Advice? Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

[Claire]

You can get the same thing thats in the yogurts (friendly bacteria) in a capsule form from a health food shop. So you dont need to be eating yoghurt. Mine is triggered by dairy products, wheat, corn, onion, spices, acidic fruits. Loads of things. Sometimes I can eat them sometimes not and some foods I cant touch! If it is really bad the Imondium will make life managable and give his body a rest just in the short term.

 

[jade]

When my sister and I ended up in this situation mom always put us on a BRAT diet.
Bananas
Rice
Applesauce
Toast

 

[Scott_Fraser]

Have you tried brown bread with bananas on top of it. Taste great and works a treat.
Scott:music:

 

[Jen]

He takes Lofenoxel which is prescribed for acute diarrhoea and when he has a bad bout this doesnt seem to work either. I might get some of the capsules that Claire was talking about. A bit of preventative medicine might help as well. But as soon as something stressful happens he will come down with it again. It seems to have settled down after a BAD week.
Thanks Jen

 

[becvan]

You can get the same thing thats in the yogurts (friendly bacteria) in a capsule form from a health food shop. So you dont need to be eating yoghurt. Mine is triggered by dairy products, wheat, corn, onion, spices, acidic fruits. Loads of things. Sometimes I can eat them sometimes not and some foods I cant touch! If it is really bad the Imondium will make life managable and give his body a rest just in the short term.

The stuff is called; Acidophilus. it is yeast and gluten free. I am supposed to use this. lol but always forget.. I don't even like discussing my IBS because it is so severe..

bec

 

[Scott_Fraser]

Hi there. I agree with Bec. I had severe IBS a couple of years ago and I was hardly off of the loo. I even had a barium enema shoved up me plus a blooming camera, thank god there was no camera-man with it LOL.
But I tried the Imodium and it worked, the docs moved me on to Loperamide which is great as well.
Cheers
Scott:moon: