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How do you manage daily life with IBS-D?

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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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Good evening from Canada! Yes, I happened upon the Mediterranean diet by sheer accident with no guidance from Specialists in Canada. Yep, we have free healthcare, but unfortunately, not enough dieticians to go around. I believe you are correct in saying sugar is ultimately the culprit. There were no medications offered to me years ago.

I have lost weight by using this diet plan, and as mentioned earlier, when I want to splurge, I have found it's just not worth going back to nausea, frequent bowel movements, and misery or diarrhea. It's just not worth it. I have lost weight on the Mediterranean diet; however, at times I crave other ethnic foods in my meal repertoire, I just have to watch fat content, sodium, and sugar with Type 2 diabetes. It's hard! Thank you for sharing your personal experience. Cheers from Canada!!