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[Destinyweathers]

I haven't been diagnosed with IBS ive always had constipation problems since i was a kid up til now as an adult but sometimes outta nowhere i get diarrhea and real bad stomach cramps like labor pain cramps and then if not the same day I'm right back constipated and now for a few months now probably a lil longer I've been having mucus in my stools some days its more than other days and sometimes right after bowel movements i can push out a lil mucus ball every now and then can anyone relate?

[Hidden]

Sounds like IBS to me very similar to mine

[Destinyweathers in reply to Hidden]

I've just recently had and endoscopy done and they took a few samples for biopsies i go for my results on Wednesday

[Hidden in reply to Destinyweathers]

Endoscopy up top end or colonoscopy bottom end

[Destinyweathers in reply to Hidden]

The top end

[Hidden in reply to Destinyweathers]

Remember they can't diagnose IBS by what they find. It simply rules out other causes of your problem. If they find nothing when they check both ends then they will say IBS. Hope you got your results now and they found nothing bad. Good luck

[Destinyweathers in reply to Hidden]

They didnt find anything they said everything looks great and no damage due to the acid reflux & thank u so muchhh

[Stuart24]

Hi Destiny, try this.

Eat three FODMAP meals a day, each separated by 5 hours. You need to eat well in each meal because you are not allowed to eat ANY food, fruit or sugary drinks or anything at all until the next meal. Absolutely no snacks, you will not die of starvation. You will feel hungry again in the last couple of hours, and during this time, you can only drink water or black tea with saccharin. Drink lots of water during this time. After your evening meal DO NOT eat anything else, no sugars, no other food, only water until your next breakfast. You've got to be really strict. Do this for three days, and if it works, continue to do this. Why do I prescribe this? Because you need that time in the last two hours for your stomach acid to clear your small intestine of bacteria. It is not what you eat, but a matter of getting strict control of when you eat and when you don't.

Good luck.

[Destinyweathers in reply to Stuart24]

Thank You so much i am going to give this a try!!!!😘🙌💪

[Eliana5 in reply to Destinyweathers]

Please don't stay on this diet for more than two or three months. This is not a long term solution and will not give you the nutrition you need as it is very limited. I was told this by both a Gastroenterologist or Colon and rectal specialist. You can go on mayoclinic.com a reputable website and type in FODMAP..it will tell you same thing. Not meant for long term..there has to be better or another answer to this. Are you under care of a gastroenterologist?

[Destinyweathers in reply to Eliana5]

Yes i just had an endoscopy done abd i go for results on the 20th

[Stuart24 in reply to Destinyweathers]

Check up on what vitamins you are getting too, this can have an impact on your GI health.

[Stuart24]

Just one correction, I meant a "low" FODMAP diet of course!

[Eliana5 in reply to Stuart24]

Okay..☺. But isn't that still a little limited to what you can eat? Told by Doctor..only be on it for a few months..

[Stuart24 in reply to Eliana5]

Hi, yes, it takes out most of the calcium from your diet, which is bad, so you need to watch this, and best to take calcium and multivitamins.

[Eliana5 in reply to Stuart24]

Calcium and multivitamins are very constipating unfortunately..

[anna60]

I had the same symptoms as you a long time ago so paid attention to what I had eaten when I had symptoms and it was sweetcorn. Stopped eating it then reintroduced as an experiment a couple of months later and the symptoms came back. A few years later I had symptoms again and it was peas then finally beans so decided I was allergic to pulses. I diagnosed myself with ibs lol and over the years I cheat a bit by having a tablespoon of beans as that's the only thing I miss. When I do that I get symptoms on a much smaller scale. Try keeping a food diary for a while and see if there is a pattern to your symptoms by elimination then reintroduction, then you can eliminate anything that causes you problems. Better that than paying for meds.