I don’t get severe diarrhoea or constipation very often with my IBs. But my poo is always mushy or dry. Strange thing is that this happens on the same day. I often wonder what is going on inside of me. When it is playing up as it has done recently as you say it makes one feel so ill. I am trying the fod map diet, and giving up dairy and gluten. But as you say grey I’m not convinced that it is food that sets me off, it just happens. I hope you lovely ladies, great and Shatoya feel abit better soon. Take care.

I do too! I have IBS with constipation and IBS with diarrhea.

What worked for me is to stay away from processed foods, with their hydrogenated oils. Take a good probiotic. Don’t eat too many fatty foods. My daughter has fibromyalgia and for her what worked was following the FODMAP diet. She always suffered with nausea and gassy stomach with ibs . If I do get an occasional attack, red wine stops it.

Yep and I hate it.

Seems like I have spent years trying to alter diet...even gave up coffee...but nothing seems to solve the issue. Makes it very hard to go and do even basic tasks, like grocery shopping. It's very depressing!!