I am currently being tested by the doctor for celiac disease and IBS as I have had digestive problems since a curry 6 weeks ago. I've always been stomachy but since my peri-menopause at 48, symptoms seems to be getting worse. I now have a week of bloating and burping and then after eating plainly it goes. After being at a wake eating a buffet of sandwiches and pastry, it then returned so I have gone gluten free. I had a private intolerance test recently which said that I was 98% intolerant as well as some other foods. So after going GF I felt better within a few days and had whole week symptom free. Then Sunday my bloating and gripey tummy has returned. Today I have a stitch like stingy pain on my left side that comes and goes. I feel well in myself, my bowels are all normal, I drink a lot of water and trying to be good with my diet. Back at the doctors on Monday but just seeing if this stinging pain is consistent with IBS ? PS I am keeping a food diary which hasn't showed any bad foods as to be honest I'm eating as healthy as I can!
Hi, have you been tested for lactose intolerance? IBS seems to cover a multitude of symptoms, you could check out the FODMAP diet it tells you foods likely to cause gut issues.
IBS usually involves some degree of bowel habit change.Do you experience any bowel habit changes at all during your flare ups? I don’t know whether you have IBS because your doctor is still testing you and hasn’t suggested a diagnosis .
You probably have already found your trigger foods which showed up in your food intolerance tests. If you noticed relief after going gluten free, this would suggest some kind of intolerance. Avoid these foods and any other foods that bring on symptoms and wait for your celiac test. This will need to be ruled out along with other things before your doctor can consider IBS. However, you will need to be eating gluten foods consistently before your celiac test.
Hi sabab, being female and peri-menopausal makes ibs WORSE, i know how you feel i have some symptoms of this too. Try evening primrose it’s helped me in the past. You could go for something herbal called sweet meadow from a herbalist which you take as a tea. Try it and good luck. Oh if you’re not lactose intolerant chocolate is ALWAYS good.