My IBS happens the most in the morning and when I have anxiety. I have diarrhea almost everyday and I hate it, when I have work or school in the mornings I have to wake up extra early so I have time to poop so I don’t get the painful urges during the day lol.

Fiber is the biggest problem maker for me. Dropping fiber rich foods (absolutely no grains and limited vegetables) immediately improves the condition. I think a lot of people are suffering from these universal "one size fits all" solutions that most doctors and nutritionists recommend. For me a healthy ketogenic diet with intermittent fasting is the best for my gut and general health. That is pretty much the direct opposite of general IBS advice. But I´ve suffered for 20 years under their "guidance"and this actually works. The best thing to do is eliminate foods and keep a diary, learning what works and what doesn´t. Theory never beats practice.

IBS has a definite connection with emotions.Repressed anger and other emotions,frustration,stress can cause a flare up!

Here's the good news: Although there are many foods that can irritate the intestines, it is most likely only one or two that are causing the IBS. So, the solution is to start to eliminate one at a time and see if you bloat. I usually drink 3 coffees a day, so I limited myself to only one in the morning. No change. So, I usually drink a couple of wines in the evening. I stopped this altogether for a few weeks. No change. I like Mexican and India hot food, so I stopped the peppers for awhile. Sooner or later I will find out the real culprit. And you can too!

So just starve got it 👍🏽

The pain is unbearable. I literally sometimes bite down on my arm to distract myself of the pain.

Wth was the point of me coming on this earth then lol I like to eat 😂😂🤦🏽‍♀️

I’m a chef and it is extremely difficult to avoid these foods

Sooo, in conclusion : no lactose, wheat, fatty foods, spicy foods, apples, blackberries, gum, peaches, asparagus, caffeine, carbonated drinks, (personal experience also: cherrys, strawberries, oranges, tomatoes,) alcohol,...... So basically salad and water😐oh no, my stomach even freaks out when I drink water at the wrong time/pace/temperature. Oh, and those always change... Yayyyy🤮

Best IBS video on KZfaq thus far. I have IBS-C and I hate it. Woke up in the middle of the night, last night. Went to pee, but then I couldn't fall asleep again. My heart was racing, was too warm, had bowel pains, bloating, burning chest (acid) and felt really weird. Took a laxative and 2 Rennies (Tums) and managed to get back to sleep. If I didn't take the laxative, I probably would've had fevers and vomiting. That's when it's at its worst. Foods that make me feel awful: Onions, pasta, pastries, boerewors sausage (spiced beef sausage), too much cheese, some types of cookies and baked goods, KFC, apples, bananas. When I stress, my IBS symptoms are alot worse. I lost my job and have little to no money, so I currently rely on my Mom to help with groceries and stuff. Life is damn expensive already, but having this disorder, just makes everything worse.

I started having 1 small meal, one snack and one main meal a day only. I miss food 😭

I feel like a video of what we can eat would have been easier

My IBS is associated with my emotions as it is often called the brain/gut disease. Over the years I have singled out a lot of foods in this list to be the culprits, so usually I eliminate them from my diet. After I feel better, I at times overindulge in the "no no" foods and pay dearly.

This helps a lot , u see I'm from Ethiopia and people round here don't have this kind of cases so it's rare, even my own family don't get it totally. So seeing your comments helps a lot like therapy. Reading your pains give me a strange relief like I'm not suffering alone kind, I know it's messed up but it's all the side effect of IBS. I'm in that level guys...lol

I suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome . This is really interesting to know . Thank you for sharing this video with me and other people who suffer from the same thing that I do .

