Need a little bit of help/advice

[Uncle7]

Hi,

New here, so hopefully this post is correct? I moved to Vietnam 2 years ago, whilst over there, I’m very careful in what I eat & where I eat but I have diarrhoea/loose bowl movements at least once a week. I came to the UK for Xmas for 2 weeks (I’m still here) & I still had diarrhoea, I had it on Friday the 27th, Thursday 2nd and today Saturday the 4th.

I don’t have bad stomach cramps or pains, but I know when I need to go to the toilet, I don’t have explosive diarrhoea and when I go to the toilet, my first stool/s feel normal then they came straight after one other and they are usual small and watery. After I’ve had diarrhoea, I normally would take some 2 Imodium tablets and I don’t have nothing to eat for 24 hours, I would then try and eat bland foods, I’ve lost about 10lbs in weight over 2 years

I saw my doc on Friday the 27th & he booked me in to have a blood test that same day and gave me a FIT test to do, the results came back on Thursday the 2nd and they were all clear/negative (thank god) for serious illnesses (cancer, parasites, etc). My doc then mentioned about IBS and he mentioned about stripping back my diet/food intake and to manually see what could be triggering my diarrhoea. Whilst in the UK, i googled foods that might trigger IBS, so I haven’t had any dairy products and anything with fibre, and I haven’t had cauliflower, broccoli or cabbage, is that wise?

My doc also mentioned about seeing a GASTROENTEROLOGIST but that would take 6 weeks, I go back to Vietnam next week, so I can’t see one here in the UK. He gave me all of my results and mentioned about seeing a GASTROENTEROLOGIST in Vietnam, which I’m intending on doing, the healthcare is quite good in Vietnam.

Is there anything else I could avoid eating that may trigger my diarrhoea/stomach problems? I don’t get very stressed out often, but I do sometimes have paranoia, where I first think of negative things, (for example my symptoms) I first googled stomach cancer symptoms.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

[FRreedman]

Avoid alcohol and all fizzy drinks, also peanuts, sweetcorn, Brussel sprouts and baked beans. Look online at the Fodmap diet and see a dietician to see if this will help you.

[Uncle7 in reply to FRreedman]

What’s the best way to see a dietitian? and thank you for your swift reply.

[FRreedman in reply to Uncle7]

I don't know about Vietnam, but there is a waiting list over here, and you get referred by your GI team or Gastro-enterologist.

[Hidden]

Hi,

I see you sometimes get paranoid, that can exacerbate IBS.

On the food front I cannot eat raw carrots and hardly any fruit so I steer clear from these. Have you googled High Fodmap foods? Have a look at the Monash Fodmap, the University was the creator of the Fodmap diet and this would be a very good place to see what foods can exacerbate IBS. A couple of common ones are onions and garlic.

I'm seeing a Nutritionist here in the UK on Tuesday to look at going on the Fodmap diet.

All the very best and I hope it gets better very soon.

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