Having suffered from a very similar problem I would agree with the above posters in increasing fat (most important), fermented vegetables and bone broth. I also take magnesium citrate when things flare up (read: constipated) and also the Ayurvedic triphala which strengthens the gut and peristalsis. Magnesium can give you the runs if you overdose but otherwise it also helps with muscle fatigue and general metabolism - hurray!

Good luck !

Henry 3rd, I am sure it will improve but it might take some time!

I've been eating paleo / primal for 15 months now - first few months was meat, green veg , fish, eggs, cream and sat fats. Felt great, but spent far too many hours in the mornings going to the bathroom.

Tried cutting eggs, reducing cream, lessening fats - still had runs in the morning.

Past few weeks, I've added some eggs back, reduced the amount of tea and water that I drink, added back potatoes and root vegetables while reducing greens - and I think there is an improvement. I'm stopping fruit for a few weeks to see if that helps too.

Reading on this site and MDA, there seem to be plenty of variants of primal / paleo, the main common ground seeming to be no grains except perhaps white rice, reducing omega 6 and increasing or at least balancing omega 3, eating more natural fat and plenty of ruminant meat.

Keep experimenting - you'll ultimately find the one that suits you.

My symptoms have improved tremendously. My stomach use to be a noisy mess, and I had disgusting farts that would fill the whole house with a nasty stench. It took like 4 months of no fruit, nuts and starch, and really high fat to finally fix the problem. Now I could eat potatoes with no problem.

...except now I am constipated. I only go about once a week, but when I do go, I don't struggle at all and the stool looks nice and healthy.

I have to second the NO NUTS thing.....I also suffered from terrible IBS and nuts did not help at all. Bone broth everyday, one cup to heal your poor intestines. Water kefir too if you can tolerate it. But above all, squat pooping improved things immensely. I got me one of these babies - http://www.lillipad.co.nz/ and my IBS episodes dramatically decreased since, and bowel movements became "normal"

For the last five weeks I've been on a primarly meat-based diet. I don't eat any fruit or nuts. I rarely eat veggies. For the first 2 weeks I had diarrhea. The next two weeks I had steatorrhea. For the last week my poops have been normal.

I used to have horrible gut problems. Nausea, heartburn, GERD, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, endless burping. Five weeks later my symptoms are mostly gone.

I feel normal for the first time in years.

It takes quite awhile to heal from IBS. I think it took me 6 months to get into good condition and 2 years before I could say it was gone, but I know things now that I didn't.

Please consider ditching

• nuts: fiber and phytates, among other things, can irritate the gut
• chicken breast: an inferior source of meat, lower in nutrition and fat

When you eat chicken or salmon, make sure to wrap in bacon, braise in coconut milk, or otherwise add fat. Fat makes the tummy happy.

Here is what I feel keeps my IBS at bay

• probiotics and lacto-fermented vegetables. I have at least one serving of lacto-fermented vegetables.
• meat stews rich in broth and made with fatty cuts of meat. Latest one is made by braising lamb shoulder with coconut milk and broth, with some spices.
• Less chicken/pork/eggs, more beef/lamb/goat/venison/elk. I do at most one serving a day of chicken/pork/eggs.
• Plenty of fat
• I really only eat fermented vegetables now. I don't have a problem with starch, so I sometimes eat yams and other starch, but it might take some time to get your bacteria in balance so they don't go crazy with this food.

It would help to know what type of IBS you have. Mainly constipation or diarrhea?

It would be helpful if the OP was more specific about the TMI stuff... is your IBS typically characterized by D (diarrhea) or C (constipation)? If it was the first, cut back on the veggies, if it's the second, increase them. It's also really likely that your system will take some time to adjust and you might have symptoms all over the place. After months of D (celiac disease), after the first two weeks of a GF (gluten free) diet, I was constipated. Now I eat a nice balance of meats, fish and veggies and I rarely have any problems, despite a medication for fibromyalgia that can cause C.

Also, you might want to look into something called diatomaceous earth (FOOD GRADE ONLY) since it's helped a lot of people with IBS.

I had been dealing with daily painful bloating for several years, and 3 days after cutting gluten, I was fine (I had an endoscopy a couple years ago, negative for celiac); I was overjoyed. I had some ups and downs, and ended up going pretty paleo about 6 months after the initial gluten experiment. I feel about 90% better, but things aren't always great in the ol' BM department. Probably depends on how long you've been sick and how much damage has been done.

I was called in to my GI office for an IBS study, and told the doc how much better I feel when cutting grains, especially gluten; he replied that since I tested negative for celiac, there was no need to cut it out. Oh rly? That was disappointing to hear from a GI "expert", but my nurse practitioner is very supportive of what I've been doing. Definitely give it some time; I bet you'll feel so much better!

You should try cutting out the fruit and just eating meat, fat, some green leafies and tubers for a while and see how you do.

I'm approaching two months in, and I'm still adjusting my digestive system. I have days of -- pardon the overshare -- really awesome poos, and then days of, "Eh, is that all I get?"

Another thing to consider is that since our food is more efficient now, there's less waste, which may lead to smaller, fewer BMs.

Here's a question: does it hurt when you don't go anymore? For me, it used to be agony when I couldn't defecate. However, despite my smaller bowel movements, I don't get that lower-abdominal distension and pain anymore. This is such a novelty to me that I, too, wept big fat tears of joy. :)

Also, try squatting on your toilet (if feasible). Believe me, it helps. And meditative breathing, since if you're anything like me, you may get anxious you can't go which might actually prevent you from going. Fully relaxing helps wonders.

Offhand, one the biggest culprit for you is that it looks like you don't eat enough fat. Your lunch looks like "diet" food to me. Perhaps you should sauté your kale in butter or coconut oil and switch to a higher-fat cut of meat, such as skin-on chicken thigh? It's much less expensive, too. :) Don't be afraid of steaming some broccoli and dousing it in butter for dinner (or leftover bacon drippings, if you save them).

Good luck! I know how important this is to you, and I wish you the best! :)

I think it took me a while actually (maybe 1/2 months) Now it is 95% gone. It would be 100% gone if I stopped having some creme fraiche and decreased my nut intake. Also, my digestion really improved after taking NOW Foods Super Enzymes.

Remember that lack of sleep and stress plays a big part in it as well. Just keep on rolling, and you'll be fine : )