Fruits contain the sugar fructose, which can cause issues for IBS sufferers. Fructose is particularly high in apples and pears, and somewhat high in watermelon, stone fruits, concentrated fruit, dried fruit and fruit juice. Fruits with lower levels of fructose include bananas, citrus, grapes and berries✔

I had been through this hell. I have somehow managed to overcome this. Here are few tips. 1. Avoid drinking direct tap water (especially in developed countries), as the processed water contains chlorine that kills the good gut bacteria. 2. Avoid caffeine. 3. Avoid meat (red is proven to be highly inflammatory and takes a lot of time to digest). Also avoid eggs as they are inflammatory as well. 4. Eat fruits and vegetables that are rich in anthocyanins, that is, veggies that look purple such as purple carrot, purple cabbage, blueberries, blackberries etc. 5. Take probiotic supplement to have good gut bacteria. 6. Consume curd/yoghurt. If you are lactose intolerant, then you can go for plant based alternatives. 7. For daily protein requirements, go for black kidney beans / red kidney beans. 8. Avoid foods that are spicy.

As a mexican, seeing that i have to avoid spicy food really hit me

For me Stress was the reason for spoiling my life

One of the better video to watch as someone just starting to deal with ibs thanks good info! Not a lot of help now a days ! Got a sub!

I was diagnosed w/ IBS at 19 yrs old aka "spastic colon" in 1980s. Comes & goes, stress related (unfortunately I seem to live a stressful life!). I'm vegetarian since 2017. That has HELPED w/IBS and lowered my cholesterol! I've not been good about beans, legumes but gotten better since I got pregnant 1990. I do not crave meat. I had problems digesting most meat. (I know that's opposite of others). I QUIT most dairy (all milk, sour cream, mayo etc) for good 2018. Positive impact on IBS since. I started a 10 day juice diet this wk. I honestly wasn't able to cut butter, cheese, cream out of my diet until I started juicing (I'm weak). In my 20s I began eating more nuts, fresh veg & fruits. As a child I lacked fresh fruits. Starved for those! Mother thought it was indulgent & expensive to buy fresh fruits. I had to create the habit in my 20s when I was single & 30s (when I had kids. I fed my children better than I was fed.).Veg as a child were mostly frozen--lots of starchy foods, cheap red meats (worst quality hot dogs; bacon). IBS has negatively impacted my work life since 1982. Imagine performing on stage, feeling the sudden urge to--relieve oneself? Or teaching swimming & stomach wants to explode. Or working in an office, frequent trips to bathroom (8 trips before 10:30 am-- work started at 8 or 8:30).Office manager threatened to terminate me bec I was away from my desk too often. Embarrassing & SCARY. Might sound crazy, but I think I got addicted to--dairy. I consumed so much dairy in my 30s, 40s, 50s: brie, delicious cheeses, pizza with cheese (not vegan cheese) etc. Dairy def negatively impacted IBS & cholesterol levels flew to dangerous levels. I test negative for gluten but I think gluten is a problem for me. I have quit ALL dairy for a week at a time. Always helps me w/IBS to not eat/drink dairy. On Day 5 of green veg and fruit juice diet this week. It's the only way I can come completely off dairy (I crave butter, cheese, eggs). Day 5 and I feel pretty---GREAT! Little to no diarrhea. Reduced bloating, gas, trips to loo and bonus: acid reflux has lessened. If I learned one thing in over 40 yrs of dealing with this: eliminating delicious, addictive dairy (I LOVE butter)---helps--more than anything else with IBS. (I don't drink alcohol though so I am just talking food).

The thing is IBS is the doctors blanket term for “I don’t know.” And each person is different. This is just my experience on dealing with it right or wrong it just keeps me being able to function in society. 1) Stress is the main trigger of me having a laying on the floor in pain episode. So all this focus on food is only part of the problem. 2) Avoid alcohol I keep a stash of some vodka in my bathroom to get me through one of those painful episodes. If my stomach is iffy and I am with a group of people and I am actually hungry instead of not eating like I use to I will have a beer with my meal. After all it is like a muscle relaxer and it is the painful spasms I want to avoid. 3) If it gets bad enough I will fast for as long as I can and rest. Sitting in front of tv like a sloth rest. 4) my IBS will switch from constipation to the other side. So I eat and drink according to which side it is on. Also gas x is my friend since a lot of the pain is from gas. 5) I have found the probiotics have reduced my episodes. If you can find one that also has a prebiotic in it even better. Now the high quality can get expensive but once I get to point where I can’t eat without pain I will order the high price stuff otherwise I get what they sell at a local pharmacy. P.S. I have tried prescriptions for IBS they all make me feel out of it. Yet once it gets really bad and I need to slow my system down I will take them for a couple of days. More than that I end up on the other side of the problem.

