I was given a blanket diagnosis several years ago but no tests where done and I was told to go read a book about fodmops. I read the book and impleiemnted the changes. My food options where restricted and things became manageable. But every now and then things got worse and more food types caused problems. I tried probiotics and for years they helped. I switched to a different brand but not only did they not help, but by the time I went back to the previouse  brand, they had added a prebiotic ( which makes things much worse.)

My food options are now so limited that I no longer enjoy eating and take supplements to make up for what I am defficiant in.When I go away, I need to take food with me that I know I can eat. I get incredibly constipated if I don't drink three litres of water a day and laxatives rarely have an effect. New ones do but not for very long. I tried to tell my GP that something was wrong but he just said 'women notice bloating more than men' My self essteem has been crippled as I can't waer the clothes I want to and trying to loose weight is virtually a no go as I can't eat the variaty of food that would help me. I miss all the things I used to eat and it is a real struggle to just keep going. If all vitamins and minerals where in tablets I would gladly take them.