Rumble Girl

Hello -Yes I have had continued success by staying away from carb heavy foods since 12-1-99. This weekend I indulged in a cheeseburger and two brownies and within an hour or so I had the noises back just as loud as ever. But there are many carb foods I can eat without any problems as long as I don't eat too much. It takes me 2 days of low carb eating to get rid of the noises once I "cheat." I can't say for sure that your problem stems from carbohydrates, but it's a simple matter of staying away from high carb foods for a few days to see if you have any improvements. Stay away from breads, grains, sweets, fruits, potatoes and carrots mostly. This still leaves many things for you to eat. Most veggies are ok and also berries are low in carbs. You should know in only a few days if this also helps you. Do not confuse eating low carb with eating no carbs... that is not the case at all.Good luck

It may be an issue with starch more then carbohydrates. The starch from grains is often implicated in gas formation in the intestines and the movement of the gas may be a part of the noises.If the noises are from the gas moving around or moving around badly, less gas should mean less noise.Rice starch is generally not gas producing, so rice products may be better than wheat based products or things like potatoes.Not all carbs are created or digested equally.K.------------------I have no financial, academic, or any other stake in any commercial product mentioned by me.And from the as if IBS isn't enough of a worry file...from New Scientist's Feedback column: photographed on the door of a ladies' loo in the Sequoia National Park in California by reader Liz Masterman: "Please keep door closed to discourage bears from entering."

A fair number of people on the bb find that low carb diets bother them and high carb diets ease their symptoms.In normal people some of the low carb diets have been associated with constipation. (generally assumed to be from the reduction in fiber if you severely limit veggies as well as whole grains, particular plans allow for a pretty wide distribution of carbs from asl low as 2-5% of diet up to 40% of diet.)What diet helps or hurts a particular IBSer is pretty individual, so it is hard to predict what will occur if you try a particular diet.K.------------------I have no financial, academic, or any other stake in any commercial product mentioned by me.And from the as if IBS isn't enough of a worry file...from New Scientist's Feedback column: photographed on the door of a ladies' loo in the Sequoia National Park in California by reader Liz Masterman: "Please keep door closed to discourage bears from entering."

Hi rumble girl,I also visited your website and I also have some of your symptoms. My stomach also tends to make noises (and it's not hungry noises) I'm not sure if I have IBS but for some time now I get sick from my stomach quite often and have to go to the bathroom a couple of times in the morning. I've read a lot of posts and some like u recomment the low carb diet and others recommend fiber. I don't think fiber would be my answer since I do go a lot to the restroom. About 3 times or so. I've also noticed I've lost some weight probably as a result of going so much to the bathroom. I do eat a lot of bread, and I eat potatoes a lot too. i don't know if I could do the low-carb diet since bread and potatoes are my favorite. I also did away with milk since I noticed it made me sick (gave me the runs) so at times I use the lactaid milk. What other foods should I avoid besides bread and potatoes?

totss -There are no specific foods you should avoid - except for the ones that give you symptoms. With me, wheat is my big problem. I also eat a lot more fiber now than ever before. Bread is low in fiber unless you are eating a fiber-rich bread. I eat a lot of vegetables, nuts and other high-fiber foods. I also eat wonder light bread ocassionally and it has more fiber than most sliced breads. In addition to being wheat sensitive, I am carb sensitive, which means I do have to keep my carbs faily low - and that generally means under 60 grams - but that is still a lot of food.However, if you are only wheat sensitive - you should still be able to eat all the potatoes you want and not have symptoms. And don't think you have to give up bread in the event that wheat is your trigger food - there are many other breads made with rice flour, oat flour, potato flour, soy flour, etc. I have found that for those with the stomach noises, wheat is almost always the trigger food. Cutting out wheat for a few days shouldn't be hard at all and you will know right away if your symptoms improve or not.