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Another sufferer here. Mine is slightly different as this was brought on due to the chemotherapy I received for the lymphoma diagnosis which was resulted in enteric neuropathy. I've tried LOFODMAP which helped to an extent, I've kept a comprehensive food diary of the last 3 years which has resulted in no particular triggers other than the usual alliums which I avoid. For me, I think the main trigger is stress as I usually suffer very little when on holiday so am doing my best to manage that.
I find mebeverine helps when I take a tablet before then evenimg meal then when things are tough use either/and buscopan/colpermin supplemented with ibuprofen when necessary. Also for those that find peppermint tea helps I highly highly recommend the Tesco finest peppermint tea pig things, they are by far the strongest peppermint tea I've found.
I feel your pain as I went through this for years. Onions and garlic make me bad but I found bread or more specifically what they put in bread to make it last so long is what sets me off. Buying a bread machine and making my own bread changed my life.
One things that really helps with my IBS is eating less (but more often). Even foods that in themselves don't cause me issues can cause a lot of discomfort if I eat until I feel full.
My IBS has pretty much dominated my life for about 15 years now. Perhaps more. Food seems to bring on the attacks, but any attacks invariably occur after a stressful period. So if I have a really busy and stressful week in work, a few days after the stress seems to have subsided, my IBS kicks off. So it is clearly stress related, not primarily food related for me.
I’ve been on Citalopram for years now. The lowest dose. It’s an anti depressant, but I am using it to lower anxiety. That seems to help stave off the core cause of the IBS. I also take pantalrazole every day. Both are prescription only. Even with these, the last year or so has been a bad IBS year (hardly surprising based on the increased stress levels).
My latest discovery is Buscopan - for me it’s a total wonder-drug. It’s anti-spasmodic. I am finding it a God-send. When I feel the IBS kicking off, the Buscopan is really fast acting and seems to prevent full on explosions and the worst of the cramping.
Results of the clinical trial I mentioned on page 1 have now been published. I highly recommend anyone suffering to give Enterosgel a go. It is used widely in Europe.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2022-327293
Hopefully this will become one of the recognised treatments in time.