Change in habit

[Cait1999]

My ‘IBS’ is very odd, mostly nausea and gas, been low FODMAP for two months and not much difference honestly. Usually have a BM once a day with occasional constipation but on Tuesday morning I had 3 BM in an hour and since then my BM’s have been separate and small and pebble like (but not very hard), it’s just so out of character for me, and I haven’t eaten anything out of the ordinary, so confused and fed up. Can’t do anything anymore ☹️ Feel defeated by IBS (if that’s even what it is!) and how nauseous and horrible it makes me feel, not to mention how exhausted I am. Any help/advice/stories of people going through the same thing would just be nice to hear from people who know what it’s like!

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Hi there Cait

Sorry you are going through a rough period at the moment. Just a quick question have you had tests and was then diagnosed with IBS or have you just been told you have IBS? I used to get a lot of nausea and I have to say it's improved since I started working through the Thrive Programme. I have Emetophobia, fear of sickness, and this was making me feel nauseous but I have now nearly finished the book and am now going back through it repeating the exercises, which is what you are supposed to do, and feeling so much better. I will need to complete all the exercises again and carry on until I know I am cured.

Being anxious can make IBS so much worse and I know how hard it can be. I will eat one thing one day and the next I am feel out of sorts and it's hard to pinpoint what's wrong. It sounds like also you may have other underlying problems like Dybosis/Candida (these are conditions I've read about on here). I personally would go to the doctor if you've never had any kind of test but even if you have I would go and ask to be tested for other conditions as you are doing all you can by following the low FODMAP diet.

Take care

Alicia

[Slt1971]

It's the had that it's the gas that makes you feel nausea, ask your doctor to do you a stooly check I had one and it turned out I had h.pylori which is a gut infection they treat it with antibiotics xx

[denvajade]

Perhaps ask your doctor for a test for Dysbiosis??