Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment

Question by Adam: Could an increase in fiber make me go from having a BM once every two days to having 2 BM’s a day?
Up until August I was having one comfortable bowel movement a day, then I guess my high fat diet took its toll on me and got me constipated to the point where I’d have a straining BM every other day. This lasted through November. I started eating more fruits and veggies within this time period, and in December I got a stomach virus that gave me bad diarrhea. Since then, I’ve been going, for the most part, twice a day, though sometimes I still strain. I eat one or two salads a day (w/ cucumbers and broccoli) and usually have either an apple or a banana. Is this okay? Does irritable bowel syndrome cause changing bowel habits? I have been stressed out lately. Also, how constipated or how much diarrhea would I have if I had a colorectal tumor? Just wondering…

BTW I’m an 18 year old male w/ no family history of colorectal cancer. I work out every other day and a month ago my blood work came back totally normal.

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Answer by edgebuddy07
eat a healthy diet and it will go back to normal

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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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Question by sunshine: patients with IBS what’s the best fiber therapy for a woman with IBS Metamucil or Citrucel ?
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For women suffering with IBS (Irritable bowel syndrome) what is the best fiber therapy treatment – Natural Psyllium Fiber or Methylcellulose to help with this disorder. Thank you

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Answer by pooterilgatto
Why not consult your Doctor? There are also OTC solutions for the IBS problems. You may also look into the New Dannon Activia yogurt at your supermarket, promises digestive relief in 14 days or money back!

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question Sophi : Is there a website that can tell you what dietary fiber, omega 3, probiotics and enzymes? I really need to know by tomorrow! Is due tomorrow and if anyone knows wieIch site would really appreciate! Thanks best answer:

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most foods are not probiotics. People usually do not want to live organisms in food, and usually a bad idea. All foods have enzymes, but most are inactivated by cooking. Enzymes are proteins, the cells can function, each cell and each food is (or was at one time) of cells. You can find information about the content of proteins, enzymes and not – for food, this is a protein that we use, regardless of their initial Funktion.Omega-3 fatty acids: http://www. americanheart.org / presenter.jhtml? id = 4632http: / / www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/questions/omega-3/index.htmlBallaststoffe:http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fiber/nu00033http: / / www.hsph.harvard. edu / nutrition Source / what-you-can-eat / fiber-full story / Send your answer to this question below!

I’ve read that you aren’t supposed to eat wheat somewhere, then I read somewhere else that you are supposed to eat wheat, grains, and fiber!! Which one are you supposed to stay away from? This is so confusing.

Please help! I need to know which foods I am supposed to eat and which foods I am supposed to stay away from because I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome.