IBS-C, fybogel, and dizziness - advice please :(

[els33]

Hey everyone, I was diagnosed last year and thought I started to get an understanding of what worked for me. It appears to be mostly stress/tiredness triggered rather than food and I take bimuno supplements daily which appears to have helped a lot.It was recently recommended that I try fybogel, so I've been taking 1 or 2 sachets a day for a week or so - but I don't think my body likes it I've been more bloated and constipated then I have in months... Has anyone else had worse symptoms when taking fybogel or is it an adjustment I should push through?

I'm getting loads of discharge as well for the first time in a while, as well as yoyo-ing madly between over hydrated and dehydrated which is causing dizzy spells.

Any suggestions for how to deal with the constipation greatly received and if anyone can relate?

[xjrs]

Fybogel contains psyllium (ispaghula) husk. I tried psyllium husk for a while for IBS-C. I gave it a fair go (a few weeks) and in the end my belly just got bigger and bigger - it looked like a football. When I stopped taking it, my belly went down very quickly. So it is possible to have an intolerance to it.

You might find my (xjrs) answer to this post, helpful:

healthunlocked.com/theibsne...

[els33 in reply to xjrs]

Ahh okay that's interesting, and thank you that reply on the other post is fab - time up my kiwi consumption!

[Edgar77]

Did a Doctor advise Two sachets a day? That sounds excessive. I started on one a day and later told to reduce to half a sachets a day, because of wind, and you must drink more while on it. Maybe that explains the dehydration.

[els33 in reply to Edgar77]

Thanks Edgar that's really interesting, maybe I'll try just a half sachet then