Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment

Question by speak now: Change my diet, or just wait it out? [bloating]?
First, sorry for all these details.

I recently decided to try to eat healthier. I’ve been eating special k with milk for breakfast, cheese and crackers for lunch, an apple for a snack, and various dinner entrees, then ice cream for dessert. i am slightly lactose intolerant, and i’ve been getting sick a lot more frequently.

i’m confused whether my bloating is from eating more fruit, being lactose intolerant, possibly irritable bowel syndrome, or just from PMS. is this something i should wait out, or should i see a doctor?- what would a doctor be able to do for me?
i have eaten ice cream for dessert my whole life, that is nothing new. so only the cheese and crackers would be effecting my lactose intolerance

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Answer by Huadong
I am currently breastfeeding a 7 week old. When my milk first came in, baby was VERY gassy. She would scream every waking hour! The only time she didn’t squeal, wail, and bunch up was when we swaddled her tightly with a ziploc full of warm water against her tummy. (A baby safe heating pad) At about 2 weeks, my lactation consultant changed her diaper and suggested I cut out dairy and soy from my diet. (I’m not sure what she saw in my daughter’s poopy). I began to see improvement in about 3 days and after 2 weeks all symptoms were gone. The consultant suggested that I wait 3 weeks, and then slowly start adding soy back into my diet to see if soy caused a reaction in baby. Apparently, the proteins in cow’s milk and soy are very similar, and can cause extreme gas and cramping if baby has an allergy or sensitivity. The consultant also made a point of telling me that it was a sensitivity to protein and NOT lactose intolerance. Lactose is naturally present in breast milk whether mom eats dairy or not. Luckily, my pediatrician says that most babies outgrow the sensitivity between 6 months and 1 year. Until then, read those labels!

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Question by badabingferrara: is there a diet plan for people with IBS?
irritable bowel syndrome

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Answer by bethany
My Dr. gave me a printed diet page. Also said, take citricel for fiber. Good luck

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Question by Matt: Exceptions to Gluten-free diet?
I have been on a gluten free diet since July of 09, I started feeling very sick and constantly was having painful bowel movements. My friends and gf suggested that I stray away from gluten and see what happens. Incredibly I started feeling better, then I became sensitive to dairy so I threw that out as well. I had blood tests done within the last month and I tested negative for celiac, doctor tells me I have IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). Ironically I can eat Panda Express with no consequences, which contains gluten in all of its products. Anyone have any ideas? It is difficult using the “hit or miss” method with what I can and cannot eat … Thanks for any input

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Answer by gymtime
It could be wheat, or yeast, or soy…. things often found in gluten-containing foods, that are irritating you. I have the same trouble. Some things get to me while others do not. I tend to avoid gluten/wheat containing products, and have cut my dairy down. I’m not 100%, but I’m definitely feeling better than before!

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Question by Amy: Diet and disease: How many of the diseases we experience in America are caused by the food we eat?
How much are we spending on healthcare to treat diet-caused illnesses?

From the book Eat To Live by Joel Furhmen, MD:

..”People are completely unaware that most illnesses are self-induced and can be reversed with aggressive nutritional methods. …The medical-pharmaceutical business has encouraged people to believe that health problems are hereditary and that we need to swallow poisons to defeat our genes. This is almost always untrue.

“…My clinical experience over the past ten years has shown me that almost all the major illnesses that plaque Americans are reversible with aggressive nutritional changes designed to undo the damage caused by years of eating a disease-causing diet. ….These conditions…can be effectively prevented or treated through superior nutrition. As their medical problems gradually melt away, patients can be slowly weaned off the medications they have been prescribed.”

“Dietary-Caused Illnesses with High Prevalence”:

–acne
–appendicitis
–atherosclerosis
–diabetes (adult)
–fibromyalgia
–gout
–high blood pressure
–irritable bowel syndrome
–macular degeneration
–sexual dysfunction
–allergies
–asthma
–constipation
–diverticulosis
–gallstones
–headaches
–hypoglemic symptoms
–kidney stones
–musculoskelatal pain
–stroke
–angina
–arthritis
–colonic polyps
–esophagitis
–gastritis
–indigestion
–lumbar spine syndromes
–osteoperosis
–uterine fibroids

“Not only are common disorders such as asthma associated with increased body weight and our disease-causing diet, but in my experience these diseases are also curable with superior nutrition in the majority of cases. Asthma is an exampleof a disease considered irreversable that I watch resolve regularly. My patients routinely make complete and *predictable* recovery from these illnesses, predominantly through aggressive dietary changes. …Diseases that are considered irreversible I see reversed on a daily basis.”

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Answer by Christian M
I’m not sure of the statistics but I imagine that about a pennies worth of time and attention for every hundred dollars spent on modern medicine would repair the damage if wisdom were applied instead of technology.

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Question by meeee: Can the introduction of a high-fiber diet make me feel sick? Is fiber going to make me feel fuller when I eat?
I was put on a high-fiber diet by my doctor to help ease symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. I recently started eating fiber fortified cereal and yogurt, drinking fiber fortified slim fasts with my meals, and choosing high-fiber foods all around. It has been only a few days since I started this new form of eating, and I have been very gassy and I’ve had an upset stomach. Is this in any way related to my new diet, and if so, when can I expect my body to get used to the new diet I’m eating? Also… is a high fiber diet going to make me feel more satisfied after meals? I am a vegetarian and often find myself over eating snacks because my main courses are not filling enough.

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Answer by Terry O
The fiber will help you in all the ways you need. You are just doing it too fast and too much of it. Ease off. Take it easy and work up to the right amounts. Be sure to balance both soluble and insoluble fibers.

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