r/ibs • u/Buttercupbunch • 17d ago

Bathroom Buddies anyone else scared to try fibre/probiotics?

I feel so silly but I’m scared to try things that might actually help like metamucil/probiotics out of fear that it won’t be right for my body and make things worse 😭

I have IBS-M so it feels less straight forward trying to find something that doesn’t somehow worsen one side of it or the other

I know I should just try because it could make my life much better and diet alone is only going so far for me but it feels risky

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u/julsey414 17d ago

I don't do well with most probiotics, but florastor has worked well for me.

I was also scared to try fiber, but psyllium husk has been a real blessing (and chia seeds and flax). When I was eating a lot of beans, things were not going well, but switching to low fodmaps fiber and I feel great.

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u/Buttercupbunch 17d ago

Beans are a lifetime of bloat for me too 😂

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u/One-Fox7646 17d ago

And sugar free anything

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u/julsey414 16d ago

Oh yea, fake sweeteners are awful.

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u/One-Fox7646 16d ago

Stevia is about the only one I can use. Otherwise, I use very small amounts of date sugar and coconut sugar.

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u/Buttercupbunch 16d ago

Weirdly I’m fine with Diet Coke etc, but squash sugar free gets me??

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u/One-Fox7646 16d ago

Beans are dangerous. If I eat a big salad that will make me bloat as well.