word).

Right now, the only relief seems to be belching to the point of throwing up. I really am only throwing up air.

What do I do?

Discover what foods set you off. For some, it is fatty foods, others get pain from spicy or acidic foods. ice cream or Thai food? What is your trigger?

If foods do not seem to be the culprit, then you will need to poke further into the root causes. Luckily, my UC is mostly controlled my Meds, but when I get an infection, anywhere, or stress becomes a factor, ouch.

One thing to perhaps try is the new probiotics.

I get constipation if I don't eat a very healthy bread that agrees with me. Eziekiel bread works best for me, many breads don't, and I can't eat fatty foods and I have to get enough fiber each day. I also drink a lot of water.

Good luck to you.

I have no idea why my guts went south,, Gastro,, who I think was pretty good,, ran a ton of bloodwork on me, no celiac antibody,, no IGg 4 disease,, only thing he did find was I am low in my immune system for Igg2 and Igg3,, what ever it all is, I have no idea,

I hope you get some answers, this is not a way to live, I have said before,, they put dogs down for less then what we go through,, pretty sad actually,

Please, everyone, I have researched non-celiac gluten intolerance for years. I have it, as does at least 9 other members of my family.
Celiac blood tests are for celiac. They are not foolproof, either.
Most importantly, they do not identify a gluten intolerance.

Best way to check for gluten intolerance is to strictly avoid ALL gluten for 3 weeks.
No bread, pasta, crackers, cookies, nothing. And no processed foods of any kind because most contain gluten.

Eat only rice, meats, vegetables and fruit. You can also have dairy IF you are not intolerant of it.

After 3 weeks, take one day and eat all the gluten stuff you want.
You will know within 24-72 hours if gluten is at the root of your IBS problems.

My doctor dx "post-infectious motility disorder," then later when it didn't clear up, "IBS" (which is a catch-all when they don't know what's causing your gut problems).
I had the colonoscopy with biopsies and they came back normal.
My gastro told me to eat anything I wanted. So I did.
BAD idea. It took me 3 years of trial and error to find out gluten was indeed the problem.
Later, baker's and brewer's yeast also showed up to be a problem.
Once you get the gluten out, it's easier to sort out the other foods that might be problematic.

Gluten is the kingpin.

I had my gallbladder out many years ago. I had constant bile diarrhea. It was called the dumping syndrom. Everything I put into my mouth I had dumping syndrom in seconds of eating my food. I tried so many different medications and they didn't work well. One day I realize that my subutex stop alll my diarrhea. It has been a miracle drug for me. I can go out to eat fatty foods and I dont have to worry now. I wish I had this drug many years ago, it would of saved a lot of pain. I just stay awway from hot and spicy foods.

I am so sorry your suffering with IBS i have just finished doing a post on the IBS forum looking for help i have suffered with it for 30years but never like this before i also have had Fibro 30yrs and know the 2 tend to go together and i have always been able to deal with it But last week after a year on and off with tummy probs i finaly went to the docs no suprise he told me it was my IBS now why was i not suprised LOL But he told me i now have gerds !!

He gave me pills to help treat both The Gerds is some what a lot better the IBS is not i will try the pills another week to give them a fair go then if no better i will be back to see the doc as this is like nothing i have ever suffered with my bowl before well not this bad or this long

maybe i should mention i am from the UK and our Docs never seem to rush over here unless we collapse in front of them lol i do wish you luck and hope it settles down soon i hope it does for us both Hugs bluebell2 x