Hi I just joined and saw your post
I am 53
When I was 44 I had a very rare cyst that grows quickly and can be as big as 100lbs( mine was 9lbs). I have had 3 abdominal surgeries. I started this 40ish lbs overweight. The last time I left the hospital I was 130lbs overweight. I have struggled since after the first surgery with severe constipation, small bowel obstructions, bloating, inability to lose weight and so on. This year I had a flare up in January and was never able to feel like I wasn’t always on the brink. It has taken me 9 months, numerous doctor visits and a ton of my own research, but I finally feel I have a grip on this
I stopped eating fiber, period , end of story
Now that being said I still didn’t know what to eat. I was literally eating yogurt and crackers ( that’s it)
Now I have all food fiber content on my fridge and keep my fiber to below 20 grams a day
I am no longer bloated, I am able to control my weight and I feel good for the first time in 9 years
I hope this helps it took me 9 years to get here