IBS
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anonymous-user

Original Poster:

83 months

Wednesday 9th January 2019
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Hi, has anyone got a remedy for settling IBS? Thanks in advance

Pistonheader101

2,206 posts

136 months

Wednesday 9th January 2019
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Diet and exercise

Ransoman

884 posts

119 months

Wednesday 9th January 2019
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Gluten/Dairy intolerance? Cut them out of your diet for 3 weeks and see if anything changes.

Peppermint oil is supposed to help.

227bhp

10,203 posts

157 months

Thursday 10th January 2019
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mgsontour said:
Hi, has anyone got a remedy for settling IBS? Thanks in advance
Yes, by reading one of the many the IBS threads, most recent one here: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=17...

HarryFlatters

4,203 posts

241 months

Thursday 10th January 2019
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Reduced FODMAP diet worked for my wife.

RC1807

13,674 posts

197 months

Thursday 10th January 2019
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are you sure it's IBS?
I was taking meds for 10 years before Iw as diagnosed with Helicobacter Pylori, an infection with symptoms regulalry diagnosed without the test as "IBS"
2 weeks of high dose antibiotics - outcome is a very different me!

if it is IBS:
reduce uncooked veggies, salad, and esecially those that are known to cause wind / gas

use a probiotic tablet each morning (Holland & Barrett sell what's regarded as a good one in the UK - I use Cerevisia on the continent https://www.trenker.be/en/product/cerevisia.aspx )

stop drinking diet drinks (artifical sweeteners) and carbonated drinks, even sparkling water
reduce alcohol intake, stop beer, if you can / would

exercise also relieves a lot of symptoms


Fetchez la vache

5,898 posts

243 months

Thursday 10th January 2019
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Make a diary of what you eat, and when you have a flare up. See if there is any relationship.
Try not to get stressed.
I've crohns and cut out dairy completely at one point, but now the only thing I actively need to keep away from is pastry for some weird reason...

Muzzer79

13,072 posts

216 months

Thursday 10th January 2019
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mgsontour said:
Hi, has anyone got a remedy for settling IBS? Thanks in advance
What are your symptoms?

'IBS' is a widely used term covering many, many different problems to do with the gut.

The best advice comes from knowing what issues you're having

s2k_modern_classic

11 posts

94 months

Thursday 26th September 2019
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Anyone know a bit more about the fodmap diet? If someone here has done it and has a few pointers let me know

Thales

619 posts

86 months

Friday 27th September 2019
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Try Psyllium Husks. Sorted me out (along with a healthy diet and daily exercise).