r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Reasonable--Care • 3h ago

I just wanted a hot dog My new reality

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I have IBS and therefore have to severly limit my diet. Mind you half the stuff on this list is food I really enjoy eating, or is virtually included in everything 🙃 the universe said you WILL eat that boiled chicken and rice and you WILL LIKE IT

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u/Milkweedhugger 2h ago

Diarrhea, constipation, arthritis, eczema, cystic acne, eye inflammation, nasal congestion, etc….

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u/TheBostonCopSlide 2h ago

Are you saying these are consequences of unmanaged IBS, or are you thinking of IBD? Not trying to be argumentative, I just want to understand and learn more. For context, my wife has IBS and chooses not to follow a special diet for the most part; and I have diagnosed autoimmune issues that also affect my digestion but my docs can't seem to give me definitive answers about food so I manage my diet on my own based on my symptoms (aka how frequent and/or extreme is the pooping)

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u/Im_Just_A_Tourist 2h ago

Wait so my undiagnosed joint pain could be related to certain foods causing horrible cramping diarrhea and shitting blood if I eat certain foods? That's gonna make all of this so much more difficult. I was willing to put up with occasional severe discomfort intestinal cramps and bloody diarrhea. The joint pain though is making walking and even driving(applying pressure on the gas or brake) difficult sometimes if changing my diar might help I might have to actually try.

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u/WavyLady 2h ago

Big time! If you have bone and joint pain, get checked for celiac or Hashimoto's

Sore bones are my biggest signed I've been glutened, and it lasts for ages.

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u/DhampireHEK 2h ago

This one big time. Taking Benadryl/prednisone can help with some of the joint inflammation if it's bad enough.

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u/mrs-sir-walter-scott 19m ago

It also happens with EOE and other food intolerance-based shenanigans. Good luck! You'll honestly feel a million times better if you can figure out what's triggering it.

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u/fightmydemonswithme 2h ago

Is it fresh blood (bright red) or old blood (black and sticky)? Fresh blood can also be hemorrhoids. I'd seriously consider a doctor either way. Blood loss is not healthy and you are prone to infections anytime your stool mixes with blood.

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u/Im_Just_A_Tourist 2h ago

Always fresh sometimes dark blood clots mixed in I've had multiple colonoscopy and endoscopy minor hemroids internal that I'm sure the severe gut twisting cramps don't help stay intact.

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u/fightmydemonswithme 2h ago

I'm sorry you are going through that. I was having similar issues and after 6 weeks on the restricted diet they went away. I slowly reintroduced 1 food per week and waited to see how I reacted.

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u/Im_Just_A_Tourist 1h ago

I've thought about that and doing a digestive reset through long fasting that I've heard of but it's hard to find the time when you have family and they like what they like so making something separate just for you is cost prohibitive.

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u/fightmydemonswithme 1h ago

I feel that. I was so miserable I was willing to do anything. Now I pick and choose when to suffer 😅

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u/tocahontas77 2h ago

Yeah you need to see a digestive specialist. In the meantime, try cutting down on gluten, dairy, and sugar. They're known to cause inflammation.

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u/WavyLady 59m ago

I recommend not cutting gluten until tested though or else the result could be wrong. Ask to get tested as soon as possible though

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u/stormblessed579 1h ago

I never knew the acne was connected! I have noticed generally when I am well I have good skin and when I an unwell bad skin, but ibs can lead to acne???