Contradiction: Eat more fibre - like fruit and vegetables, but not apples,peaches,mangoes, asparagus,onions, garlic, cereals etc. What is left to eat? 🙈

RIP Spicy foods and everything else too.

I have this disease and my father, uncles ...etc and we all have different triggers. so don't listen to anyone but your gut. Elimination diet is the key. what literally kills me is sugar, transfat and preservatives (these Eblabla on the packages). If I eat fresh it is all good. Frozen food is also okay when it is like spinach berries or fish. go your own way and eliminate stress

Rip Stress,Rip childhood trauma,rip Fruits,rip tension,rip being perfect

I'm IBS since born , i was blaming onion and lactose for that , after close monitor i found that everything do same... we have to live with that..best thing is fasting ..

I notice there's a weird connection between anxiety and diareah... Sometimes I'll randomly feel anxious butterfly type feelings in my bowels around my gut.. A couple hours later comes the liquid fire. I don't feel anxiety normally, and if I do it's not the kind of anxiety that makes my stomach feel weird and tense. There's something to it, either my brain is sending signals to my gut, or vice versa, but there is a miscommunication. Right now I'm about to go through another liquid fire phase. I'm a sinner..... I deserve every second of this.

Perfect if you don’t eat anything you’ll be fine!

Mine is more on the side of constipation & it’s driving me crazy. I’m usually scared to eat most days because when I do I feel bad & get the worse lower back pain. The bloating, gas, and back pain is a daily thing. I’m trying to change my diet but it’s not many good options or substitutes for most things & it’s just expensive all together. Man & I love garlic and onions. Cheese, yogurt, bread. 😭🤦🏽‍♀️😤

It’s my anniversary today, I’m sitting on the toilet!

Everything to avoid. ....only water left.....

im 12, i dont have irritable bowel syndrome permanently but usually when i do something to trigger it, i dont know when its gonna go away but i hope it goes away soon

Stop coffee and tea, avoid white sugar.......Take fenugreek sprouts before breakfast, hartika(kadukkai podi in Tamil) powder in hot water before sleep...... Do some simple yoga..... This cures 100% without any medicine you can come good, take 1 cup of yogurt without sugar

I got diagnosed 4 years ago in March coming up with Celiac disease, IBS & Lactose intolerance. Honestly it has changed my view on food, I get severe anxiety before I eat any meal

I feel better with a high fat, animal protein rich diet. What's bothering me is lactose, beans, lentils, sugar, spices, stress, caffeine, carbonation, alcohol. I rub my belly a lot and use a heating pad and that helps x1000000. Thanks for the video.

Guys. you can reduce the symptoms of ibs by eating only in them morning and then fasting until dinner. And working out while in between your meals. Eat blue berries and bananans. Just make sure its probiotic as it feeds your good bacteria in the morning. When you get to dinner you will want to eat lean meats like fish or beef with potatoes and green vegetables on the side with maybe rice. I hope this information helps

So it’s not eat or suffer basically

Wow! 3 things I consume too much and no wonder my bowels have not been happy :Caffeine"even decaf?" apples"I eat every morning in my oatmeal" ,and especially spicy foods .Woops! I thought I was doing great eating a gluten free diet but that's not enough.Thanks for this informative video.👍

This was very informative, but the title is "Foods to eat/avoid with IBS" other than recommending fiber IF you have constipation symptoms, there was no other food recommendations, just things to avoid. I'm interested in specific foods that are recommended and/or can help heal the gut or improve symptoms

I immediately stop watching when a doctor says to eat a high fiber diet . Most of us with IBS knows that high fiber foods make us bloat out tremendously

Citrucel fiber is the only fiber that made a big difference for me. I used to have so much trapped gas like in my chest. Messed with my breathing. I tried all types of fiber. Psyllium, flax, chia, that tummy fiber, I was like 80 percent better after citrucel. Wish I could find a more natural fix.

