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How do you manage daily life with IBS-D?
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Hello from Canada. I suffered from IBS-D for at least 30 years. I had colonoscopies every year to no avail. My GI Specialist said anxiety and depression have contributed to IBS-D. Last year I was diagnosed with diabetes type II and was forced to change my diet quiet drastically. I switched to initially a plant based diet and eventually some chicken, fish etc. I eat loads of lentils from various multiculticural diets like brown lentils etc. and it seems to have slow down the frequent bowel movements and no more diarrhea at all. I spoke with my GI Specialist in Canada recently. He said he was so proud of my no longer suffering from IBS-D and that the lentils and slow release of various types of slow fiber in my diet seems to work for me. I still have several bowel movements daily but absolutely no diarrhea. Thank God it's finally over. No more Immodium and no more diapers.
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It sounds like a good Mediterranean food plan! My GI claims it Bile Acid Malapsorption because I have no galbladder. And bascially threw a presrciption for drugs for it to "test". Bottle still sitting there and i will not engage with it. lol Have researched about potentially ASID Acquired Sucrose Isomaltase Deficiency were you don't produce the sucrose digesting enyme which then any sugar and some carbs will not digest and give you pretty much what IBS-d is all about...diarrhea! Waiting for my breath test to arrive and will find out for sure. But been paying real close attention to my sugar consumption and too much will definitely give me major issues. I am making preparations in my kitchen to begin a Mediterranean food plan with all recipes and calories for about 1600 calories. I need to lose weight and struggle with that as well but with no gallbladder I am supposed to reduce my fat consumption to less than 50 grams per day as well. So will need to make adjustments to the recipes.
So your comments/story gives me hope that this "shit" lol will go away with diet alone!!!! Drugs never deal with the root cause of our problems. And so many people i've read about the bile sequeserants (colistipol) seem to not work after awhile and often have other icky side effects. (aka the bandaid has failed and it's time to change the dressing). lol
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I found brown lentils, ie. French brown lentils, green lentils no gas whatsoever. Beano used to be available in Canadian drug stores or health food stores. Red Lentils slowed down diarrhea but as stated, the brown lentils, even Indian brown lentils available to Canadians works for me. My G.I. Specialist was proud of me. I told him I also observed that Sucralose aggravates IBS-D. My GI specialist says yes, it messes up the GI tract; do not use it at all. Also I purchased from Whole Foods in Canada "Natural Factors" Acidophilus and Bifidus 90 Capsules 5 billion Active Cells., it restores intestinal balance, it helps with my nausea. It is a live bacteria that must be refrigerated. Perhaps you can find it in the USA, made by a local company there. I suffered from severe nausea and, on occasion, with IBS-D