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Sekka has questions re IBS

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Does urgent uncontrollable diarrhea have any connection to Sjogrens? I have lactose free milk in coffee, tea and on cereal, avoid drinking coffee with food. avoid dried fruit because of sulphur.

I recognize I have IBS and have learned to avoid certain foods. It happens about every 10 days. It has been suggested I have bran on my cereal each day???

My Schogrens forces hourly eye drops, night time eye ointment and frequent eye glare problems.

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Tally

I have Sjorens plus the other as so many. IBS flares frequency depends in my case on factors of whatever. I try to follow FODMap diet and helps immensely.

I was advised not to ear bran. Not sure if this helps xx

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Sekka in reply to Tally

I have followed fodmaps too but I cannot say it "fixed" it. I tried a gluten free diet too but the IBS still was intermittent.

Generally speaking I avoid preservatives as much as I can and eat a fairly plain food diet which seems best. (Still don't completely trust though!)

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Hello Sekka

Totally agree nothing has totally fixed but FODMAP helped me to discover what to avoid. Agree with all you have said. May we all improve. Thank you

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Sekka in reply to Tally

Thanks Tally. It does help to hear similar complaints/concerns.

Soldier on!! 😊

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Indeed Sekka

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You probably need to keep a food diary to see what you are eating ahead of getting that reaction! I get some bloating and occasional loose stools but that's about it. Some of my upset comes from corn and gluten-free grain products. I'm gluten free already and mostly eat only lactose-free dairy. Gotta have some ice cream occasionally when I don't have to go anywhere. A good probiotic that has several different substrains might help. It should need refrigeration. Good luck!

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Thankyou for that! 😊

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