This is going to be short and sweet because I know that you don’t want a sales pitch. This is the transcript of a recent interview about my Best IBS Diet.

Who are you? I’m Ross, and I am 62 years of age, male, and living in Ireland.

What do you do for a living? I am retired from business and now manage an online audiobook website.

How long have you had IBS? I’m certainly not blaming my good wife for this, but I got the first symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome the year we got married, that was in 1975. So IBS has been in my system for more than 30 years. 36 in fact. I sometimes see misspellings like bowl syndrome.

Have you any medical qualifications? None, just some first hand experience.

What symptoms do you suffer from? Right now, thankfully none. But I did have nasty toilet habits: Predominately constipation with occasional loose stools of an urgent nature. Worse than that was abdominal pain: Lower right hand side abdominal pain. Irritating in the evening causing bloating and belching. And, by far the worst part was about two hours after I went to bed , I would wake up with an excruciating pain in my abdomen. I spent many early mornings between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. walking about the house because I could not lie down. It felt like a build-up of gas that had no intention of shifting. The result of this was that I felt tired during the day due to a lack of sleep and a bit on the irritable side. Irritable bowel syndrome = Irritable behaviour syndrome

What action did you take? • Many visits to doctors, each costing €40 ($50) • Several visits to Consultants each costing €80 ($100) • Colonoscopy – Cost €800 ($1,000) • Medicine – Antispasmodal Pills, several brands. • Natural Remedies – Peppermint Pills, Digestive enzymes Betaine hydrochloride Multi vitamin/mineral Amylase (for digesting carbohydrates) Lipase Bromelain/papain and a multitude of other remedies recommended by health food shops. You name it, I’ve probably tried it.

What good did this do you? It emptied my wallet. However, the medical profession confirmed that I was suffering from IBS. Well, that did me some good because they also said that it was not a life threatening disorder. I think that diagnosing IBS is a case of ruling out other complaints. What Did The Doctors Recommend? Drink plenty of water, take lots of exercise and avoid stress.

So, how are you now? I haven’t had any IBS Symptoms in 15 months. As a result of all those pills and medicine? No, I haven’t taken a pill in 15 months So, what did you do? Well, I will tell you, and, I want others to benefit from what I have learned. Will your advice help others? It’s not advice exactly. My conclusion is that IBS It’s a simple diet change I made which I will tell you about and, I can only hope that it will help others. Having visited several forums, I feel sorry for those who are suffering with this disorder and most of them seem to be doing what I used to do, jump from one remedy to the next.

Sounds like there is going to be a fee? No, there’s not.

Any testimonials? Afraid not. This website is brand new. Nobody else has tried this diet yet and, I’m not about to invent any testimonials. However, I hope that in time, some testimonials will filter through.

Whats The Diet? It is  very basic. A bowl of porridge every morning with plenty of dried fruit, raisins, currants, apricots.

Will this work for others? I’m afraid that I am unable to answer that. I don’t give medical advice to anyone. All I can say is that my condition has improved and I hope others will benefit also.