Weight Gain

The probiotics, psyllium and fiber wafers can all cause bloating! Maybe that's all too much, especially too much fiber, for you right now. My GI also advises against taking vitamins. So there's a few possibiities!

I feel bloated if I eat foods with yeast or MSG. A lot of processed foods now have yeast. It's not only bread anymore. Maybe that is the same for you? Do you eat artificial sugar? That causes my gut to go ballistic, as well. If you are concerned about weight gain, you could cut out breads, pasta, processed sugar for awhile, actually all 'white' processed foods. Depends on how badly you want/need to lose the weight, I guess. That may also help with your symptoms, too. What exactly is a "bland" diet for you?

It had something to do with the binders in the vitamins, that they could prevent you from getting the full effect of the meds. He was adament about it, always checking that I didn't take them. My current GI and naturopath agreed, but I didn't go into with them exactly how/why. I've brought it up a few times here, asking if anyone else knows, until I have an opportunity to ask.

Good info about the vitamins. I was taking everything at night, but I will space it out during the day. As for Lialda, it gave me the WORST GAS EVER! When in hardcore flare I lose weight. But out of flare I tend to gain weight. I have been pretty bloatly. I took some water pills and that seemed to take care of the bloat.