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[Ada1914]

can anyone tell me how long do you have diarrhoea with IBS for. Tank you

[Ceasersalad]

Hi, Mine lasted for weeks. 4 weeks to be precise. You could try imodium to ease it. As diarrhoea is awful and leaves you weak and lethargic.

[SueCats]

It depends on the "level" of IBS. I had it for many months, until I modified my diet enough to "manage" the IBS symptoms.

[Ada1914 in reply to SueCats]

Thank you for getting back to me, i get totally confused with what to eat. I get both constipation and diarrhea so the food that suits one doesn't suit the other one. But i am a worrier im a pain in the neck ha ha

[Superzob in reply to Ada1914]

Sounds like you have mixed or alternating IBS. I developed this a few years ago after years of IBS-D; at least that was predictably unpleasant and I managed it with a low fibre diet, but I find IBS-A/M more difficult because, as you say, one diet works with diarrhoea and the opposite with constipation! I think the first step would be to try to avoid food with insoluble fibre, and concentrate on those with soluble fibre, which is less irritating to the gut; I provided a list to huggit which you can see on her “Fibre in the diet” post.

Hope that’s some help.

[Ada1914 in reply to Superzob]

Thank you so much yes you have helped. Im new to this community I hope i can find huggit to see the fibre diet xx

[Superzob in reply to Ada1914]

Go to the "Members" tab at the top of this message stream, click it and search for "huggit"; click on her name and it takes you to the list of her posts - the relevant one is the first on the list and, if you scroll down that post, you should see the 4 phone images with plant fibre details which I sent her.

[Ada1914 in reply to Superzob]

Thank you so much ill try that

[Ada1914 in reply to Ada1914]

No i couldnt find it

[Ada1914 in reply to Superzob]

Thank you sweetheart

[Ada1914 in reply to Superzob]

Thank you live but i must be a bit thick. I cant find Huggit or the diet.

[Superzob in reply to Ada1914]

Try this link: healthunlocked.com/theibsne...

[Ada1914 in reply to Superzob]

Thank you so much for your help, now ive got to work out best food for both diarhhea and constipation. Xx

[Emaych61 in reply to Ada1914]

My sympathies. I’ve ended up with severe stomach gripes (presumed IBS) after eating something which I was totally OK with the last time I ate it (as was the case with all other foods I had eaten that day). That’s the thing I find most frustrating about it: the unpredictability of it!!

[Linley]

Hello Ada1914 I think as we age our gut does weaken, that said there is no reason why we shouldn't get the once over from our GP, I have done exactly that. My attacks can be between 1 and 4 times a week. I just take Immodium when necessary. Good Luck

[Ada1914 in reply to Linley]

Thank you for that at least i know im not alone x