I used to have IBS then i did a 14 day colon cleanse. I no longer have this anymore and it’s been i great way to live!

I am facing this problem from past 6 years and truely realize that how critical ibs actually. In ibs we can't judge what to take and what avoid. But you follow any kind of diet plan always face nutritional deficiencies. But when we intake water first you have to boil cause 80% diseases start with dirty water.

This is almost lazy science imo. You’ve basically eliminated every good group that’s out there… and you’re probably right; if I only eat celery and drink water then yeah no IBS but what kind of life is that?

I knew I am doing something to my stomach but as soon as as I felt better I take it for granted and start to eat carelessly again .especially on sour and spicy food .lol but when the pain comes I will regret it again .being a human is hard

I’m doing the research now. I’ve suspected for a few years now that I have IBS I am lactose intolerant so I cut dairy out of my diet it helped for a while but now I’m back with the stomach pains and the pains tend to not only stay in my abdomen but around to my sides as well. Going to start cutting out other foods and increasing healthier options. Today I one of my flare ups been in the bathroom 3 times already and it’s only 11:30 the pain subsides after a movement but returns shortly after I tend to lean more on the constipation scale but I do have a few days a month where it’s really loose

Lol so what foods can we actually eat..?

It's like we have stomach cancer, there's more we can't eat then what we can. This sucks.

Here's a list of what I take during the day 1. One pill of 75mg viberzi in the afternoon followed by a probiotic with 6 billion cultures 2. One pill of anxiety medication at some point during the day, along with GasX 3. Another pill of 75mg Viberzi later in the day. And im not sure if it's all the combined medications, but I still get the burning sensation in my lower gut.

Bro what will i eat then fam

Basically either suffer with choosing not to eat almost everything that you enjoy eating or suffer with IBS. 🤬🤬🤬

Thanks for sharing! Gut health is so important for preventing constipation! Indicators of a healthy gut include: colon transit time of 12-24 hours, type 4 stool on the Bristol stool chart, not having diarrhea or constipation, having 1-3 bowel movements per day, and light-dark brown colored stools!

This is such a nightmare! I just want to stop eating forever

So if you have IBS there is sure to be something here "important to avoid" so how depressing is that eh?.So the advice here is take out pleasures like coffee and alcohol and you MIGHT reduce your IBS symtoms. And what is the point if it takes out half the pleasure in your life? "Stop drinking alcohol, stop smoking, stop eating spicey food, stop drinking coffee and above all stay positive. " While doctoprs mention the important role of stress, they in the same breath recommend drastic changes in diet and habits without thinking for a moment how that could stress out some patients dramatically and stress is a key trigger for IBS!"

I found that keeping a record of foods that irritate then leaving them out of my diet plus homeopathic remedies when there is an issue have helped enormously. My problem has been created and compounded by the insecticide Roundup. Now I have gone completely organic.

I have been suffering for ibs 8 years now, it is not easy for me coz everything is not good for me you can't even gain weight.

i tend to get terrible IBS symptoms when i eat beef, corn and cows milk and coffee, im now trying decaff tea and coffee

The reason I’m watching this video is because I have IBS problem I think ! Especially today , & I just realized that was chewing sugar free gums all day for the last 2 weeks but today none stop . & thank you for that video.

I have ibs.. It's so bad thing... Whole life routine become disturb of ibs patient. Ibs patient face new challenges every day... Difficult life with ibs

Lol first list is exactly the foods that trigger the painful cramps. Beans and broccoli.

I love spicy food-but I just can’t eat it anymore-thank IBS

this video really showed me that i can control my IBS. thank u so much sire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What do we eat then ?

i cant even have onion or garlic? da fark..so what can i eat then? air?

At this point I'd rather live with my symptoms and eat what the hell I want

I just stopped eating altogether and have seen great results-haven’t had an accident in over 3 weeks! 🙏

Thank you whoever the creator is of this video. God bless you all and let's get healthy !!!!

I’m Mexican and I can’t live without spicy food ☹️

Basically, don't eat anything, and pray to God.

