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Cell block H fan
06-11-09, 17:41
Last few days I have had occasional stomach cramps & really bubbly tummy, right under the ribs? No particular side.
Trouble is, I dont actually know whats causing it, so cant yet rule out a particular thing!
What triggers your I.B.S? Maybe there's something I'm eating, that I am not thinking is high risk, like my craving for crusty rolls at the moment. Today those with sardine paste, scones, crisps & a chocolate bar are all ive had? Cant think any of those would cause it?
SleeplessFog
06-11-09, 18:33
My triggers:
Lots of dairy
Spicy food
Certain marinades and sauces
Anything very very acidic
Carbonated beverages
Anything fried or greasy
Sometimes not eating more frequently/close together causes me a lot of problems because the emptier my stomach is, the harder it is for me to consume a real meal and my stomach and IBS really bother me.
Cell block H fan
06-11-09, 19:29
My triggers:
Lots of dairy
Spicy food
Certain marinades and sauces
Anything very very acidic
Carbonated beverages
Anything fried or greasy
Sometimes not eating more frequently/close together causes me a lot of problems because the emptier my stomach is, the harder it is for me to consume a real meal and my stomach and IBS really bother me.
Hmmm, none of those seem to be my problem at the moment. Maybe I have just eaten too much rubbish! I know I cant cope with too much stir fry for example, 2 weeks ago I had a very uncomfortable time at work due to eating a wok full, & I mean full of that that the night before lol Have had 2 lots of that this week, but smaller amounts.
Have terrible wind too! Hope its gone by the morning, start work at 6 :scared15:
x
white bread and processed food trigger my ibs
Cell block H fan
06-11-09, 19:43
white bread and processed food trigger my ibs
Do you get the bubbly tummy?
I wonder if its the bread rolls, ive had loads this week. Will lay off those & see if thats it.
Bread (takes quite a bit though)
Chocolate
Tea (not caffeine)
Nicotine patches :shrug:
Alcohol
As I've quit smoking and don't drink that's not really an issue, but I do miss my cups of tea... and looking at that list, having a chocolate digestive sandwich and a cup of tea is a big no... pfft. IBS, who needs it eh!?
sometimes bubbly tummy, lots of wind from both ends .... nice... and generally uncomfortable and sometimes pain, i get a whole hodge podge of different feelings with my ibs but it mostly comes on when i'm anxious and then i can eat anything and it's horrible.
Cell block H fan
06-11-09, 19:48
Bread (takes quite a bit though)
Chocolate
Tea (not caffeine)
Nicotine patches :shrug:
Alcohol
As I've quit smoking and don't drink that's not really an issue, but I do miss my cups of tea... and looking at that list, having a chocolate digestive sandwich and a cup of tea is a big no... pfft. IBS, who needs it eh!?
Its frustrating thats for sure. At the moment I feel like a beached whale! All bloated. I really do need to sort my diet out, I can eat some junk! I think I cant get away with that anymore.
Its a bit annoying that too much veg is one I definately know starts it off, veg is supposed to be healthy! lol
SleeplessFog
06-11-09, 19:51
Are you taking any fiber? That takes the beached feeling away for me nowadays.
Depends on the veg, green leaved things tend to make you quite gassy anyway, so if that's the issue try steering clear of them a little. I don't have a problem with most veg though come to think of it add POTATOES to that list of mine... or thankfully fruit, if I couldn't have some fruit I'd probably go crazy, though again it's a case of not going overboard, I ate 2 lbs of grapes the other night... yeah, probably a bit random.
I have a diet I switch to when I feel really bloated, I've tried all sorts of medications and remedies to get rid of the bloating but it never helps, so I just switch to bland food for a couple of days and sorted, though it took me a while to find what was okay for me, and it's always different for everyone. It's basically, oats (porridge), pasta and noodles, nothing spicy or whatever it's quite boring.
For me;
Spicy food
Alcohol
Caffeine
Greasy Food
Red meat
Processed cheese
I have been on 20mg (small dose) of amitriptyline for 3 weeks now and since I started taking them my IBS has stopped almost completely. I feel so much better in that respect.
SleeplessFog
06-11-09, 21:04
I forgot to mention...since I have IBS C...and get bloated and can't go often...my GI doctor says I should avoid the BRAT diet:
Bananas
Rice
Applesauce
Toast
These are all constipating apparently, which really sucks because when I have a stomach ache, all of these things help me not feel nauseous!
