IBS What do you take?
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I found that porridge helped mine. Scott`s porage oats, not the ready brek sort. I don`t have cows milk anymore, instead I have sweetened soya milk. In fact it`s much nicer on cereals, inc the porridge, and you can`t tell in cooking. Now drink earl grey tea (no milk) and black coffee. Don`t eat yogurt`s, cottage cheese, and mayo can upset. Horlicks was also a culprit. I found that dairy was the main cause, and by a process of elimination I cut things out completely or cut down on them. I don`t take any meds though. Worry and anxiety can aggravate it as well.
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It could be IBS, or "Irritable Bowel Syndrome". \n\nContact a doctor.
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Fiber, fiber, fiber! Either you get it in your diet or you use a supplement like Metamucil, FiberCon. Increase your water intake and exercise to get your bowels moving.
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IBS can be very uncomfortable but can be controlled with a few easy food choices.. I would suggest that you eat 5 to 6 small meals per day.. add fiber to your diet.. and stay away from trigger foods.. ie: spicy food and acid type foods.. there are a few good medications on the market today to help slow your digestive track and calm the syptoms.. See your doctor for further treatments if you can not control with food modifications.. I also suggest that you try eating foods like Carrots and salads.. more fruit and drink plenty of water.  Do not fall for the many rip off adds on the market.. Get your information from a qualified doctor... You can also go to www.webmd.com for other helpful information.. Hope this helps :)
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There is no known cure for Irritable bowel syndrome,but there are many treatments out there which really help.finding your trigger foods,and foods which you are sensitive is really important.\n\nSome soothers\npeppermint and ginger tea\nfennel seeds,\nIsbacol From enzymatic therapy,(german product,clinically proven to soothe IBS)\nprobiotic supplementation,and digestive enzymes with meals\nreducing stress,stress has been scientifically proven to make IBS worse.\navoid wheat,dairy,raw vegetables and fatty foods during a flair up of Ibs,stick to pureed steamed vegetables in a blender,or smoothies.\nL-glutamine helps heal an inflamed gut,and the product seacure,is fish peptides high in l-glutamine helps heal the gut lining,clinical evidence of improvement.
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http://www.ibs.org/niv/
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You should be going at least 3x's a week. or more. This is something you should check with you Dr about. If your passing alot of gas and/or are cramping It can be something serious. I had/have this problem for many yrs and I now have IBS.(irritable bowl syndrome) It's not a pleasant thing to have. Taking bulk fiber will help. laxatives can just cause cramps and gas.
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Could be IBS== irritable bowel syndrome. Go see your internist.
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Hi, I know what is like to be an IBS sufferer..Try this one:\nBanana Butterscotch Souffles\nThese make a spectacular presentation for a formal dessert. The souffles rise high and golden above their bowls, and inside they are creamy, sweet, and rich. Oh, and did I mention they're almost fat free and full of soluble fiber, too? Enjoy. \nMakes 4 Servings\n\n3 large organic egg whites\n1/4 cup granulated sugar\n2 firm-ripe bananas\n2 tablespoons butterscotch chips, finely chopped\n\nPreheat oven to 450F and spray four 2-cup capacity ramekins or bowls with cooking oil. In a large bowl beat egg whites until they hold soft peaks and gradually beat in sugar until egg whites hold stiff peaks. Coarsely grate the bananas into the meringue and fold in with the butterscotch chips.Place ramekins on a cookie sheet and fill with batter, mounding it in centers and running a knife along the sides of ramekins to aid rising. Bake in center of oven for 15 minutes, or until puffed and golden brown. Serve immediately (souffles will deflate quickly).
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you need to remember that IBS is your bodys way of reacting to external factors .. if you can find out what is your triger and put a stop to that then you will have found your own cure.\nFor most people its stress so try to cut out as much stress as you can from your life but ALSO learn new ways to deal with it , things like yoga will help stress at the time of the class but will also actually teach your body that it doesnt need to send your intestine into spasm every time something yukky happens.\nAlso watch your diet, generally people who have IBS are very sensitive to what goes in their bodys .. if you put in crap expect to feel like crap.\nDrinking peppermint tea during the day and after meals can help a bit and you can purchase things like peppermint capsules that can help , but it doesnt mean that you have an axcuse to eat Polos all day long ;-) as that is not going to help you either.\nOh and drink plenty of water, cut tea and coffee out of the diet as well as they have a de-hydrating effect on the system .. and if you dont have enough water in your system its like asking a car engine to run without any oil in it.
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HAVE YOU TRIED OTC?? I KNEW SOMEBODY ONCE WHO WAS  LACTOSE INTOLERANT WHO COULDN'T  TAKE OTC CHEWABLES BECAUSE HE WAS ALSO IBS.  FOR HIM,(LUCKY GUY) HIS WIFE  IS A CERTIFIED HERBALIST  SO SHE  SIMPLY FEEDS HIM  ALL THE THINGS HE NEEDS TO MAKE UP FOR THAT.  MAYBE YOU SHOULD  FIND A CERTIFIED HERBALIST,  COULD BE AT YOUR LOCAL PHARMACY OR HERBAL STORE!!!!!!!  YOU COULD TRY THAT AND  MAYBE EVEN MEET SOME INTERESTING  PERSON OR MAYBE EVEN  LEARN SOMETHING NEW!!  GOOD LUCK!!
