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Suggest Diet When Suffering From IBS

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Posted on Mon, 24 Nov 2014
Question: What would you suggest as a healthy "cleanse" for someone who has compulsively over eaten for years- but is ready to take her health more seriously? I have IBS and a probably should avoid wheat and sugar...
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Answered by Dr. Senthilnathan Subramanian (4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Will guide you

Detailed Answer:
Hai,
Thanks for consulting Hcm.
As many cleanse are there like aloe Vera,raddish,amla juice etc.

Before suggesting the cleansing medicine/natural product need certain more details.
As you are suffering IBS, kindly let me whether you suffer more constipation or loose stools problem.
How sensitive your intestines are?whether irritation/allergic to any food substances?
How long you are suffering from this IBS?
What's your BMI?
Any history of other systemic diseases like diabetes,hypertension?
What is your lifestyle/diet pattern generally you follow?
Physical activity per week?

Kindly get back to me with the details for proper advise.
Thank you
Stay healthy
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T
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Follow up: Dr. Senthilnathan Subramanian (23 hours later)
Thank you for guiding me through this.
My 30 year ibs involves diarrhea.. And a very poor diet. I dont know if i have food allergies, but would imagine u do; especially lactose intollerant.
I am sadly inactive n suffer from compulsive overeating
My bmi is close to 40..
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Answered by Dr. Senthilnathan Subramanian (6 hours later)
Brief Answer:
will explain

Detailed Answer:
Hai,
I understand your long term problem. you should take care both your body weight as well as your intestine.

As IBS in children can be cured with proper medication. But in middle age and more than 2 decade history is hard to say cure but can be managed.

First Mental stress, Anxiety will highly precipitate your problem.
So kindly relax yourself regarding this IBS and Start Doing Meditation and Yoga. That will also help in reducing your weight as you fall in obesity category. you need counseling for your compulsive overeating.
meditation and yoga will refresh you and keep you active and out of stress.

As your IBS is diarrhea predominant one. You need to avoid food which irritates your intestine from your experience.
As from your query you got lactose intolerance. However,Buttermilk is digestive, astringent, and light to digest and helps in improving the consistency of the stool. Buttermilk with cumin, and fenugreek powder to control the bowel movements. It contains a good amount of lactobacillus bacteria, which helps restore the normal flora of the intestines.

Preferable food: old rice, jawar, gourd, coriander leaves, lentil, green grams soup, black pepper, dried ginger, wood apple, Pomegranate, nutmeg, , buttermilk,ghee.
Avoid foods items such as maize, barley, pigeon pea, pea, cow pea,junk food,fried ,non veg foods.
Its really hard to follow. But the disease pattern is like that.if you want to improve your condition you should follow.

Your daily intake of food which should not increase your weight and irritates your intestine. so kindly Consult a dietitian to make a diet plan for both IBS as well as Obesity.


Medication:
Oral medication Vilwa Rasayana (Aegle marmelos fruit ) – 5g twice a day.
Kutaja(Holarrhena antidysenterica) powder – 5g twice a day with butter milk.

Thank you
Kindly get back to me if there any clarification.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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Dr. Senthilnathan Subramanian

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Suggest Diet When Suffering From IBS

Brief Answer: Will guide you Detailed Answer: Hai, Thanks for consulting Hcm. As many cleanse are there like aloe Vera,raddish,amla juice etc. Before suggesting the cleansing medicine/natural product need certain more details. As you are suffering IBS, kindly let me whether you suffer more constipation or loose stools problem. How sensitive your intestines are?whether irritation/allergic to any food substances? How long you are suffering from this IBS? What's your BMI? Any history of other systemic diseases like diabetes,hypertension? What is your lifestyle/diet pattern generally you follow? Physical activity per week? Kindly get back to me with the details for proper advise. Thank you Stay healthy