diarrhea type IBS

Hi chesswoman,
Welcome to Healing Well and the IBS forum :)

I'm a little confused because asacol is a medication used to treat IBD, not IBS. There are a few medications that doctors use to treat IBS-D. Lotronex is the medication that is used for extreme diarrhea however there are some risks and I believe that doctors are required to have you sign a release form prior to prescribing. OTC Calcium and probiotics have worked for many on the forum. I'm sure you will get more responses to this.

Take care

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Here is a great Calcium thread:  Calcium Info

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Try to keep a food diary and write down everything and see if you see patterns.

I myself over the years, have had to completely stop eating many foods. I think the first thing was eggs, then onions, peanut, and milk. I also have had to stop red meat and basically anything you fry because of the grease and fat.
I also cannot have butter and tomato base things.

I pretty much eat a very regimented, same diet of fresh sandwhiches and Tyson nuggets. Yes it is boring, but I know what my consequences are.

I hope that you can maintain a variety and hopefully not have to eliminate a lot. Sometimes you can have things in moderation. I also try to avoid "small" pieces like corn and tater tots, the same thing happens to me!

Also, be aware of hidden foods. Like for instance, peanuts really bother me and you can find peanut residue in chocolate candy and then some people cook with peanut oil.

I read a lot of food labels and thank goodness, there is a new FDA law that labels have to be more simple and straightforward, like instead of casein, it will say MILK. And then I say RUN

Good luck and God Bless.

I understand about the same food in different forms making a difference. I can eat sausage, cheese, onions, and bell peppers all mixed in with scrambled eggs and put them on a torilla with salsa and be prefectly fine. I can have all of those same ingredients in an omlette and get diarrhea. My fiance and I can't figure that one out, but somehow omlettes kill me. Don't know if it's the extra oil (not that I don't use just as much in other things I cook) or maybe more cheese (not that I can't eat a lot of it by itself); it's just a mystery.

You haven't ever had your gall bladder out, have you? A lot of people don't know but there's medicine out there for people who don't have one and have diarrhea because of it.

I have taken the calcium when my diarrhea got real bad and it worked wonders. I have read that calcium soothes inflammation/irritation in the gastrointestinal tract, in addition to absorbing excess water and having a constipating effect.

Chesswoman, the calcium will be good for soothing inflamation as well.
Good luck!
Please keep us posted.

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Hmmm.... That is a good question. I would venture to say no, but I really don't know.
Can anyone answer this?

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