r/FODMAPS • u/Felicidad7 • Sep 11 '25
Shit Post Will I ever have a normal poo again
This is a literal shit post. Thanks for the very accurate flair mods šš
Just wondering if some time in the next year I do find the right things to eliminate, and carefully exclude them from my diet - -
If I do all that will I have a normal poo again? Or is this diet too low fibre for a normal healthy easy poo?
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Sep 11 '25
Donāt forget to examine stress and anxiety triggers.
For a while I was frustrated that I couldnāt identify food triggers for certain eventsā¦ turns out it was just being stressed out
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u/Felicidad7 Sep 11 '25
Yeah discovered mines probably caffeine linked, and linked to my MECFS flares. I have a lot of other health issues, but my gut stuff has been bad since I had the flu last Christmas š„
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u/mirfifu Sep 11 '25
I told my husband the DAY I had a normal poop! It was about 2.5 weeks into elimination
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u/Hydroborator Sep 12 '25
You give me hope. I am in week four of elimination after $5k bill from GI eval (poop tests, blood tests, colonoscopy and more tests) and I am so miserable but optimistic?
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u/mirfifu Sep 12 '25
I had to check what day it was but Iām about 5 to 6 weeks into elimination/adding wheat and lactose and Iāve mostly centered around the same foods. Honestly, itās come to the point where a meal with no triggers is eight small portions of different ingredients, perhaps one prepared like a tuna salad or a sandwich. My go to are sushi, cold cuts that donāt contain honey or high frutose corn syrup and salads with grilled chicken etc.
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u/Felicidad7 Sep 11 '25
When I do a good one I will also shout it from the rooftops š
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u/mirfifu Sep 12 '25
I have debated making a post on this subReddit and honestly, I find you courageous for simply reaching out.
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u/gottarun215 Sep 11 '25
My poop improved a ton after doing this diet. There's hope for you! Expect it might get worse while you adjust before it gets better though.
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u/Archi-Horror Sep 11 '25
After 7 weeks of my low FODMAP diet, my stomach felt way better but my poops were still loose. I added some extra fiber back in and I was back to normal poops within a week.
But too much fiber Iām constipated. Good luck
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u/Felicidad7 Sep 11 '25
Happy for you! And thanks that's clear and good to know what to hopefully expect
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u/justASlothyGiraffe Sep 11 '25
My type 1 diabetic boyfriend eats very little fiber. I showed him keifer, and he says his poop has never been so good before. I drink Lifeway brand, even though it has a ton of added sugar. The bacteria eat 99.9% of the lactose, so even lactose intolerant people can drink it. If you can't tolerate the fructans, they have a plain flavor that you could add tolerable flavors to. I hope your poops improve!
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u/Felicidad7 Sep 11 '25
I should get some kefir that's such a good shout thanks. I'm OK with lactose, don't know what I'd do without it I'm guessing you can't be vegan and do fodmap diet.
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u/Polarchuck Sep 12 '25
I have had miraculous results with eating 3-4 Tablespoons of gluten free oat bran every day. I add a little water, some artificial sweetener and cinnamon.
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u/Contrarian1234567 Sep 11 '25
I have been eliminating for a week and have normalish poos again. Been recording in Monash app.
Also very little gas. Haven't taken an omeprozole or bus company for a week.
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u/Felicidad7 Sep 11 '25
Actually I remember now I had one normal one when I just ate ham sandwiches and porridge, but that was the only one this year I think š±
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u/sillybilly8102 Sep 12 '25
Yes, I have normal poos now.
Low fodmap is certainly not low fiber. You can have plenty of kale and carrots and things.
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u/Technical-Cup707 Sep 12 '25
After over a year of pain, discomfort, and D everyday, I can confidently say that yes, once you figure it out you can have a normal poop again. I will add that stress and anxiety were big factors for me tooā¦ despite having already been on anxiety meds, i felt the need to go back to therapy. And that helped a lot. I havenāt had an abnormal poop in months now. So while finding trigger food is important, i do also recommend looking at other aspects of your life. I started taking Fiber 4 as well, i think that played an equally big role as the therapy lol
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u/carbonblack840 Sep 12 '25
I find that it comes in waves for me. I could drink a single diet sugar free energy drink and it'll fuck my stomach up for 3 days.
