Hi. I was diagnosed with IBS over 20 years ago. I’ve always felt bloated, needed the toilet several times a day, but I never experienced any pain - only discomfort, and extreme fatigue.
I cut out dairy, spice, tea/coffee, bread, and cruciferous vegetables, as they all trigger me very badly. I still had the symptoms, and it’s been really debilitating in my life, and my happiness.
Anyway, I cut out insoluble fibre last month, as I read that this is also a classic ibs trigger. For the first time in my life I have almost no stomach problem. This has continued for 4 weeks now. I’m never bloated, I only go to the toilet once a day, or sometimes every other day. I feel amazing to how I did. I’ve just been peeling all my fruit and veg, and sticking to those fruit/veg with the lowest insoluble fibre. Also cutting out most grain.
My question is, have I even got ibs, or could I have been misdiagnosed 20 years back. What else could it be?
Unfortunately, the doctors in U.K. aren’t that interested in these kind of problems, as no one is dying, and ibs is so common. I’ve never been given any kind of test either. Peoples opinions on here would be greatly appreciated. Thanks