diet for suspected IBS

[feelgood41]

I am trying to get a diet sheet for above. Have had CTScan which found no polyps or cancer. Was Advised to have Bran Flakes for breakfast.

[patientj]

It's on my long to-do list to write a blog article with all the dietary advice I've acquired over the last few years. However, since that is a way off, yet, you make want to refer to the NICE guidelines - nice.org.uk/guidance/cg61/c... - this gives some summary information.

The low FODMAP diet is very popular and has been shown to be effective for many people.

Some other generic advice is available from the British Dietetic Association - bda.uk.com/foodfacts/IBSfoo... - or you could seek out the help of a dietician.

You may find the bran flakes make things worse because I'm pretty sure they are a source of insoluble fibre. Soluble fibre is the one you want to focus on when addressing IBS: helpforibs.com/diet/fiber1.asp

[feelgood41 in reply to patientj]

Thank you you were most helpful. Have looked at Foodmap

and have taken much on board. I think it is a step in the right direction. Pun not intended..

[feelgood41 in reply to patientj]

I spoke to my dr this morning and he feels it is a long and complicated process on the train if he refers me to NHS dietician. He thinks I am aknowledgeable woman?? and the methods I am thinking of using(diet diary etc.) is the right way as it will only be trial and error anyway and I have done that already with quite a bit. He said he could refer me for Coeliac test but This was after I told him that my brother and a cousin were both Coeliac confirmed. He thinks the latest idea of no chocolate and sweeteners should be given a try.

I am 88 years of age. My youngest brother was coeliac diagnosed as a baby after the gastroenteris attack that swept the area in 1943 when so many newborn babies in our neighbourhood died. Also I have a cousin that was diagnosed at age 30 after she collapsed in the street on her way to work. I am pretty sure my age has a lot todo with all this. I was not given a full camera test because I was 85 and they felt it was not a good idea. Now thismorniung I have at last been definitely told I hve Diverticulr disease. It has taken 2 years to get that information. I will strt looking on the forum for that now I know wht I am looking for.

I thought you may have a comment.Thank you

[patientj in reply to feelgood41]

Glad to see you're getting somewhere. I don't really have much additional advice to give. A food diary is a good idea. The only thing I'd recommend is that, if you start cutting a number of things out of your diet, think about what the risks are. For instance, if you start cutting dairy out, make sure you've got another source of calcium. Or that you don't cut too much fibre out of your diet as I think that's important for managing diverticular disease (but I know next to nothing about the management of that).

[Franjanu]

Depends what type of IBS you have. A,C,D but it can be fixed.

I'm a nutritionist, writer and chef. I have lots of food allergies but I find it easy to work around them now (15 years on) check out my website. No gluten. Dairy. Eggs. Nothing deep fried or any refind sugars. But super super tasty!!!

Www.Coconutandwhat.Com

[patientj]

In case you're still interested, I eventually got around to writing that blog post about diet and IBS - patientj.wordpress.com/good.... Note that I am not a dietician but the article summarises everything I've learned from dieticians and scientific literature over the last 2-3 years.