I saw my GP this morning to get a referral to see a CRS sometime in the New Year. Anyhow, during our chat and brief examination (which stopped short of a full digital insertion), she mentioned that her brother suffered from Crohns and that he benefitted from a low residue diet (think it's the same as low fibre). She said it makes the stools less bulky, easier to pass and less frequent. She said that the accepted wisdom of filling yourself with loads of fibre wasn't always a good thing and it might be worth experimenting to see if this made a difference.
Interesting paper on this very subject:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3435786/
I haven't eaten white bread for at least three years, but I'm beginning to wonder if my reliance on brown bread at breakfast and lunchtime might be causing more problems than it's solving. She also said the same about rice and pasta (i.e. try white rice and ordinary pasta, rather than brown and wholemeal). I must admit I'm intrigued, but a little wary, but I am sick of the 3-4 bowel motions every day, as well as the reliance on Movicol/Miralax for about 3-4 years. It's really not normal, but I'm scared to break the pattern.
I must admit I miss things like white rolls or even a white bread cheese sandwich. I drink at least 3 jugs of water every day and still get a combination of hard to pass stools in the morning, followed by further sticky motions at 10am and about 1pm. It drives me nuts!
Anyone else tried a lower fibre diet to combat the dreaded AFs? Your thoughts on a seemingly contradictory piece of advice.