I was told by a specialist to try gluten and dairy free only for two weejs because for most people its on of those but i went straight into the deep end typical haha I'm low fodmap plus gluten and dairy free which I've found extremely restricting but I've read online its best to cut your diew right back the first time for 2 wks that way the culprit or culprits are more likely to of been dropped then once your system is healthy again add 1 thing back slowly an monitor and changes then after a few months you'll have a thing or two that you know is a problem for your digestion so you stay away from it. Then your problem free no added fiber no stool softener by just removing the culprit

it sounds like a good plan missy - let me know your results. PS I wentt gluten free for 6 months as I have an underactive thyroid and it can be linked thyroid and gluten intolerance. But for me it made no difference except I lost weight and I'm already skinny so I stopped. I have not gone dairy free before though. Be interested to see if you find a problem food group. Please keep me posted.

Hey suemac l encourage you to give up dairy for 3 weeks and see if it makes a difference.

As for me I'm pleasantly surprised i expected this mornings bm to be worse then it was. Still some pain an blood the fissure is still open but my bm has changed a bit so I'm hopeful. Its early days but I'll keep you updated each day.

Its like my body is detoxing I've never experienced this before a bit personal an gross but the range of stuff coming out is weird like every type of bm except hard pebbles. The textures, colours, consistencies and gross but smell I've been twice today and it looks like i don't need a softener anymore but i did have some vit c last night so that mite of helped with avoiding any hardness but gosh this is strange. I truly think my body is cleaning out old stool from the sides of my entire digestive system. I feel so on the right track I've never felt like I'm on the right track like i do its amazing.

Wow it sounds like it is going well and cleansing your system out. How is the pain level??

Something is definitely going on its amazing an gross at the same time so today is about day 11 and this morning bm would of been a dream best bm I've had since i can ever remember if it wasnt for the random rock hard pebble at the very front then another 2 along the bm middle an end my guess is that these hard bits are being dislodged out of pockets in my digestive system so who knows how long they have been there. Today i also noticed a small amount of mucus, and some random strains of bm like rectangular sections with rough edges hard to explain but them too were hard like bits of out fermented food parts. I definitely think my issue is with some of these high fodmap foods. I cant eait to find out what the culprit /s are.

Pain is interesting i thought about it last night and knock on wood its actually better then when i was using softeners i can manage this well i mean I'm purposely not taking softeners so it cant be too bad. The first 3 days i jumped in the bath after my morning bms because the bms were still consisting of old per diet food an getting adjusted to no softener. But honestly I've never felt better. I'm listening to my body working with it, trying to heal my gut, eating healthy foods. I'll have to do a what I'm eating topic an start a new tread about me doing this lifestyle detox thingy so people can read it. I wonder if lots of us have gunk build up throughout our digestive systems

Day 12
Again bm started with hard pebbles. No mote painful then any other day with or without softeners. I'm having some lingering pain now which seems to of come on hrs after my bm but I've been on my feet all day. I'm interested to see how things change when i stop breastfeeding.

Its actually day 18 not day 12 and i haven't eaten any seeds in about a week or more but I'm still seeing seeds in bms. So bizarre

Ok day 19 an day 20
Starting with yesterdays bm was the first bm with no hard pebbles in it on it anywhere yay. It was formed mostly but with a harder more misshapened start to it which was slightly painful. I ate well yesterday until last night where i went to a friend's for dinner. I ate gluten and cake and some delicious white choc slice that was home made yummy.
Todays bm day 20 was the best yet no hard pebbles formed an soft but some random harder areas these harder areas are also darker in colour and are on the sides of the bm. Its like my normal bm is going through my system picking up old bits along the way. This bm was the first uncomfortable bm not painful bm in these whole 20days an so far no pain afterwards. I've had 2 glasses of hot water in the morning yesterday an today and I've skipped the coffee incase its causing drying hardening issues. I'm a bit worried about tomorrows bm after all the lovely things i ate last night. It seems that my system works like that so last nights food will skip a day then exit the next morning so 36hrs is that slow?

Day 21
I knew I'd pay for the delicious dinner at my friend's and i did although in now pain afterwards. Bm was pebbles to start then hard then compact al in 1 bm. I know i can do this i just need to not pig out on breads red meat and baked goods. I can't even point the finger because I ate so many different bad foods. So moving on no after pain which is super surprising. Maybe another bm later i hate that not done feeling. Anyone else get that feeling?