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    Cooking methods to reduce Resistant Starch?

    Hi everyone, lately I have identified 3 dietary triggers viz. Resistant Starch, Pectins and Nightshades that are causing mental and sleep issues for me, especially Resistant starch. Now the easy way would be to eliminate all grains, beans and other foods high in resistant starch. However, I want...
  2. Shanti1

    Histamine as an inducer of symptoms in IBS

    Clinical studies support the hypothesis that histamine is an inciting factor in IBS for a sizable cohort. Antihistamine reduces pain in irritable bowel syndrome In a 12-week randomised trial, the team gave 28 patients the H1 antihistamine ebastine and 27 patients a placebo. Ebastine treatment...
  3. MarkRichardson

    Any opinions on Prucalopride or Fluconazole?

    Has anyone got experience of Prucalopride or Fluconazole? Gastro has prescribed me a week of the antifungal Fluconazole for suspected Candida and a months trial of Prucalopride for poor oesophageal and gut peristalis (contractions that move food along). Apparently Prucalopride can in rare...
  4. Pyrrhus

    Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Summary of discussions

    Since Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common comorbidity/symptom of ME, I thought I'd start a thread to try to summarize discussions on IBS. First, note that IBS is not to be confused with Inflammatory Bowel Disorder (IBD), a separate diagnosis based on diagnostic markers of inflammation...
  5. Hip

    Tryptophan as an IBS gut treatment

    A new study found that 65% of people attending an IBS clinic also have ME/CFS. The study found too that 86% of IBS patients had extensive antibiotics as a child, and the study authors suggest the antibiotic depletion of Lactobacillus friendly bacteria may have set the scene for IBS. I can...