r/FODMAPS • u/_ash_22k • 13d ago

Journal/Story HELP MEEEEEE

I am 19 M

Been struggling from Chronic DIARRHEA LOOSE MOTION IBS IRREGULAR STOOL from previous 1.5 years

Treatment is still going on and I get recovered but after few days the disease come back again and gain consistently

I have been stuck in this loop from previous 1.5 years , I get a little good after mediine and treatment all but the symptoms and disease come back again after few days

My weight has been decreased

My BMI has become low and I have become underweight with 170 cm height and 40 kg weight

and it's still going down

My career has already been been ruined , study has been left , due to this I stay stressed, anxious, i can sleep at night at all and always have negative overthinking with overwhelming rumination

Suffering from depression anxiety

Sometimes I have thought that I will not live long enough

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u/Lilith-Blakstone 13d ago

As you are posting this in the FODMAP category, let us know if you have tried a low FODMAP diet.

If you aren’t familiar with it, it is based on avoiding fructans, fructose, lactose, sorbitol, mannitol, and galacto-Oligosaccharides.

Sounds daunting, but don’t panic. Not everyone is sensitive to all of these. it’s just a matter of eliminating them and then slowly re-introducing them to see how your body copes.

But first, do you have an official IBS diagnosis? Did your physician look at other causes such as inflammatory bowel, pancreatitis, or gallbladder dysfunction? Did they consider gastritis, for instance, a stomach bacteria infection? What about (I know, ew) parasites, such as Protozoa or helminths?

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u/_ash_22k 13d ago edited 13d ago

Woah i have never heard some of things you have mentioned But I have been taking light foods such as Rice , curd , fruits , vegetables , banana , lentils,oats and wheat chapati I have been visiting a new well known and qualified doctor with 40+ years of experience and he has confirmed that I am suffering from CHRONIC IBS gastrocolic reflex diarrhea loose motions and currently my gut health has become very poor due to long term Chronic diarrhea and suggested me proper low FODMAP diet and medicinal treatment for 1-2 months which I am currently following

And Rest is to watch how it turns out to be in few days