Irritable bowel?

[daapearce]

I have been diagnosed with irritable bowel after suffering with pain and constipation for years. I also suffer badly with wind. I have been taking fybogel mebeverine twice a day and peppermint capsules for the past 4 months.I track my fibre intake, and ensure I have a minimum of 27g per day. I am an adult female, I exercise several times a week and consider my diet to be quite healthy. The pain isn't as frequent but im still constipated most of the time. Does anyone have any advice please?

[patient915]

I would recommend reducing your caffeine intake and try and drink at least 64 oz (8 glasses) of water a day.

[daapearce]

Thank you for taking the time to reply, to be honest I don't drink alot of water but do drink alot of caffeine. Thank you again, I'm sure your comment will be most helpful.

[patient915]

Along with getting enough fiber, are you making sure to drink a lot of water?  If you are not drinking enough water, the increased fiber won't help you.  You might want to talk to your doctor about starting on a mild laxative to help with the constipation which might also help the pain.  My recommendation would be something like miralax or milk of magnesia.

[Carrie1959]

Hi  Sorry to hear about your IBS.   I tried the fybogel and peppermint and they didn't work for me.  See my post about Aloe Vera it may work for you because I had the same symptoms.