hey... i have been diagnosed with IBS and i have been suffereing with really bad symptoms for over year. In that time i have out on a stone and half in weight in this time despite no changes to my diet. Over the last 3 months i have beeb really strict with my diet watching everything i eat and drink and cutting out lots of things, i have also been exercising which i feel better for hoever the weight is not moving and i am having problems with the symptoms of IBS... does anyone else suffor from weight gain and can you help recommend anything...?
Hi Lynn, are you on any meds for IBS?
Hi
My IBS always caused loss of weight.
Due to having multiple bowel movents all the time.
Did you have any blood work done?
Vivian
i actually lost about 1&1/2 stone, but i have a protruding belly which i put down to IBS,
Hiya
Personally my IBS has always caused me to have weight loss rather than weight gain! Are you on any other sort of meds as well as the IBS ones?
no i am not on any other medication or any medication for IBS .... i am really concerned about my weight gain but the Dr said it could be due to having IBS... i am suffering more from consitipation with no regular bowl movements. I have blood test, Scans and alsorts done and everything comes back normal. I have tried counting calories and weight watchers. i generally dont eat much as i done have much of an appitite. This all stated 12 months ago when i went to mexio that last 4 days of my holiday i had ready bad diarrhea but still felt fine and since them my bowel as not been the seem. I have even tried a cholnic and still not change.. any help or suggestion would be gratfully recieved.....
Dera Lynn
Why do you think this is ibs? It would appear to me that you have identified an incident that is the origin of your problem and ibs doesn't seem to be started like that.
Is the doctor testing for parasites?
What country are you living in?
Cheers
Graham
i live in the Uk .. i have been tested for bacteric, enzinmes and parasites all of which have came back noraml, i have all the symptoms of IBS as well as having weight gain. I eat healthy and watch everyhing i eat more so know and exercise on a daily basis i have a very active lifestyle. I am at a point where i have tried everything and i am really concerned.... my Dr thinks that i have IBS as all the test have came back normally and i was hoping someone on here would be able to help or give me some advise.....
Hi Lynn
Some time ago I think I saw a list of clinics in the UK that have some expertise at diagnosing IBS. I thought it was at Guy and St Thomas Hospital's web site but I can't find it again. I have emailed that hospital asking if they can help with the url or a list and will pass it on if they answer or if I find it.
They might be better equipped than your doctor to prove or eliminate IBS as a possible cause. It sounds like you have been tested for a pretty impressive range of possibilities! It must be very frustating
I suffered weight gane aswell been told ibs syndrome but had no constipation if anything more bowel movements my stomach is really swollen aswell also bad cramps and tired all the time
I would really grateful of any help Graham.. thank you
I will wait a day to see if I get a reply from the hospital. If not I will go looking for it more thoroughly.
Cheers
my stomach is really hard and swollen by the end of the day i look about 3 months pregenant, by the end of the day my weight can have gone up by 4-5 pounds and then by the next morning it will have settled again. ... i feel tired all the time as well. I have tried alsorts and its hard trying not to feel down when you just feel so uncomfortable in yourself.
Hi Lynn,
Spicy food isn't very fun with IBS. I know I get issues with it if I eat it too often (I have to limit the number of times in a row I eat it). What I've found has really helped me is so stupidly simple-I eat porridge for breakfast with banana. Porridge has been proven to help some people with IBS so I know this isn't just my imagination. Also make sure you're drinking enough, and I tend to find it's worse at my time of the month. I have a slight weight gain issue, which I put down to my IBS. I did however lose a whole lot on the Paleo diet (although I cheated by carrying on my porridge at breakfast time.) It might be one for you to look up. There is lots of info out there on the internet about it
Hi Lynn
I was 9 stone when first diagnosed with IBS and put on over 4 stone during the first 3-4 years, mainly constipation. I could go 2 weeks easily without a bowel movement. Over the next few years weight remained pretty constant at 13-14 stone.
However, lately my IBS has changed to diarrhoea with a lot of bloating pains and I've lost a stone!
I'm no expert, but it does seems like you gain weight with the IBS-C and lose it with IBS-D. It does seem to make sense too.
Hi Kath,
That makes a lot of sense as I have IBS-C and find it hard to keep weight off. I lost 2 stone and a pound (14 pounds in a stone, so that's 29 pounds) for my wedding day, going from 12 stone 6 (174 pounds) to 10 stone 5 pounds (145 pounds), but I put 9 or 10 pounds back on pretty quickly when I reintroduced certain foods, even with keeping up the circuit training classes and trying to avoid too many refined sugars.
I think the real problem with IBS-C that I've noticed is if you eat too many wheat-based things. Too much pasta, too much bread, too much pastry, and you get issues.
Yea! All the things I like and could eat as much as I liked before IBS-C without putting on an ounce! I've tried the gluten free bread but don't like the feel (on my tongue) or taste. Pastry? Not too bad but prefer 'normal' pastry. I have some gluten free pasta but haven't tried it yet.
I don't have a sweet tooth any more - hardly ever eat chocolate, cakes, biscuits etc and use Canderel in tea and coffee - but don't exercise much either because of a painful lower back (on morphine for it but pain still restricts movements) so I don't suppose this is helping.
Good luck with your problem.
Kath
Hi Lynn it's a horrible feeling I've also tryed lots of things out of holland and barrets nothing working even for energy it's a horrible feeling I also get a lot of wind mostly in the morning
What's your secret my bmi is too low?
Hi Lynn
I've had digestive problems for years, but it got really bad in December last year, and I've been tested for almost everything. My symptoms include diarrhoea, reflux, extreme bloating and wind. I've put on more than 2 stone, which was incredulous as the diarrhoea and sickness was almost constant for 3 months??
I've now been referred to a gastroenterologist but have also been eating low FODMAP foods. The change in eating has made a massive difference to the symptoms, but I'm currently suffering again with an awful Bout of d&s because I'd eaten something that had high FODMAP ingredients hidden in it.
I'm hoping the gastroenterologist gets me back on track, but I've decided I will only eat foods I've prepared and cooked myself so that there aren't any hidden flavourings or thickeners that set off my symptoms.
IbS is the pits, especially the bloating which has meant all my beautiful clothes are too tight. But we have to keep trying to find a solution to our individual issues.