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[lamamacita]

Does any one here have it? Trying to cope and need suggestions!

 

[Sassy69]

Irritable bowel syndrome?

 

[lamamacita]

yes ma'am!

 

[Sassy69]

I have a good friend who suffers w/ it. What are your issues? It seems that the docs have the best solutions for it. Then you have to figure which of these "best solutions" works w/ your life & your symptoms.

 

[spiderwoman]

I had that after last years Christmas and it was horrible. I had a terrible doctor who actually told me to stop eating animal meat and dairy and eggs and only drink sugary things until it went away. So, dumb me, I did, and my ibs got WORSE. What actually stopped it, was eating yogurt with lacto-acidophilusbifidus [or however you spell it] AND taking a probiotic vitamins thereafter and eating more carbs with fiber, not just psyllium supplements. I ended up with a balanced 'zone' type of diet that suited me fine. I still feel best when I eat in a more balanced way. The 'mostly protein' diet was not working for Me, altho everyone is different.
good luck

 

[lamamacita]

Major problems are constipation/cramping. The whole thing is very cyclical. One week I will be fine, the next month I will have problems. My family doctor prescribed Zelnorm, which helped out, but gave me the worst headaches.

spiderwoman: what exactly are probiotic vitamins?