What Causes Stomach Cramps, Bloating And Frequent BM With A History Of IBS?

Brief Answer:
Please educate yourself of trigger foods

Detailed Answer:
Hello sir/ma'am and welcome.

Thank you for writing to us.

I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. The main thing about IBS (being an IBS-sufferer myself) is to educate yourself about the condition, mainly about the do's and don'ts. IBS is a condition that will stay with you for the entire remainder of your life, beginning from around the diagnosis.

The main fact about IBS is that it is a condition that has trigger factors which bring it on. Without these trigger factors, no medication, no exercise, and no other changes are to be made. Learning about these trigger factors, recognising them, studying your body and its response, will certainly help you avoid IBS for as long as possible.

Let me list some of the most common trigger factors for your reference, but I would also like to mention sir/ma'am that each individual is different and so, some individuals can have certain individual-specific trigger factors which may not be on the below list, but you will certainly be able to recognise them yourself once you come in contact with them. Once you do, avoid them completely, in all forms.

+Carbonated drinks
+Coffee
+Milk and other dairy products (Especially in those with lactose intolerance)
+Gluten and all its products
+Chocolate
+Caffeine (something that you should most probably avoid completely)
+Popcorn
+Carbonated drinks
+Taurine (present in many drinks)
+Alcohol
+Processed food (e.g. chips, cookies, etc.)
+Sorbitol
+Avoid refined grains (e.g. cereal, bread, etc.)
+Avoid pastas, noodles, etc.
+Avoid overeating
+Have 5-6 smaller meals instead of 2-3 larger ones
+Vegetables that can irritate your digestive tract and produce gas (e.g. broccoli, radishes, onions, cabbage, etc.)
+Sugar containing drinks
+Oily, fatty, fried and spicy food
and a few others.

From your information, coffee could be the cause for your presentation. I can understand if you were taking coffee all these years and did not experience any symptoms of IBS; but it started all of a sudden. That is just how IBS is, no warning, no rules, no sense. I think you should avoid coffee and all other trigger foods that you know sir/ma'am, and you should be able to return to having a normal life.

I hope you find my response helpful. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I am always here to help.

Best wishes.

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Brief Answer:
Yes sir, quite possibly so

Detailed Answer:
Hello once again sir.

The explosive diarrhoea of course is a major symptom of the IBS, and observing what you ate or drank prior to the symptom would help find the trigger food which you should later avoid.

Yes, pickle is one of the more common trigger factors and I would recommend avoiding it completely. The same way, keep observing what you have and when the IBS is aggravated. Avoiding your individual-specific trigger foods can help you live a symptom-free life.

Best wishes.

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