I fought severe diarrhea for 2 yrs. Now I take digestive enzymes, Mastic gum, and L- Glutamine. No more diarrhea! I am not a doctor so I am just stating that it worked for me.

well Damn, what CAN I eat? Thank for the video. it was ver helpful but this sucks for me.

The worst part of having IBS for me is the noises that my stomach makes. My stomach noises have literally ruined my life and I'd be lying if I said I don't hate myself because of it. It's just so embarrassing... And it happens when I'm writing tests or in class... Literally the worst feeling in the world.

Can IBS completely cure ? We have to follow these for full life span?

Those with Ibs should check for Sibo

Anxiety triggers mine too. I have celiac disease and am lactose intolerant. Still get IBS better since I'm on the gluten free diet

I go with Low Fodmap diet. It works unbelievingly good. But my protein intake is too high for now (I eat chicken like 500g and 2 tomatoes as my dinner.) I'm on my fourth day on my diet. I'll find different foods that do not give me bloating/dierrha etc. For now, eggs, chicken, tomato, carrot, orange, lemon, spinach, parsley are okay. My stool is more solid, and I don't have to go toilet like 4-5 times in a day.

Conflicting info. Eat diet high in fiber, ie. whole grains, then says eat a gluten free diet with no wheat.

My nutritionist gave me the MRT/LEAP test and elimination diet based on the test, and we found many common foods were a problem for me. I started the elimination diet the same day I got the report, and I got immediate relief. While I got sick when I tried some new foods, I also found foods that were safe to eat. I recommend the MRT/LEAP test and elimination diet to anyone with IBS, it was a miracle for me.

This (IBS-D) was happening to me for like a year. A month ago I finally decided to try the low fodmap diet and I created a list of my triggers: onions, garlic, mustard, and dairy are the things I know give me instant diarrhea.

Whatever you said to avoid are my main food.what shall i do??

It would be better if this video could make the food suggested and food to avoid more obviously separated, visually with an avoid icon in different color and design wise on different pages.

i have ibs and so dose my mom please add popcorn to the worst food list it gets my tunmmy every time i eat it!

So do t eat at all right ?

Avoid coffee, sugar, bread, pastries. 😑 I hope I don't forget this 🙄

I thought I was all alone , it’s like I can’t eat anything without being bloated after then constipated and left with my hole on 🔥😖.

Which would be a good beverage to drink when you go out? No beer, no alcohol, no cafeine, no carbonated drinks, no sugar, no milk. I always wonder what to have.

I don't have pain or constipation so that means I probably don't have it?

I've been suffering for almost 5 years now, and I lost a lot of weight. And you are telling me only to have fibre and avoid everything 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

I have never had pain, but bloating all the time, no matter how I eat I have tried it all.

I think that there should be better discussion of the differences between IBS constipation vs diarrhea. Some of these foods would seem to help constipation and hurt diarrhea and vice versa.

CAC Trikatu As the name suggests three ingredients are used for its preparation like Shunthi, Pippali, & Maricha. These herbs in combination deal with the loss of appetite, gas, flatulence, bloating, abdominal distension, weak digestion, constipation, abdominal pain, etc.

Me being 95% on IBS diet without knowing it, I'm just used to count my farts( 2-3 farts a day is glorious feeling) and don't like to look pregnant all the time.

Another useful video, many thanks.

The lactose free is what helped me the most

High fibre from nuts such as Walnuts, and grains like Gluten Free Oats work well for me.. I avoid all fruit, coconut (apart from oil/MCT), Gluten grains, Fodmap Veg,,, I use Brown Rice Syrup as a Sweetner, or Baobab fruit powder is super low in fructose. :)

Bro i can't avoid mangoes say whaat? It's the only thing that hlps me stool bc i'm always constipated

My doctor just told me I have IBS, I guess it’s time to be a skinny legend 😞

Watching this while having painful diarrhea.. help

Thank you so very much for this video! It has helped me so much! I know caffeine makes my systems worse. I thought asparagus and apples were making my IBS worse. Your video confirms it. Thank you again, and I like the speakers voice and presentation.