The Trouble with Fiber

[Phosis]

Hey all,

I switched to an AIP diet recently, and the entire time (14 days) experienced terrible diarrhea. The doctors thought it might be colitis in fact when I went to the hospital.

As soon as I removed the vegetable matter from my diet, boom, normal bowel movement.

I was diagnosed about 1 and a half years ago. Strict gluten-free diet. Little possibility of cross contamination. Many things have improved...dairy would send me into almost anaphlaxys before. But for some reason, I am having a real tough time with fiber in the diet. Even things like soups come through me. I have very little "digestive power" it seems, because most of my food comes out undigested looking, anything leafy especially. I had a HIDA scan that shows my gallbladder is "lazy" with an ejection fraction of < 8%. Fatty foods cause me issues. But I really want to eat healthy, and it's just so damn unpredictable. The only thing I can eat that doesn't send me stomach into a riot seems to be lean meats and gluten free pastas. They have scoped me up and down multiple times, barium swallows, bloodwork out the arse, stool cultures...

Help?

[Scott Adams]

Have you tried using digestive enzymes? Many people with celiac disease take them. Also, pre- and pro-biotics can be helpful as well.

[Phosis]

I am going to try a pro-biotic actually. That is one thing I haven't really tried at this point seriously. Digestive enzymes, no. But I was told not to take them while having diarrhea.

[Scott Adams]

I use this one, and think it's really good:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NSXBYVV