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Elimination Diet And Bm's

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PetitHaricotVert Newbie
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Sorry for the potty talk! Can I expect a solid BM while on an elimination diet? A while ago, I was having severe problems with the big D. I started on probiotics and enzymes and that seemed to help. I was having relatively solid BM's for about two weeks. Now all of a sudden, I'm back to mush. It only happens about once or twice a day, but it's not solid anymore :-( I'm thinking of trying an elimination diet to figure out where I went wrong. Should I expect solid BM's while on that diet? Thanks in advance for any help!

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I think the answer will depend on what you eliminate & what you don't (sorry, not very helpful, I know). If you are successful in cutting out something that's causing you problems, you might see great improvements. I guess also, if you eat loads of fruit & veggies on the diet, that might have an impact IYKWIM! I've just started an elimination diet and have noticed a significant improvement with my bms. How much research have you done on elimination diets? Feel free to pm me if you need any help with it :)

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I went on an elimination/detox diet and by the second week I was not having any solid BMs. I felt great, though! I think it definately depends on what you're eliminating - and fruits do tend to help things 'move' a little better.

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I'm curious if you-all had a defined elimination diet designed by a nutritionist/naturopath, or if you designed your own plan. Or just said "OK, I'm not eating potatoes for 2 weeks, and I'll just see if that helps".

PetitHaricotVert Newbie
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Thanks for your responses! I was given an elimination diet by my allergist. She said to follow the diet for two weeks and then add a new thing for three days to see how it affects me.

What I currently eat (as per my nutrionist's recommendation) does involve a decent amount of fruits and vegetables. I'm just baffled though since I was doing well for two weeks with the diet the nutrionist recommended along with the probiotics and enzymes. I don't understand why all of a suddent I'm back to mush. More importantly, I'm terrified of it going back to the chronic D I had before.

The other issue I wrestle with is how possible is it for me to have a solid bm. I was dx last September but I think I've had it for about 11 years. Once I started the gluten-free diet, that's when chronic diarrhea hit me, along with nausea and a slew of other issues. So is mushy bm's just a fact of my life or is this an indication that I'm eating something that doesn't agree with me?

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I did an elimination/detox diet given to me by my kinesiologist. It was outlined and supported with a protein powder. I was supposed to add something new in every three days, but everything kind of fell apart at that point. Either way, I felt AMAZING for those three weeks at least!

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I've had probiotics and supplements give me problems in the poop area. I suspect you are eating something that is causing your issue. You need to narrow down to find it.

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PetitHaricotVert Newbie
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I did an elimination/detox diet given to me by my kinesiologist. It was outlined and supported with a protein powder. I was supposed to add something new in every three days, but everything kind of fell apart at that point. Either way, I felt AMAZING for those three weeks at least!

The protein powder sounds interesting. Were you allowed meat or any other protein source on your elimination diet? I want to stick with the one my allergist recommended. It looks do-able for me. I'm just hoping it'll fix my issue!

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I've just started an elimination diet and have noticed a significant improvement with my bms. How much research have you done on elimination diets? Feel free to pm me if you need any help with it :)

Hi Susie,

What kind of elimination diet are you doing and for how long does it last? I've read up on various types of them but the one I want to stick to is the one my allergist recommended . She said it's Hypo (I think) allergenic. So I guess there's foods on there that a lot of people aren't intolerant (or allergic) to. She gave it to me to help find my intolerances so I would like to assume she knows what she's talking about :unsure:

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Have you talked to your allergist again yet? Let her know what is going on. You may be sensitive to one of the starter food or you may be unknowingly glutening yourself with something that 'looks' safe. An example of this would be if she started you out with rice as a starter food and you are eating something like rice crispies which have gluten. When I did mine one of my 5 starter foods was pineapple, something it turned out I was sensitive to. Keep following the allergists instructions on adding back in one food at a time, one week at a time in as pure of a form as possible and if you are not in the add in stage yet let her know. Also don't worry if after the D stops you don't move your bowels for a day or two, that often happens.

PetitHaricotVert Newbie
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Have you talked to your allergist again yet? Let her know what is going on. You may be sensitive to one of the starter food or you may be unknowingly glutening yourself with something that 'looks' safe.

I haven't talked to the allergist yet. In fact, I haven't started the diet yet! I'm going shopping for it today and will start tomorrow. I am wondering how the starter foods are going to react with me since I don't eat them too often - pineapple, beets, asparagus, to name a few. I'm guessing I'll just eliminate the suspect food if I'm still having problems after a week - I hope it's not pineapple! The starter diet is supposed to be from 10-14 days and I add foods for three days at a time.

Also don't worry if after the D stops you don't move your bowels for a day or two, that often happens.

Thanks for the heads up! I would've probably gotten concerned as that hardly ever happens to me! Unless I take Immodium though :lol:

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