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Does anyone out there suffer from this illness.. It is hard to live with. Drs. these days are too busy to help me find a proper diet that will give me relief. Does anyone out there know where one can go to get help so that life can be easier to manage.

See a dietician. They are available through the RHA at no cost.

I dont know if you need a doctors referral I had one, but I go to see the a public health nurse and dietitian about my diabetes at their office in the Town Mall, I just show my health card like at the doctors office.

YES! I recommend you go to the natural way store across from Superstore. It is location in the same strip mall as Loonie Twoons and Dulux Paints. I was diagnosed with IBS and prescribed Xantac and muscle relaxant medication, which I never took. Within several weeks of taking this natural medication, my symptoms went from severe to almost nothing. NOW, the symptoms are gone!!!

I've had it for years. It started happening at 16, anytime i would eat red meat I'd be in the bathroom not 5 minutes later. I'm 25 now, if you take time some time you can try eliminating different foods from your diets for a few weeks and see how your body reacts. Go see a dietitian as well! I find for myself, red meats and processed foods are the worst. I've had to change how I eat and play around with foods to figure out what sets my body off.

Thank you for all those wonderful tips,, I really appreciate all the good comments... To Blue Angel >> I will be going there today to speak with them.... Thank you.....

A lot of it is to do with diet: processed foods and additives  
 
I consult with a Naturopathic Dr - made a Huge Dofference,

She is great and helped me tremendously with mine!!!!

I have had trouble with IBS for years too. A few years ago it was so bad I thought to myself "is there nothing I can eat anymore?" I was just going to do some research for some relief when our town went on a water advisory boil alert. So we started buying filtered water and my symptoms cleared up at least 80%. The alert was lifted and we bought a filter system for our kitchen tap for drinking water. That worked too. Then we went on another alert that lasted two years but the filter we had couldn't remove the danger. So we went back to buying filtered water. When our new plant was up and running I decided to try drinking our tap water without the filter again. So far so good. I still have problems with IBS but nothing like before. I know of someone else that lives in another commnity who went to Mexico, drank only bottled water and realized how much better she was. Obviously there was something in the tap water bothering us that didn't bother other people.

I have heard that it could be the water that causes a lot of my problems,, How ever I live in a well managed clean Senior Home where by you would think that the water should be safe... What good food for thought,, I think I will try immediately to switch over to bottled water & see if there are any changes,, Thank You Ter for your info..

I was diagnosed with IBS. I lived with it for 20+ years just knowing myself what triggered it. Then I was recently diagnosed with High Functioning Anxiety and that I’ve had it since I was a kid after some trauma occurred. Once I started treatment for the anxiety, the IVS cleared up. Sometimes it’s not just diet. It could also be a manifestation of something else going on. Talk to your Dr. If you can’t talk to your Dr. about it, find another Dr. They should be willing to help you feel better.

Has been an incredible help to me. I found the other place suggested was very quick to tell me I needed to buy all kinds of supplements, make another appt., and yet treated me like dirt. It was not helpful in terms of any kind of diet.  
 
Dr. Campbell has helped me tremendously. She really listens and makes suggestions that I can afford. Largely, it was my diet that changed; not hundreds of dollars worth of repackaged supplements like the other place.

I have always had issues, but in the last two years I began having bad "attacks" - you are right, GP doctors do not care to find the issue, they just want to give pills.  
 
I found for me, triggers were highly processed foods and gluten - once I cut that stuff out my bouts almost completely disappeared. Not 100% mind you, but they are manageable now. I find it is more of a gluten sensitivity coupled with processing that does me in. For instance, I can have small amounts of home made white bread, but if I try to eat white bread from a package, the result is bad.  
 
I can eat small amounts of pasta with home made sauces, but I cannot touch "Kraft Dinner". It is such an odd trigger for me. I can, however, eat Mini Wheats with no ill effect. I guess higher fibre wheat products are tolerable for me.  
 
Try cutting out things one at a time to see if they make a difference, you may get lucky.  
 
I also drink a lot of kefir or eat yogurt. When I was bad, I was taking a high concentrate probiotic supplement as well to try and keep flare ups at bay.

My doc told me there is a new drug for people with ibs of the constipation type. I think I'll try some of these other suggestions though.

I was diagnosed with IBS and it didn't matter what food I avoided, it just never got better. I was lucky enough to finally get int to see Dr.Macalskij(sic).After a few tests it was determined to take me off one of my pres:cription meds that I was on for 5 years. IBS symptoms disappeared within 7 days!! It is called Diclofenac . Check your meds!

Pasquale said "I was diagnosed with IBS and it didn't matter what food I avoided, it just never got better. I was lucky enough to finally get int to see Dr.Macalskij(sic).After a few tests it was determined to take me off one of my pres:cription meds that I was on for 5 years. IBS symptoms disappeared within 7 days!! It is called Diclofenac . Check your meds! "

seems to cause no end of issues. I make sure to declare it anytime I seek medical advice or assistance.

tell us what natural products you are taking for this

BlueAngel said "YES! I recommend you go to the natural way store across from Superstore. It is location in the same strip mall as Loonie Twoons and Dulux Paints. I was diagnosed with IBS and prescribed Xantac and muscle relaxant medication, which I never took. Within several weeks of taking this natural medication, my symptoms went from severe to almost nothing. NOW, the symptoms are gone!!! "

tell us what natural products you are taking for this .

That's crappy..... My hubby suffers from that as well....crappy times are had

Sending you a PM...

Kitty Price said "I have heard that it could be the water that causes a lot of my problems,, How ever I live in a well managed clean Senior Home where by you would think that the water should be safe... What good food for thought,, I think I will try immediately to switch over to bottled water & see if there are any changes,, Thank You Ter for your info.. "

Does anyone else remember years ago there was a column by that lady that does the wine column (Diane something?) in the Sun and she spoke about her struggles drinking Brandon tap water. This got me thinking about that. For some people, there seems to be something in the water or in the water processing that causes pain etc.  
 
My SIL had/has IBS quite badly. She saw a chinese medicine practicioner, who put her on a crazy diet. But it worked! She was even able to have a baby after struggling with it. She's mostly symptom-free these days even though she only half-way follows the diet anymore.

To Harleydavidson:  
 
The name of the product is HMF IBS RELIEF. It costs about $51.00, but well worth it.

I also suffer from IBS and I find that too many carbs are what cause the most issues for me in terms of diet. I haven’t completely eliminated carbs but I’ve cut back drastically where I only have a serving or two a day and it has helped tremendously!  
Another thing to think about is how stress, anxiety, and depression may be affecting your health. Maybe take some time to think about wether or not you have a lot of stress or anxiety in your life. I’ve found that the more anxious or stressed I am the worse and more persistent my IBS becomes. Take any chance you can to relax your mind and your gut will follow.  
Lastly, I think it would be a good idea to keep a food journal if you haven’t been already. That way you can pinpoint what foods trigger your symptoms.  
Good luck!