IBS d went away on its own, my stupid self brought it back. I think.

So long story short, one day when I was 16 in 11th grade, I had diarrhea, and at school almost everyday from then on I had diarrhea. It was just in the morning it happened really. On the weekends or when I was home or up at my friend's cabin I was fine. In 12th grade I did cyber school, and was fine. I could eat chocolate, have dairy, and had no food allergies. I started drinking coffee, and it gave me diarrhea, but I sat at home all morning, except for the gym pretty much. Anyways, I drank it about everyday and had bad diarrhea and figured when I needed to do something in the morning I would just stop drinking it. Well, I'm 22 now and still have diarrhea everyday, even after I quit the coffee... Why am I still getting diarrhea?? Also I now am allergic to dairy and can't have chocolate without it bothering me. Anyone have any idea why the coffee like permanantly messed me up? Tums helped me for awhile, but not anymore. Metamucil doesn't work either. It's in the mornings when I have the d. Could I have killed all of my good bacteria? No stomach acid? Any help is appreciated, thanks!

I eat healthy. Greasy hamburgers bother me so I stay away from them. I'll have maybe two dippy eggs or turkey bacon for breakfast with some hashbrowns. Then a hoagie or something semi light for lunch. Dinner is usually a casserole of some sorts. I do a good bit of cooking at home, and workout so I try to be pretty health conscious. I've been eating a lot of peanuts and sunflower seeds recently... Would that have any effect? I took florastor and didn't notice a difference really, but I was working night shift and that messed with me... How much citrucel do you take for it to be effective? Oh, I have a diet pop every now and then, I just naturally prefer water. I haven't real recently, but do drink beer in high quantities when I do every few weeks.

I know it's hard but try to stay away from beer until you get things stabilized. Honestly, it will make thing better. Alcohol is harsh on the gut. So is peanuts. Sunflowers seeds are good tho.

If you start Citrucel, go slow. Start with 2 a day until your body gets used to it than slowly increase...I think 6 is the max.

Add in a good probiotic, I prefer Primal Defense. It doesn't have to be refrigerated, and is easy to cut into pieces that match the severity of my symptoms. It's important for me not to over burden my system with too much food, and to avoid neurotoxins like MSG (hard to do if you eat out). For me it was also important to confirm the actual cause (since I developed mine at age 47). I had to request a biopsy for HSV to confirm Herpes Colitis, which is not well understood in American medicine. Knowing this, I can better prepare when I know I am exposed to colds. Mine is also complicated by HCP, a form of porphyria that was triggered by the neurological virus (a DNA test is required for correct diagnosis). My journey to best management practices took many years, and the best specialists in the country, that many don't have access to.