Hi Jack
I have problems with my digestive system too which have been diagnosed as IBS but my symptoms mirror the symptons of my workmates Crohn's Disease. I get the impression that IBS is the label attached to any digestive complaint the medical profession cant be bothered to investigate further!
Previous to turning Vegan my symptoms were quite severe and causing me a lot pf problems-especially in the mornings
). The GP threw some medication at it but nothing made much difference.
When I changed to a Vegan diet I had several glorious years where I was virtually symptom free and also lost two stone..I thought all my Christmases had come at once!
Unfortunately over the last six months or so the symptoms are back, I really do not understand why but have put it down to stress which I know is tied in strongly with IBS?
When I discussed it with the GP I was told that a Vegan diet is the worst of all diets for such conditions as it involves consumption of food that the body finds hard to break down. It all seemed to make no sense to me espeically as my conditon had actually been worse on an omin diet ???? !!!!
I am now in a position where I dare not risk eating on a work day morning for fear of being camped out in the toilet and having to explain myself!!!
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