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I've had IBS since I was 18 and I'm 58 now. I'm sure it was made worse back then as I hadn't discovered I was lactose intolerant yet!So, through the years, I've managed to keep it fairly under control by staying away from dairy.Of late, maybe the last couple years, I've had more flare ups. I see with me they are triggered by:1 Coffee2 Any high fat meal3 Not eating much all day and then having a big dinner.I also found out something. I was eating SOY Yogurt for months. I was also have way more IBS problems. On a hunch, I stopped eating it. IBS improved greatly.I'm also finding that if I have cereal with SOY Milk (SILK) before bed, I will wake up in the middle of the night with gas and cramps. So I guess SOY isn't for me.Imodium does help me, but it also blocks me up for days after taking it. Sometimes I do better just trying to "get everything out" but there's a lot of pain over the hour or two I have the attack. I have heard good things about Levsin (sp?) so I may check that out.In short, it's a frustrating life with IBS. It seems like there are weeks when I can't eat ANYTHING without it bothering me. Maybe some rice and chicken, but just barely Other times, I can go out to dinner and have something REALLY bad, like a steak or ribs, and not much happens. It's very unpredictable.I've done searches on "What is good IBS diet?" and all I come up with is suggestions to add fibre to my diet. Yeah, right. I can LOOK at the word fibre and have to run to the bathroom.
I'd like to eat several small meals a day but really don't anymore what is safe. Everything seems to cause gas and bloating, and at worse, the big D. Once the IBS attacks ease up a bit, I can go for weeks without having crazy problems. It's quite a life
Thoughts?thanksTom