Gas/Bloat/Stomach Distended

I suffer from Gas, bloating and diarrhea.  I find that foods with dairy products wreak havok on my tummy.  Underneath my belly button my stomach is destended like I am 4 months pregnant  I have had blood in my stool and feel at times I have a fissure or hemrroids due to painful bowel movements.  If I take Immodium I get constipated. My doc said try fiber..it made it worse...HELP ME PLEASE! I am depressed and cant move on with my life


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[daya72]

I am 39yrs old and have been living with this for about 4yrs now. i am sick of people looking at me debating whether to ask am i expecting or not or given a seat on the bus or getting congrats and when are you due etc. the discomfort and swelling is unreal. i too have had ultra sounds, camera up and down and numberous blood works. and nothing. they told me it was IBS and there is no cure. i did however go to health shop and did this allergy test and was told to avoid wheat and gluten. stay away from highfibre diets as they too can irritate your systems. i eat SPELT pasta bread etc and you can feel the difference. i had stopped all the spelt and gluten free products and gone back to pizza and bagels etc and boy am i paying for it now. swelling, paint discomfort and heard to breathe. i did find avoiding high fibre breads etc helps though. Plenty of water and veg and proteins and no MSG (chinese food), take outs, bread in general bar wholemeal spelt bread in the health shops and spelt pasta all helped me. I've been taking colofac which has given me no relief but still take them. anumore advise please post a comment. Andrea