supplements

[Junie2]

Hi

I have had IBS for many years,

I have not found a good dietitian to help me,

I need advice and help as my diet is so so bad. I need someone who can advise me on my Ibs, and a personalised plan for me.

I tried nhs dietitian and I am afraid she was no help at all, I have looked at some on line but they are expensive.

Can someone help please.

Many thanks

Junie

[Iesgobdafydd]

If the NHS dietitian you saw wasn't a good fit for you, maybe you could ask your doctor if you can see a different one? Or have you had a look at apps and websites that help you monitor your own nutrition? There are some free ones I remember seeing, probably there would also be ones you pay for and they might be designed to be easier to use. There's also an app from Monash university to help with low FODMAP diet management. Seeing a private dietitian is bound to cost money, but maybe with the right one you could get away with just seeing them once, to help you plan a good diet, rather than regularly to help you monitor it? If that would work, it would be a lot more affordable than regular appointments at least. But I don't know how open they would be to it - I've only seen an NHS one myself, and they did want regular appointments to supervise me.

[Junie2 in reply to Iesgobdafydd]

Hi Lesgobdafydd

I did monash a few times over the years.

I will see if I can find some websites or apps, if not, maybe go private just to get me on the right track. I just want a plan to address my issues.

Thanks so much for your help

Junie

[Luisa22]

When I was at my worst with IBS, my diet became very restricted. Not because I was following the low Fodmap diet (that looked like a feast!!) but because there were only certain foods my belly could tolerate. About 2 vegetables, boiled eggs, white fish steamed, white rice, white toast, and if I was lucky, a bit of stewed apple.

I decided to immediately start taking vitamin supplements. At the time I reckoned I was doing okay for vitamin D3 as it was summer and I was outside most of the time, getting sunlight (only using sunscreen after about half an hour or more of sunscreen-free sun exposure.)

But I started on a multivitamin and mineral A-Z tablet daily. Plus a vitamin B complex. And I also took a liposomal vitamin C, which I bought as a box of sealed pouches of liquid, each one 1000mg. I only used half of one a day. Liposomal is less likely to irritate the gut. I couldn't take ordinary chewable vitamin C but was OK on the liposomal ones.

I think I was OK with the Omega 3 because I was able to eat fish.

I have now lowered the dosage of each, as I am now able to eat quite a few more foods, and get a pretty good healthy balanced diet on the whole.

But while on those supplements. I showed no signs of any vitamin or mineral deficiency.

[Meleber in reply to Luisa22]

I also take multivitamins, omega 3, vitamin D, vitamin C. Did add choline and taurine recently and do take a high dosage of butyric acid too.

Because of my chronic functional bowel problems I'm on a very restricted 'liquid'/soft diet with as less fibres and fat as possible and that's why I also need to take the supplements. Fat and fibres aggravate my condition.

Till now the (4) gastroenterologist in the Netherlands I did see haven't been able to pin point the underlying cause and that's why I will go abroad (Belgium) for a 'second' opinion (mid August this year).

Lately I started taking taurine because of chronic mild anemia. Taurine could also help to alleviate some other symptoms related to a dysfunctional bowel.

[Junie2 in reply to Meleber]

thanks Meleber

Hope you find some answers when you get your second opinion.

Junie

[Junie2 in reply to Meleber]

hope everything goes ok for you, let us know how you get on.

Junie

[Junie2 in reply to Luisa22]

thanks Luisa22

That is very helpful

Junie

[Junie2]

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Many thanks

Junie