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Posted 2/25/2012 10:41 PM (GMT 0)
Alright, here goes. I'm not sure if my problem had any link with IBS but it seems likely it is.

This has been affecting me for the past 2 months already.
I would wake up in the middle of the night, needing to go to the washroom due to diarrhea. This will then repeatedly happen for about 2 or 3 times more.
The pain scale from 1 - 10, mine scored 6 last month, but now reach a staggering 9. It just hurt so much, I felt as if I'm giving birth.
Now, all my stool appears watery and I will vomit at least twice a day.

Seek doctors for help, and all they gave was medications. Each and every different doctor give me different medication. Just a few days back, I went to the specialist clinic. He gave me oral salts and it helps a lot.
So far, it only help for the pass few days but now, the effect of it just stopped completely. I'm feeling the sharp pain again and again at random timings, affecting my work and daily life.
Previous doctors told me it could be gastritis, but now I truly doubt it.

My work had completely ruined my social life, and now this happens. I can't eat freely so I choose a diet consist mainly of vegetables and fresh fruits. I have not taken any fried food in the past weeks.
Now, this is getting depressing. I really don't know what's going on, my superior is pressing me for answers, and doctors ain't really helping me. Those Omeprazole capsules no longer help. In fact, all my medication doesn't help anymore.

I really don't know what to do now.
Posted 2/26/2012 12:09 AM (GMT 0)
Hey,

I was supposedly diagnosed with IBS from my gastro years ago. However, from reading many posts, I don't think I suffer major symptoms like IBS sufferers.

Have you ever tried "iberogast"? It is a german or chinese herb that many find relief with. I have a study about it, but I do not have a scanner to upload it. The study was done by Naturopathic dr's in clinical trials, with random samples, blind, the whole deal. 

You can find the product on Amazon.com. Look at the reviews and research more about it. Research the product and ingredients.

If you do try it or know someone share your or their story with others. I am not trying to sell the product to you, but do your research.

I will tell you I have never tried it because my symptoms are more from the gut and silent reflux rather than IBS or severe heartburn

 

Posted 2/26/2012 2:26 AM (GMT 0)
If you are having diarrhea, the first thing to do is to eat "safe" foods: bananas, rice, apple sauce, toast. Notice how there are no raw vegetable on this diet and only cooked fruit (except for the bananas, which help with binding stool I think).

The other thing to do is to go back to the DR and insist on bloodwork and a stool analysis to see if there are any signs of infection, parasites or inflammatory markers. Don't be satisfied without further studies.
Posted 2/26/2012 3:07 PM (GMT 0)
I agree, you need low residue foods to treat your diarrhea, not fresh fruits and vegetables.

Google a low residue diet to see which specific foods you should be eating.

For now, try cooked white rice, cottage cheese, applesauce, bananas, plain white bread toasted, plain english muffins toasted, instant mashed potatoes (from a mix, not scratch), roasted white meat chicken or turkey.

See if just eating the above foods turn around your D. You can always take immodium but I prefer to treat D, through diet first.

It's a misconception that people need high fiber when they're experiencing D, you will hear from this from a lot of people who have no idea how you are feeling when D strikes. Further, down the road when you have this in control, you can introduce more fiber into your diet but for now, try low residue diet foods (also known as low fiber).
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