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Hi again Donna,
I tried a number of probiotic formulas. I found that my bowel kills the
strains of bacteria after about 3 or 4 days. I also always had
diarrhea each time. I have a product that has all the known strains
and it didn't help me. Also, I found some of the formulas
had milk products in them. I so love cheese and puddings, I
looked for anything that would help so that I could eat these
foods.
After several years and trying many products, I gave up and
took all foods containing milk and milk products out of my
diet. Even a prescription drug containing lactose brought
back my symptoms. My doctor was puzzled becuase he
told me that there was only a few milligrams of lactose
in the timy pill. So I looked up medications that did not
have lactose in them, and those are the ones I take
now. It took a couple of weeks after removing all
dairy for my symptoms to subside.
What I did find is that I can eat a piece of pumkin pie
if I immediately take two tablespoons of psillium seed
(Metamucil) and a couple of generic Fibercon tablets.
I am able to eat one thing a week that has
milk in it using this method without too much
discomfort. I always have some indigestion and
some bowel cramps, but they are minor.
It was my family doctor that suggested the
Metamucil after meals.
So now I don't need the immodium anymore
and I continue to use the psylium seed and
Fibercon if I eat in a resturaunt.
I started to use soymilk instead of milk to make
the meals and to eat with cereal in the morning,
but I read the ingredients to make sure there
is no milk in the cereal.
My sister had her gallbladder removed and now
takes an enzyme tablet when she eats to
avoid indigestion. She is not milk intolerant
however. I found that some enzyme tablets
cause me intesinal pain.
My cousin is so alergic to
food that she eats only lamb and rice.
She drinks only water.
I sometimes have flareups to certain foods
and I wrote these down and removed them
from my diet. As long as I don't eat these
I am symptom free.
I hope this information helps you. Often what
works with one person doesnt work with
another. I have no definitive answers
for this particular disease that works on
everyone.
Be assured, I leave no stone
unturned and I have looked at everything
I eat, the ingredients, defineing the
chemicals by looking them up in medical reports
and other files on the internet, and I have
been looking for years. So far I have
not found any single food or chemical
that causes the IBS symptoms for everyone
with the exception of milk.
Robert
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