i was a firm believer in "roughage" until recently : bran , full-grain rye bread ... the works .
i've battled IBS on and of for some years . about nine months ago it started to get somewhat worse . the doctor and many medical websites said : increase fibre ... so i did ... and it got worse .
finally found an IBS support website that said : roughage is not always the best for IBS sufferers . they suggested "soluable" fibre : good white bread (but NOT WONDER bread !) , rice , pasta , bananas , mangoes ...
so i switched over and within a few days my problems started to go away . they also suggested taking IMMODIUM (about 1/2 to 2 tablets a day) to immediately control any flareups - this was also supported by the IMMODIUM official website .
my doc was sceptical , but it sure worked for me ... haven't had a problem in three weeks now and sleep like a baby again
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fibre was my choice at one time , but not any more - but still drink plenty of water and weak tea .
hbg