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- Sun Apr 15, 2018 9:55 am
- Forum: constipation & diarrhoea
- Topic: Constipation
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1722
Re: Constipation
Hi Annette It is very common for people to have altered bowel function after bariatric surgery. It is challenging to achieve advised healthy fibre intake due to the reduced volume of food that is eaten at any one-time. Fluid intake is also essential, but not without fibre - laxatives are frequently ...
- Tue Apr 10, 2018 7:52 pm
- Forum: constipation & diarrhoea
- Topic: diarrhoea
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1962
Re: diarrhoea
Hi Albertsgirl Yes IBS affects 10-15% of the UK population and about a third of those will have diarrhoea. Please check the IBS Network self-care programme - this gives you information about what treatments you might find useful for your symptoms and lots of information about what you could find hel...
Re: Bloating
Hi Xpapibajkax I am unsure of your gender with your name - if you are female, then I would suggest going to your GP with these symptoms and ruling out ovarian cancer, which is rare but can present with bloating type symptoms. A simple blood test can be used to check this. Your GP can check for other...
Re: help
Hi drunkengirl Knowing what causes symptoms is a big question to answer without knowing more detail, and it does depend on the individual. Using a diary can be very useful for tracking symptoms to see what is affecting them. You should write down what you eat and your mood and feelings and then also...
Re: IBS
Hi jivejunkie Bloating is a symptom of IBS and commonly is described as the symptom that most people would want to change. It can occur with what you eat and also how you eat. Please see the attached link to the IBS Network information on bloating here https://www.theibsnetwork.org/bloating/. Some s...
Re: IBS
Hi Jube123 This could be related to the gastroenterology colic reflex which causes the bowel to need to empty shortly after eating and can occur with foods that are higher in fats - or large portion sizes of rich meals and can be enhanced with people who have been diagnosed with IBS. Not eating is n...
Re: Aloe Vera
Hi Keri The National Institiute of health and care excellence (NICE) guidelines advise health professionals not to encourage use of Aloe Vera. You can read what it says here https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg61/chapter/1-Recommendations#dietary-and-lifestyle-advice If you need more information you ...
- Sun Apr 16, 2017 9:16 am
- Forum: bowel incontinence
- Topic: Sudden and urgent need to go after eating
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2008
Re: Sudden and urgent need to go after eating
Hi Good posts on this thread already and I would agree that it can sometimes be difficult to find out what if any type of food is causing a problem. I agree with Lee that it could be food that you have eaten the meal or even the night before. Another consideration is that rich meals, as Clair sugges...
- Tue Apr 11, 2017 7:46 pm
- Forum: general
- Topic: Bowel problems after radiotherapy and chemo
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1727
Re: Bowel problems after radiotherapy and chemo
Hi I would advise you to ask for a referral to a dietitian from your GP or consultant to help you with your bowel symptoms and diet. Low carbohydrate diets are generally not advisable to follow long term as the fibre contained in carbohydrates helps with constipation and long term bowel health - how...
- Sun Apr 09, 2017 8:29 am
- Forum: IBS
- Topic: probiotics
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1875
Re: probiotics
Hi This is a challenging question for practitioners to answer at the moment. The difficulty is that the evidence for one particular product being effective for one symptom or all IBS symptoms is very limited. Having said that when we combine the evidence for all probiotics the 'overall' evidence sug...