Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

Right, the Bristol Stool chart. What a fun when doctors ask you to keep a stool record.

> It's likely whatever was wrong with me was brewing for awhile, and just triggered into something severe when something pushed it over the edge.

I can't back it up with any evidence but my feeling is that a combo of stress and too healthy food (for me) triggered my gut crisis.

What I mean is that I started to eat food that was too rich in GOS, and also fructose, just before my problems started.




> I can't back it up with any evidence but my feeling is that a combo of stress and too healthy food (for me) triggered my gut crisis.

Similar. I'd been trying to eat healthier for the past couple years, slowly cutting back on dessert/sweet foods, eating more vegetables and fruits. Even started doing green and fruit smoothies this year. But yeah, under the FODMAP theory a lot of fruits could ferment in the gut, some vegetables too, and beans, a staple of a healthy diet, are probably the prototypical high-FODMAP food.

I'm not sure what the moral of that is ... I guess ... don't eat healthier because it might kill you? shrug The gut is a weird beast.




Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: