24-02-2015, 10:26 PM
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Re: Anyone Heard Of FODMAP eating plan for IBS
Originally Posted by alice76
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Well mags, I'll tell my friends and colleagues who suffer IBS, that 
24-02-2015, 10:26 PM
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Re: Anyone Heard Of FODMAP eating plan for IBS
Originally Posted by Mags
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Alice, I would say common sense would/should make you not want to pick at foods that you knew not to be good for you .... doing otherwise is lack of willpower.
I think that if you are struggling with constant debilitating symptoms it's not a problem, your enjoyment of eating is so limited anyway that not having something is relatively easy.
It's also much easier now that there are so many alternatives compared to just 5 or 6 years ago.
Wheat free bread is so much more palatable now.
24-02-2015, 10:28 PM
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Re: Anyone Heard Of FODMAP eating plan for IBS
Originally Posted by Anita
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I think that if you are struggling with constant debilitating symptoms it's not a problem, your enjoyment of eating is so limited anyway that not having something is relatively easy.It's also much easier now that there are so many alternatives compared to just 5 or 6 years ago.
Wheat free bread is so much more palatable now.
24-02-2015, 10:33 PM
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A lot of people are getting misdiagnosed with IBS when in fact their symptoms may be down to a parasite, such as Blastocystis (a protozoan) - and specifically subtype 2 (though it may be 3). The funny thing is, subtype 1 may offer a protective benefit (as people with it rarely have IBS).Don't think the stool check your GP does is conclusive either - many protozoans degrade quickly outside of the body, so they almost never show up in a standard stool test. PCR from extracted DNA is more accurate, and you can get these tests privately. Alternatively... buy your own microscope and a gram stain kit
Don't get me started on gastroenterologists - all of the ones I have seen haven't got a clue because they do not keep up with the latest research. (Out of all the consultants I have met, they have to be the dumbest
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24-02-2015, 10:40 PM
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Re: Anyone Heard Of FODMAP eating plan for IBS
Originally Posted by Mags
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Alice, I would say common sense would/should make you not want to pick at foods that you knew not to be good for you .... doing otherwise is lack of willpower.
24-02-2015, 10:46 PM
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Re: Anyone Heard Of FODMAP eating plan for IBS
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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Well to be honest if it wasn't I risk death if I eat some foods I would find it really hard to give them up completely, I don't think my will power is at fault I managed to diet down 5 1/2 stones so far so I think I proved I have that. But the idea of a piece of fruit just makes me salivate but knowing it could kill me I resist. So I know how hard it is not to pick at foods you know aren't good for you.
24-02-2015, 10:46 PM
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Azz I don't know that I would actually buy the kit needed, my DIL would think i'd gone mad, she's a microbiologist.I'm pretty sure that's not what my problem is though it may well be for some people and is probably under diagnosed.
24-02-2015, 10:50 PM
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Re: Anyone Heard Of FODMAP eating plan for IBS
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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Well to be honest if it wasn't I risk death if I eat some foods I would find it really hard to give them up completely, I don't think my will power is at fault I managed to diet down 5 1/2 stones so far so I think I proved I have that. But the idea of a piece of fruit just makes me salivate but knowing it could kill me I resist. So I know how hard it is not to pick at foods you know aren't good for you.
my post was in reply to Alice's post about sufferers of IBS and the intense pain that the condition can cause if you eat the wrong food ... not weight loss dieting.
24-02-2015, 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Anita
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Azz I don't know that I would actually buy the kit needed, my DIL would think i'd gone mad, she's a microbiologist.I'm pretty sure that's not what my problem is though it may well be for some people and is probably under diagnosed.
Why not ask her to er, have a look at a sample under a scope for you. Now here's the gross bit, it has to be a 'fresh' sample - yep that means still warm
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