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I had IBS-D from about the age of 10 to the age of 29. I'm 42 now. What changed for me 13 years ago is that I learned that humans require eating dietary fiber and changed my diet to accomplish that.

I eat about 40 grams of dietary fiber and drink at least a gallon of water every day. It actually takes work to reach this goal, but the plus side is that once I started doing this I have had no symptoms of IBS for the past 13 years.

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Wow, that's a pretty amazing amount of fiber and a great success story. I would caution applying this advice to everyone, though. As anyone who has a lot of intestinal inflammation can tell you very quickly: fiber is like steel wool dragging through there. Ouch! I think this especially highlights how IBS is a range of causes/symptoms, not one distinct disorder.

IBS does not typically present with inflammation. Those are typically hallmarks of inflammatory bowel disease like colitis or Crohns.

http://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditi...

There are some sources that say inflammation does play a role in IBS but every study I've read says it does not.

Very interesting. I indeed have Crohn's, not IBS. I thought they would be more closely related, but this article [1] from the CCFA has made me change my mind a little bit...

[1] http://www.ccfa.org/resources/ibs-and-ibd-two-very.html

Do you have another other dietary restrictions, other than the fiber and water? Just curious. Thanks.

No other dietary restrictions.

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