@hopeful33250 Thanks very much for your helpful response to my query regarding the Fodmap Diet. I've clicked on the link you provided and read all the info I could!
It seems I'm doing fairly well with my current meals, but I do feel I'm missing out on a nutritional level. I don't think I have enough variety in what I eat.
It's difficult to make many choices, being in Long Term Care now, but they're doing their best for me so far. I'll present the diet suggestions to The Powers That Be here and hope for positive results.
You asked why I was driven to seek help at Mayo Clinic Connect. I've recently been diagnosed with IBS-C, but without the benefit of a colonoscopy (high risk in my case). I did have a colonoscopy in a big city hospital several years ago and the radiologist reported that it was "difficult to distinguish between Crohns and Ulcerative Colitis". I tend to go with that diagnosis since I've been pretty ill for about 3 years with multi BM's per day, (4 to 10), many of which finally led to diarrhea or serious blockage. The surgeon's nurse told me afterward in Recovery that she'd never seen the doctor remove so many biopsy specimens- eleven! I've been to the hospital 7 times since April - 3 admissions and 4 Emergency Room visits. (Always due to blackouts and always by ambulance.)
I can't seem to handle SO many foods and thus am on a very restricted diet.
Must close for now but truly appreciate your help. Hopeful Laurie