ElizabethJane
06-11-09, 21:17
These are my IBS triggers: chilli, grapes, seeds, too much wheat ie too much bread. Too much coffee ( I like mine black) Stress forthcoming feared events, going away, long car journeys.
any dairy
alcohol
pure fruit juices
some vegtables
does my head in
Cell block H fan
07-11-09, 05:45
Thanks everyone, can see a few triggers in those that I can try avoiding for a bit, & see how that goes x
BabyRachel
07-11-09, 05:57
Certain foods trigger my ibs like spicey ones and too much watery veg. I tend to stick to a bland diet because of my ibs, I simply get too anxious about eating a lot of foods!!
I dont drink (i miss drinking....)
I only have one cup of weak tea a day and herbal tea so very little caffeine
No spicy foods
Limit my leafy watery veg and fruit
And instead I stick to:
Bread
Bananas
Savoury biscuits
Boring food.
Sigh. i SO SO SO SO hate IBS. It kills my life. I get so paranoid about getting an ibs attack that I bring them on....
Cell block H fan
07-11-09, 11:05
Certain foods trigger my ibs like spicey ones and too much watery veg. I tend to stick to a bland diet because of my ibs, I simply get too anxious about eating a lot of foods!!
I dont drink (i miss drinking....)
I only have one cup of weak tea a day and herbal tea so very little caffeine
No spicy foods
Limit my leafy watery veg and fruit
And instead I stick to:
Bread
Bananas
Savoury biscuits
Boring food.
Sigh. i SO SO SO SO hate IBS. It kills my life. I get so paranoid about getting an ibs attack that I bring them on....
Oh no, that so sucks. No goodies! :sad:
MissJennayee
07-11-09, 12:08
Sweets are the number one trigger for me, I cannot eat them without my IBS going haywire. no chocolate, donuts, cookies, etc. sometimes I binge and eat a cookie or something but oh do I regret it later. It makes me so sick.
Also milk, alcohol, and nicotine on occasion but unfortunately I smoke like there's no tomorrow :blush:
I could name off other things that seem to be a culprit but it'd be a long list, these are just the main ones!
Yeah dammit, it's about time my IBS only trigged from foods I don't like... marmite, peanut butter (I'm struggling here cos I like most things) but you know, IBS that only comes on when you eat something you don't like would be cool. I want to eat my chocolate and drink me tea, pfft, no fun.
I am also quite unsure of what triggers mine off, at first seemed to be pasta and other carbs but ok with them at min.
I am currently keeping a food diary to see if there is a pattern. I write down what I have eaten that day and what symptoms I get so can try to see what it is that triggers it otherwise I will forget!!
I'm off the dairy for the last 5 weeks, been hell no cheese and chocolate. Also noticed anything greasy makes me feel sick and the IBS start up. For the gas I take charcoal capsules which help a lot
Cell block H fan
07-11-09, 17:44
Thanks all of you, well I haven't had any crusty bread rolls today, & so far so good! I did have some weight watchers malted danish bread first thing this morning, but thats more brown bread isn't it? So I am now wondering if I cant deal with white bread. I might give it a few days, then try the crusty bread rolls again (what a good excuse!) & see what happens! xxx
I'm still trying to figure out my IBS triggers, but my main one is bread and pasta. If I eat bread it has to be wholewheat or somthing like that. Supermarket whitebread really makes me bloated and nauseous.
One thing that has really helped me is to eat a bowl of All-Bran every morning. It helps me avoid getting bloated and introduces some regularity to my bowel movements.
Cell block H fan
07-11-09, 20:34
I'm still trying to figure out my IBS triggers, but my main one is bread and pasta. If I eat bread it has to be wholewheat or somthing like that. Supermarket whitebread really makes me bloated and nauseous.
One thing that has really helped me is to eat a bowl of All-Bran every morning. It helps me avoid getting bloated and introduces some regularity to my bowel movements.
The trouble is, I was put on Allbran as a 5 yr old, I had to have it on top of everything, & I mean EVERYTHING lol if I had rice crispies, they had All bran on top! It was vile. I stopped going to the toilet back then, thats how far back I.B.S (as it wasn't actually known then) started for me & was admitted to hospital for 2 weeks, enemas, forced orange squash down me until I vommited all over the hospital bed, the lot :D & they had my mum using that All bran stuff, so I cant face it now! or orange squash funnily enough lol x
BabyRachel
07-11-09, 23:21
Sweets are the number one trigger for me, I cannot eat them without my IBS going haywire. no chocolate, donuts, cookies, etc. sometimes I binge and eat a cookie or something but oh do I regret it later. It makes me so sick.
Also milk, alcohol, and nicotine on occasion but unfortunately I smoke like there's no tomorrow :blush:
I could name off other things that seem to be a culprit but it'd be a long list, these are just the main ones!
Im guilty of binging on good food too. Last night I had the most devine huge chocolate tart... Was up for hours with horrible stomach cramps... I thought id die unhappy. hahaha.
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