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is an intestinal disorder that causes abdominal pain or discomfort, cramping or bloating, and diarrhea or constipation. Irritable bowel syndrome is a long-term but manageable condition.  \nThe main symptoms of IBS are crampy pain in the stomach area (abdomen), and painful diarrhea or constipation.  Most people have either diarrhea or constipation, but some people have both. Other symptoms are mucus in the stool, swollen or bloated abdomen, and the feeling that you have not finished a bowel movement.  IBS has no cure, but you can do things to relieve symptoms. Treatment may involve diet changes, medicine, stress relief, or a combination of things to see what works best for you.  You can read more about IBS here \nhttp://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/ibs/
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Oat bran, always drink lots of water or hot herbal tea or coffee, get a mineral oil enema and use it, take stool softener or milk of magnesia. Have a specific time each day to try to go. Prune juice will only give you gas so forget about that.
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Sounds like all the fruit you eat may actually be doing you more harm than good.  Try more protein.  Lean meats and nuts...peanut butter if you'd rather eat that.  This worked for a cousin of mine when she was a young child and was diagnosed with IBS.  She was on a diet of protein, including protein shakes for almost two years before her stomach started to heal itself.  Best of luck to you.
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There are many supplements that may cure your IBS but it may take a combination of several alternative treatments to eliminate IBS from your life. \n\nI would start by avoiding toxic foods. Dairy, wheat, and many other foods are toxic poison to many people with I.B.S. Until you can heal your body of IBS, try eliminating foods that may cause problems.\n\nIf I had IBS, I would do the Water Cure. Drink 6-8 glasses of distilled water with 1/4 teaspoon of unrefined sea salt for several weeks. If this stopped my IBS, I would back off on the sea salt unless I felt IBS symptoms coming on. I would then drink at least one glass of sea salt in water.\n\nI would also switch my table salt to the less expensive refined sea salt sold in most health food stores.\n\nThe water cure and sea salt will mineralize and hydrate your body. Do this before trying anything else but when you can get a chance, get a red algae supplement. I have found it to be as inexpensive as $10 U.S. or as high as $200. If you are loaded with cash then you might try the more expensive stuff but I would start with the less pricey red algae to see if it was good for my I.B.S.\n\nI would also take a glss of apple juice three times a day and a begin adding raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar to my drink until I could drink it with 2 full tablespoons. Add Cinnamon  for help with neutralizing the stong taste and the healing power of cinnamon.\n\nI might also put food grade aloe vera drink on my list of possible \ncures for I.B.S.\n\nYou may have parasites. This may be causing many health issue.\n\nI would slug down a shot glass of carrot juice with a teaspoon of cinnamon and a drop of wild oregeno oil every morning.\n\nYou may experience flu like symptoms as your body is going to be detoxing and expelling toxins. Drink major amounts of water throughout the process. \n\nCheck out my blog for some additional information about apple cider vinegar.\nraw unfilter
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1. as far as your gall bladder problem, several studies have shown that fatty meals may not play as much of a role in the colicky type of pain associated with either stones or a malfunctioning gall bladder, however all the patients I treat and including myself who has what is called "cholelithiasis" find that certain meals will set off an attack. It is probably a good idea when you eat to have several small meals per day rather than the traditional three meals. Smaller portions throughout the day may help with your gall bladder pains.\n2. Now for your diagnosis of IBS. This is usually a diagnosis of exclusion which means you must rule out other more ominous causes, ie. Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis both can be detected with a colonoscopy. Additionally, you should be tested for what is called "gluten sensitivity" and "celiac sprue". There are blood tests that can shed light on these disorders such as a test called "gliadin antibodies". Your GI doctor may also want to take some biopsies of your colon during the colonscopy so a Pathologist can microscopically determine what type if any inflammation is going on and what the mucosal lining of the intestine looks like. Flattening of the mucosa may be indicative of some of the diseases I mentioned previously. \n3. When you go out to eat, the problem is that if you are allergic to peanuts, many times they will cook with peanut oil and there may even be remnants of peanuts or the oil in preparing your food. This can be very dangerous. I had a patient several years ago who was allergic to peanuts and ate out at McDonalds I believe and there were trace amounts of peanuts or peanut oil which threw him into anaphylactic shock; thank goodness he survived. So you have to be very very careful and let the restaurant know that you are allergic to peanuts, oils, or any by product of peanuts. \nI hope this helps you. You should speak to a Gastroenterologist and have a colonoscopy and some blood work to check for the antibodies. Gluten sensitivity usually goes hand in hand with wheat allergies. There are newer medications that will help with irritable bowel syndrome. Zelnorm is the one that comes to mind. For some reason when it first came to market it was only for women, I assume because most cases of IBS are in females, but more recent studies show that it can be effective in relieving the symptoms of IBS in men too.\nRegards,\nWarren Shaffer, M.D.
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I too have IBS, and two healthy sons.  I would only suggest you let your body heal fully from the fevers and such before you consider pregnancy.  Wait a year from the wedding at least before you go for parenthood.