Re: causes of fast transit time and over active bowel

[Guest guest]

I had a fast transit rate and have managed to normalise it by changing

my diet. If I follow government recommendations and eat lots of fruit

and veg it is a complete disaster. I have a loose bowel movement

after every meal and obvious malabsorption problems. If I continue

with such a diet it leads to exhaustion.

I have found that cutting out all kinds of sugar helps: lactose,

fructose, sucrose, maltose, etc. I also have to reduce carbohydrate

and have a low fibre diet. It is really worth me making this effort

because if I can maintain more normal bowel behaviour in this way, as

the months go by I have more energy.

You might be irritated by certain foods, or you might have dysbiosis

(bad bugs in the gut). I would recommend experimenting to see whether

your diet has any impact on the problem.

Here are some websites about the bad bugs issue:

http://www.badbugs.org/diet.htm

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/

http://www.biblelife.org/bowel.htm

Miriam

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> hi

> any ideas anyone have very fast transit time and overactive bowel

> confirmed by barium follow through and scan had ultra sound scan of

> stomach and ct scan of chest stomach and pelvis and 4 cheast xrays no

> cause yet found 9 months later still have bloating constant bowel

> motions and bladder and pain in muscles and stomach nausea fatique

> weight loss 44kg memory problems stiffness in fingers visual

> disturbances. only know have hashimotos atpo 180 with intermittent

> ranges of tsh 5.0 t4 18 t3 4 and partial adrenal insufficency taken

> adrenal max by nutri no cortisol in this for 7wks no effect ferritin

> test 28 taking gentle iron for this and selenium thistle drops can

> adrenal insufficency cause bowel overactivity and fast transit time

> any help appreciated also anywere i can go to find out risks of ct

> scan worried how much radiation been exposed to and risk of cancer

> julie

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[Guest guest]

- I agree 100% with Miriam on this one. I too had fast

transit rate and on the advice of my (US) Dr following a GTT have

totally changed my diet. That was last April.

I am now on a low glycemic index (GI) diet - that is only eating

those fruits and veg which have a low GI and therefore are processed

more slowly thru the body. This enables my blood sugar to

normalise. Also any protein - meat (all kinds), eggs, milk, yoghurt

(plain nonfat Dannone is a good one).

I eat low GI carbs and protein at every meal. In the beginning my

body had to learn to adapt and there was a small amount of

constipation but this did not last more than a few days before my

body stabalised.

Outcome of this change for me is 1) I have lost weight, 2) my gut

feels much more comfortable, 3) I am feeling more energetic 4) I eat

more protein than I did before and have cut my intake of fruit and

veg accordingly although I still eat a good amount.

Specific fruits I must avoid = bananas, mango, water melon, oranges,

pineapple.

Specific carbs I must be very wary of = pasta, bread, potato

I eat more frequently than before ie 3 main meals and three snacks

throughout the day. But always a combination of protein and carbs.

I found the following website to be very very useful int he early

days as it told me the basics of Low vs Hi GI foods.......

http://www.bellaonline.com/subjects/10399.asp

Checkout the bellaonline - nutrution section if you can there is a

wealth of info there including a low GI vs hi GI food list.

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> > hi

> > any ideas anyone have very fast transit time and overactive bowel

> > julie

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