not coping

Morning sis @outlander

Hoping you got out for your ride today and that the weather was better for you.

Have a great day sweetie.

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Yes @outlander

Ask away @outlander

Yes I often suffer from the most severe symptoms @outlander and it is hard to get through.

I had to cut out a lot of foods - and some trial and error with different combinations that affected me also. There are a lot of foods I cannot eat - or can only eat a little of sometimes (can never really tell when that is so generally avoid those foods). Having smaller meals helps - too much at once is a sure fire disaster.

I generally do not eat breakfast or during the day at work to avoid any possibility of pain - that is not ideal but it is better than the alternative so I have adjusted. It does however contribute to my lethargy sometimes during the day but again - I have adjusted.

I take probiotics, anti-nausea meds and extra vitamins daily but there are still days they are not enough - they really are the days to just get through. Those days everything stops because there really is nothing I can do.

I eat a lot of steamed veggies and salads which also helps - that was not such a big change for me though as it was what I already did. I don't eat much red meat - found that was a real contributor to my IBS.

Good that you are seeing a dietician - that expertise should help.

Fruit is not always good either - especially with any kind of skin on. I don't get as many flare ups as I used to but it did take me a couple of years to work out what I could and could not eat @outlander - as well as combinations of things together Ginger is good - and I have a lot of that in my meals.