Dr. Oz. I am an IBS sufferer since I was 15years old and am now 57. My stomach is always bloated and uncomfortable?
I took medication for IBS years ago, it helped a little but not much. What helped me the most was changing my diet and increasing my overall intake of fiber, fruits and vegetables. I can't always get enough through my regular diet, so I supplement with Benefiber; it doesn't thicken up no matter how long it sits and it is not dehydrating like some other products.
I also drink plenty of liquids throughout the day. I honestly don't know what to say about your bloating issue, but it is possible that if you have your other IBS symptoms under control that bloating may not be as much of a problem. By the way, I do not believe that Dr. Oz participates on this site.
If you are seriously interested in contacting him, he is a cardiologist at Columbia University in the City of New York. I have included a link to his profile on their site. However, you might be better off contacting a gastoenterologist who specializes in treating IBS.Dr. Oz has written books and promotes general health and diet issues from the standpoint of a cardiologist but IBS is probably better treated by a GI doctor.
Try following the guidelines described at helpforibs.com. This website has been a real life-savor for me. You can get your ibs under control!
I have been suffering from ibs since I was about 13 needless to say I am now 29 and just one month ago was diagnosis with IBS. Up until then I was told over and over again by doctors that I was perfectly healthy and the symptoms I was discribing were all in my head. I was about ready to ask for a mental psycologist because I thought I was loosing my mind.
It wasn't until this last move when my husband was PCSed to Arizona that my symptoms went from bad to worse. For four months I was constantly nauseas and had horrible cramping sometimes with diarreah and sometimes just sending me to the bathroom with no movement. After three months of tests I was finally diagnosised with ulcers all over my stomach and severe form of IBS.
Stress is a huge factor with allot of my symptoms but as you can imagine being a military wife, elimating stress in hard so I do alot of exercising. I don't have trigger foods as they call it anything at anytime will trigger my symptoms....So what I have found is that if I eat all throughout the day. It is very small portions all day long and for the most part I can stay mostly symptom free.
I still don't have it under control but I am working to figure out what I can do even more to help reduce my symptoms.
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