This is just all so new to me. I get ideas and try to help myself and end up really messing up. Pretty stupid huh?

i can't eat white bread. have you tired either french bread or sour dough bread. they aren't baked with milk...that bread, oats or applesauce was the only foods i ate for along time. then i did later add fish,chicken or turkey...oh, and baked potato plain. i have since added a lot of organic foods...i still have diarrhea....well to be really honest it is more soft then the d.....not as often either....i hope you feel better....the food thing is so hard to do i know..

Thanks so much! I'll give it a try. Sigh! I can't wait to get to where you are. I think I'm about 2 months behind you and God knows you have stress! Lots of hugs

That's way to much fiber!!!!!!!!!!! Take you fiber in the evening. Also, try citrucel instead.

I also think you overdid it on the fiber!

Fiber should be added slowly to your diet as it's more difficult for your body to digest (thus why it's good for slowing down IBS-D or speeding up a sluggish IBS-C bowel). My daugther (8yrs old) takes Benefiber (1tsp/twice daily) and it's worked very well for her. Me -- I did very well on Citrucel twice a day (morning and night).

Did your doctor suggest the Benefiber? And if so did he recommend a dosage? If so, I'd introduce it as he/she recommended and see what happens. If you dive head-first into changing your entire diet so radically and quickly, you could end up doing more harm than good.

Slow and steady wins the race. Additionally, by doing things slow you'll be able to see what fiberfull foods give you more trouble and what might do the trick to get your sluggish bowel moving without overdoing it.

Good luck!

Thanks for your comments! You're right! Slow and steady wins the race!

Flax doesn't agree with me at all. I use soy milk and it seems to be okay on cereal, but it's too hard on my stomach to drink it by the glass.

They recommend that you be careful about adding fiber. Do it gradually. Try one type and a small amount at a time. Are you used to soy milk? Sounds like you suddenly added too much fiber.Easy does it!

Try Kashi golean cereal with soy milk. I usually have 1 banana with some kashi and 2tbs whole salba and have a cup of yogurt with that. On other days I will have plain organic yogurt mixed with blueberries and kashi with again 2tbs whole salba and have either flax seed waffles, buckwheat waffles, soy waffles or whole grain waffles. I do have a cup of sugar free grapefruit jucie mixed with water and my fiber supplement and either a couple drops of oregano oil or grapefruit extract. I find that having the yogurt calms my stomach and helps re-establish a healthy flora. As well the fiber helps soften and bulk up my stool (I had IBS-D) so I no longer get intense cramps when I bm. The oils help out a lot to keep things organized and fight off harmful bacteria etc. Plus the protien from the kashi, Salba and yogurt keeps me full for a lot longer. Try to steer clear of just bland and tasteless foods. And white flour is the DEVIL! No matter what book or website tells you, stay away from that stuff, it will just make you constipated. Have brown rice pasta, whole GRAIN bread, ancient grain bread, sprouted grains, flax wraps etc. Hope this helps. =]

I'd go a little easier on the fiber. I was eating all kinds of fiber before IBS flare. Now I eat white bread, or better, ho-made muffins with fruit. I use Am Heart Assoc. cookbook for low fat, no cholest. Also the benefiber before every meal. Miralax every day. It's better than the psyllium in terms of cramps and regularity.