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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I suspect you have bile acid diarrhea and not IBS. See if you can get a doctor to try you on Questran.[/quote]

OMG this is ME!!! I’ll talk to my doctor about it. Thank you!!![/quote]

Us chronic GI-issue women have to advocate for ourselves. Best of luck to you. So depressing that we have better luck with random Internet forums than we do with our own physicians who tell us years of chronic diarrhea is just "anxiety." [/quote]

You’re not kidding! I can’t count how many doctors have dismissed me and sent me along with a shrug and orders to treat my anxiety and try low-FODMAP - the most restrictive and unpleasant diet ever. It’s so depressing and discouraging I just give up.[/quote]

Yup! Two gastros ago, the doctor told me I needed to stay on low FODMAP "until it works." I have done the diet for 2 months under the supervision of a Monash-certified dietitian and never moved past the elimination stage. She said it was dangerous to continue on the diet from a nutrition standpoint and there was no reason to believe I would see improvement by staying on it longer when I had two months with no benefits.

These doctors are lazy with anyone who is remotely complicated.

My new doctor tried me on a round of budesonide. 80% reduction in symptoms. [/quote]

That’s amazing! I’m happy for you. Would you recommend your dietician? I’ve been looking for a good one.[/quote]

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