Posted by bozeman on February 3, 2003, at 23:29:36
In reply to Re: nervous bowel problems » Luka62, posted by sarawati on February 2, 2003, at 10:47:51
Could also be food allergies. I had very similar symptoms as you, had 5 to 15 bm per day, but not diarrhea -- just very fast evacuation. Turns out it was my body trying to pass through quickly things it didn't want to deal with. My doc says there are 3 kinds of food allergies -- the immediate kind (that causes life-threatening response for some people), the intermediate kind (that can manifest 3 to 12 hours later) and the delayed kind (you got it, 12 to 60 hours later.) She arranged for me to have an "intermediate and delayed" allergy test called an ELISA test, that uncovered about twenty things I react badly to that I never suspected, that DIDN'T show up on my skin / RAST allergy test. I eliminated them from my diet and 7 days later, my bowels were as normal as anyone I've ever known. I've religiously avoided the foods on that list and have had not one problem since.
There are of course doctors out there who say it's pure baloney, but I guarantee you they've not tried it. :-) (haven't we all met doctors like that?) My insurance paid for it like any other diagnostic test and I am sure better off for having taken it.
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Hope this helps
-- bozeman
> Many thanks to the many respondents to my original posting. I am, however, not sure that I have IBS - I certainly never have any cramps or pains, and never diarrhea. It may be an obsession combined with nerves - it is quite clear that I am alright as long as I have ready access to a toilet at all times. Can anyone think of something that would help this sort of thing? I have tried various antidepressants through the years, but nothing has seemed to help that much.
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