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I have had IBS all my life just about. I am also lactose intolerant-not sure if that is related. Certain foods and ailments irritate it; cola is horrible for me, specially with food, so if I want any, I only have it at home. Too much beef is another food that makes it worse-luckily, beef prices are too high to now worry about having 'too much'. I had really bad endometriosis, which also affected my IBS; later surgery found that my uterus and colon had been fused with endometriosis and once it was removed and they were seperated, it eased up a bit.
Along with IBS, you might have what's called "Dumping Syndrome", which is silly name, but pretty self-explanatory. You eat and your body literally dumps the meal almost immediately; it bypasses the small intestine and accelerates your digestive process so much you're running to a bathroom before the dishes get taken away.
Keep notes of what you've eaten and what they do. If you suffer from severe menstrual cramps and bloating and get diarrhea along with your period, you may have endometriosis affecting your colon.
There's charcoal capsules that will help with the diarrhea bouts and since they aren't a medicine, they have no physical effects. Eat bland then too-chicken, rice some unadulterated veggies. Stay away from milk products-even if you aren't lactose intolerant, they are mucus makers and irritate the colon.
Have the doctor check for Crohn's Disease-sometimes it is mistaken in its early stages for IBS.
Good luck.
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