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/jacstine 2h ago

As someone who was originally diagnosed with IBS, I would highly encourage you to find a functional medicine doctor and do some advanced stool testing. Standard docs don’t do that kind of testing and insurance doesn’t cover it. IBS is a catch all for when they can’t figure out what’s wrong with you.

But I actually had some bacteria overgrowth, infections, parasites, and needed some gut healing. My diet used to be very restrictive, and now I can pretty much eat anything.

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u/foxed-and-dogeared 2h ago

I was also originally diagnosed with IBS. My gastro retired and his replacement wanted to run some more tests to rule out some other possibilities. We also did a trial of colestipol, as testing for bile acid salt malabsorption isn’t readily available in the US. Turned my gut around overnight.