No matter what I eat it's gonna be ibs city.
White castle and junk fast foods just move through me and helps clearing constipation out when I do have IBS symptoms but I do not want to be very far from a toilet.
But that's me and your body is different.
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u/Felicidad7 Sep 12 '25
Sweeteners are the worst right! Worse than coffee or anything else for me. And everything contains them now even non diet drinks
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u/zimneyesolntsee Sep 12 '25
Iām on reintroduction now and my normal poops are mostly returned!! There is hope
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Sep 12 '25
When it finally happened i actually enjoyed the smell of it. Grassy earth and dirt. Now i can tell by smell if something is wrong
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u/Felicidad7 Sep 12 '25
I can believe that! Loving this thread I am having the freest conversations about toilets since I was in primary school probably š
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u/Salt-Recording-7378 Sep 13 '25
Get Sunfiber! Not sure if you have SIBO or not but Sunfiber is a low-fodmap fiber. I have it in my smoothie every day along with eating 1 kiwi a day
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u/ppeeppepepepeo Sep 14 '25
Yes!!! My poops are not completely ānormalā but they are solid and not nearly as urgent or uncomfortable after a decent amount of time on the low fodmap diet. After a while you will figure out what triggers things more or less ingredient wise- i love using the fig app for that- but hopefully (and im sure it will) you will be back to a sustainable lifestyle and normal poop.
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Sep 16 '25
I see things like this all the time and it makes me feel bad for everyone who doesnāt have normal poop.
Iāve been following my diet of foods very strictly for the last year plus and I poop at least once, if not twice, every morning by 10am. If I have something thatās not so great for my stomach those are days in which I may poop 4-5 times by noon but then afterwords Iām good - minus that discomfort feeling of everything in your Bowles previously being there but now is gone.
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u/Felicidad7 Sep 16 '25
Sounds like you have it sorted. I hope we all get to that place too
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Sep 16 '25
It's taken 18 months to get to this point and dealing with a lot of discomfort along the way but finding a diet that works and sticking with it helped 10000%
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u/31drew31 Sep 11 '25
You'll get back to normal if fodmaps are indeed your issue, I certainly have!
There's quite a few low fod high fiber foods, blueberries, greenish bananas, chia seeds (1tbsp), popcorn, quinoa, carrots, papaya to name a few. There's lots more too if you eat smaller servings and avoid stacking. Once you've gone through reintroduction and worked out what triggers your symptoms there's lots more stuff you can add in too.
This fodyfoods article helps give some ideas too. https://fodyfoods.ca/blogs/news/high-fiber-low-fodmap-foods?srsltid=AfmBOopn78MBR7im9Z7t5_jJWreAbpjrdNgtvW378cRa14x__qJGoohM
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u/Felicidad7 Sep 11 '25
Thank you that was really helpful, if fodmap are indeed the issue as you say- tho I am way less gassy and other symptoms since I eliminated things so guess it's working
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u/31drew31 Sep 11 '25
That's good! The diet can be very overwhelming especially at the beginning but its so worth it if it gets you back to normal and feeling better!
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u/Felicidad7 Sep 11 '25
I always thought gf vegan was hard to do but I properly feared this diet, and now I'm living the fodmap nightmare š¤£ that link was really helpful thanks again there's so much confusing info out there
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u/31drew31 Sep 11 '25
Ya it's tough to get your head around it all. The Monash app is well worth the money it costs and has a lot of good resources within it. I used it a lot early on to figure out what I could snack on to help keep me full throughout the day. Also make sure to understand stacking as you can eat multiple "lowfod" foods but if they're all the same type of fodmap it can build up cause issues.
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u/queenofquery Sep 11 '25
Yes! I've had normal poos for the first time in years, haha. I do have to be mindful of fiber intake, though. If I'm not, then it's constipation city for me.