IBS & the heat

joannapiano

I, too, have a really restricted diet and find that it generally keeps most symptoms at bay. I do find it very awkward if anyone asks us for a meal at home or in a restaurant. I now find it easier not to eat out at all as I feel it’s so rude to keep asking “What’s in it ?” when presented with a plate of food. Everyone and everywhere seem to put onion and garlic in dishes.

Thank you. I could write your answer myself. I check all the menus before we go out and often an after effect with something as simple as fish and chips (chips covered in gluten and tartar sauce with garlic). Totally agree with you about the onion and garlic dishes. I have sometimes also ordered three side dishes with no sauce i.e. green salad, new potatoes. Bonkers!

I find Colofac tablets from Boots great to stop the stomach cramps.

I, too, have a really restricted diet and find that it generally keeps most symptoms at bay. I do find it very awkward if anyone asks us for a meal at home or in a restaurant. I now find it easier not to eat out at all as I feel it’s so rude to keep asking “What’s in it ?” when presented with a plate of food. Everyone and everywhere seem to put onion and garlic in dishes.

Thanks everyone for your replies. It was the hot weather. Where I live it has dropped to 21 degrees and all well again. Drinking extra water and sticking to really simply food also helped and I have downloaded the Monash university app to my smart phone which tells you what is High Fodmap and what is Low Fodmap. Onions and garlic are real triggers too.

My IBS was quite uncomfortable during the warm weather and I find it difficult to eat anything. I take Colpermin peppermint oil tablets . It has now eased and I managed to eat dinner last night. I tried probiotics a while ago but they made me vomit.
I feel more sorry for DD who has Multiple Sclerosis and the heat makes limbs more stiff in sufferers. Her MS nurse is visiting today to alter her meds.

Have you tried taking probiotics? Probion is the best brand. They have specific types depending on what your tum is doing. Maybe just half a tablet for a while alongside a few more veggies will help.

The hot weather is great when you are on holiday by the side of a nice pool !

First it was hay fever and it has passed off now .

I think that a change of diet has triggered off an attack of IBS and it's probably self induced !

Too much coffee will trigger it off and so does ice-cream .

I've had lots of iced coffees and rather a lot of ice cream as well .

I'm sipping tea and plain water every hour .

Mebeverine doesn't really alleviate it .
It will pass ...
I bet that I do the same thing next year !

AGAA4

I find silicol gel and peppermint tea soothe bowel upsets. Hope yours settles soon.

Thank you and for the tip too.

I find silicol gel and peppermint tea soothe bowel upsets. Hope yours settles soon.

Definitely!
If you Google "IBS Heatwave" you will find references to a Swiss study which looked at the reasons for this.
Sadly I don't have any solutions. I even find that drinking lots of water gives me tummy ache!