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[Weescotty]

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Hi all,my gp recommended fodmap to me today! Any tips or advice would be muchly appreciated...

[Liz1234ty]

Just to let you know that the nhs should refer you to a dietician. But you often have to have ibs for several months before they will refer and then the wait can be several months! I was referred over 6 months ago and still waiting for an appointment!

[Weescotty in reply to Liz1234ty]

I have suffered with issues with bowels for 3 years now & it's only now that my new doctor actually listened to me.... I have to take a stool sample in as now they can detect ibs via that way...I think...that what doctor said🤔

[Liz1234ty in reply to Weescotty]

The only test I have heard from to detect IBS is IBS-smart which is a blood test not available on the NHS and even that only works if your IBS was caused by food poisoning. In general IBS does not show up on any tests. I have had a stool test on NHS and it tends to rule out various issues, which then arrives at a "we don't know what is causing your symptoms so lets call it IBS" diagnosis.

[Gazza01]

Get yourself some ' Bimuno daily' got rid of my ibs after years of it.