IBS Tips and Tricks
Always “preload” your stomach with fiber before a meal. I always start my day out with a bowl of oatmeal drizzled with brown sugar along with a cup of chamomile tea containing Acacia.
If fiber supplements aren’t available and you find yourself caught out and away from them, choose the highest fiber food item you can find to start your meal. Or take along some fiber caplets.
Never allow your stomach to get completely empty.
Keep a diary while you are trying to figure out what foods are giving your IBS trouble. When you see a pattern, flag the trigger foods and avoid them. You might find that once your stomach stabilizes you can eat certain trigger foods with no effect.
A Word About Acacia: I discovered this organic fiber supplement during my internet reading journey and it’s an essential part of my diet. There are no additives or fillers in it and it is a tasteless powder that can be added to any food or liquid. You can add it while baking, add it to tea or lemonade or just drink it in a glass of water. When I go out for a meal, I mix up water and acacia, put it in a water bottle and take it with me.
( I am not affiliated with the makers of Acacia but offer it for sale in my Amazon store)
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What is NOT IBS
Red flag symptoms which are not typical of IBS:
- Pain that awakens/interferes with sleep
- Diarrhea that awakens/interferes with sleep
- Blood in the stool (visible or occult)
- Weight loss
- Fever
- Abnormal physical examination
See a doctor immediately if you have any of these symptoms.
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Don’t Waste Money on IBS Pills
There are all kinds of pills on the market, all of which I tired before I got smart about handling IBS and none of them worked. None of the anti-bloating pills worked either. The last prescription drug on the market was removed because it was dangerous. There is no magic bullet fix. Dietary, including natural supplements, and behavioral modifications DO work however. At least they worked for me. With a little patience and time, you will become stable again.
photo: Cayusa
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