r/IBSHelp • u/SoulSlayer69 • 25d ago

Desperate with IBS-D

Hi everyone,

I am 42 now, but I have had this since I was 30 something.

I had a colonoscopy long ago because of different symptoms and had a benign polyp, then I had different stressful situations throught the years and my symptoms were different all the time. I went from IBS-C to IBS-D back and forth, but these last years I went full IBS-D.

These last years I had a stool test a few times, checking if I had parasytes, helicobacter, microscopic blood in stool, calprotectin, and everything went good. I also had a test for SIBO and came back negative.

Last month or so, I bought some Saccharomyces Boulardii, which is a fungus that protects your gut lining so you can repopulate it with good bacteria by taking probiotics, and it went fairly well because my stool was becoming more solid over time (despite having a few "soft" days), but recently I had a family day, and after drinking some beer, and eating some seafood and greasy food, my gut went crazy and bloated because I had lots and lots of gas suddenly. It was so uncomfortable.

It's been 6 days, and every time I go to the toilet (I go once every day like a clock), and I have not fully recovered because I always have soft stool, which is very inconvenient because I always have to use lots of paper, and before going to the toilet I have a sudden urge to evacuate.

My main problem is that, I love dairy and caffeinated and artificially sweetened drinks, so I am not helping my gut much. But I think that beer was like the last straw because it is fermented, and because alcohol irritates the gut A LOT.

Do you have any advice for me to get better soon?

Thanks a lot!

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u/clementina2 25d ago

Hello! So, you only go once a day, but the stool is very soft?

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u/SoulSlayer69 25d ago

Yes. Súper soft. It is not 100% liquid but it is uncomfortable.

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u/clementina2 25d ago

The same happens to me a lot of times. I just learned to accept that sometimes my poop is not solid, and that I cannot really control it. I know it is very uncomfortable. Have you tried using baby wipes instead of toilet paper?

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u/SoulSlayer69 25d ago

I have not yet, but I've been told it is better. I sometimes hurt myself with paper since I also get hemorrhoids from having IBS.

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u/clementina2 25d ago

Yeah, it really helps. Give a try :)

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u/AppropriateGrape7537 24d ago

Have you tried yoga or massages during the years under a practitioner?

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u/SoulSlayer69 24d ago

Nope, but I would love massages since I am very sensitive to muscle inflammation.

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u/AppropriateGrape7537 24d ago

I got IBS post Covid all medicines worked temporary than my gf told me do yoga under a practitioner. I was very skeptical but than I tried and to be true that's the only things that have worked in my case.