Ibs advice

[jackjulie]

iv been diagnosed with ibs recently also am diabetic2 im heavily bloated and constipated also cant drink tea without sweetner any tips please much appreciated

[Nomae]

Are you on mettformin this cause. Bloating

[jackjulie in reply to Nomae]

Iv been on Metformin 16yr had no probs but trying to control both is hard my blood sugars have gone up from 6 to 8.7

[Hidden]

Drop the sweetener, it is really bad for ibs.

[jackjulie in reply to Hidden]

Thanks i have using Stevia.

[dipsy14]

Im on metformin, I try to avoid sweetener in every tea or coffee because it can definitely have a reaction. Occasionally I treat myself (less than 1 cup a week) but even then I stick to only a small amount of Splenda for a cup of tea. Other sweeteners have made me sick since my IBS. So be careful with sweeteners and sugar. Saying all that Im bloated all the time. No joy in food anymore.