Anyone tried a low-residual diet?

[Heloo85]

I suffer terrible constipation! I avoid high levels of fibre! Will never forget the last Xmas do I went on where we was served up posh, undercooked veg! Omg, I was in bits for 3 days 🤣.

My bowels are my worst complaint, so I’m going to try a low residual diet for a week or so! Atm I’m struggling to eat anything, even my normal non grain type foods!

I have lost 10lbs this year!.... I need to sort this bowel issue!

[EndoJaz]

Have you tried psyllium husk, I have tried so many things like prune juice, flax, chia seeds but 2 spoons of psyllium in juice every night works wonders. Be sure to drink lots of water to wash it down after x

[Heloo85 in reply to EndoJaz]

A low residual diet is no fibre! I keep impacting due to bowel adhesions! Now I can’t eat, because my bowel is killing me, sore! So now I’ve dropped a lot of weight! So I’m thinking of resting the bowel by eating a diet of not much... aka, pure carbs with a bit of protein! Xx

[EndoJaz in reply to Heloo85]

I have been recommended pelvic massage by my physio for adhesions. Ask to be put on the physio list as this may help x

[Heloo85 in reply to EndoJaz]

I’ve heard of that! How old are your adhesions? It’s mainly effective if they’re a year old or less supposedly! Mine is a very chronic issue! It’s more about letting my bowel heal as it’s killing me.. then I’ll reintroduce fibre! Xx

[EndoJaz in reply to Heloo85]

My hysterectomy was 4 yrs ago and had a few surgeries since. My bowel has been so badly impacted but by eating very small portions doing relaxation exercises for the pelvic floor and drinking warm lemon water and having the psyllium it’s cleared. I feel your pain. ☹️ Hope things improve soon. X

[Heloo85 in reply to EndoJaz]

Yes, I too have used lemon water! I have used psyllium in horses, but not in myself! It is just fibre-gel really! I’m currently eating small meals, the problems arrive when I get busy and forget I ain’t voided my bowel.. Next min I’m wiped out, then I suffer for a week! Need to find an easy to stick to management program for sure!

I’m glad you’ve found something to work... It is just trial and error xx

[Dogmad6]

A low fodmap diet helped me a lot. My endometriosis specialist is in agreement as it has helped some of his other patients. I had tried other diets but none of them helped at all. You are right to rest your system and avoid fibre. I've had serious issues in the past with undercooked veg, horrible!

Salad also causes me terrible pain.

BTW I've twice had major surgery on my bowel due to endometriosis.

Good luck xx

[vizzle_01]

I have diarrhea and constipation doesn't matter what I eat my bowels are all over the place. Constant pain and gas after eating anything basically really getting me down I kept a food diary and tried to do the low fodmap diet which helped a bit but as soon as I reintroduced things my symptoms have returned and get worse a week before my period and during the belly bloat is horrendous and painful to go for no.2. I had a stool sample and blood test a few months ago which both came back normal. I've been prescribed Mefenamic acid and have taken that for one month so far. It's a week before my period and the twisting cramp like pain over my right ovary is ever present. Haven't been diagnosed with endometriosis but I'm really feeling like I want to go to the doctors and demand more investigation now as it can't be right to have these crampy twisting feelings in my right side most of the time..

[Heloo85 in reply to vizzle_01]

Unfortunately I can’t offer any advice, because now, too many times, I too have been fobbed off by Drs, until, they couldn’t fob me off any further! And then, once they cured me with some magic pill, went back to fobbing me off again, cuz now I’m ‘cured’ 🤣.It’s a joke and I fully understand how you’re feeling! It’s luck if you get a diagnosis, never mind an early one! I’d say hound them, I have tried that, it also didn’t work, and it then resulted in an anxiety/depression diagnosis 🤣.

Only thing I can suggest is look up gynaecological ‘red flag’ symptoms, and go to your gp complaining you have them, they should initiate investigation!

Best of luck xx

[vizzle_01 in reply to Heloo85]

Thankyou. I haven't tried a low-residue diet but it sounds interesting. 10-15g of dietary fibre a day is quite a small amount. With me if I eat certain veg like cauliflower or its undercooked or yellow/brown bananas or salad it REALLY affects my digestion.

[TennisAM in reply to vizzle_01]

Have you ever tried a probiotic for the bowel symptoms? Worth a try for 3 months. Definitely insist on tests and a referral to Gynaecology and Gastroenterology. x