Symptom relief
I'm not going to say I cured my IBS, because I am a bit superstitious, but my symptoms are about 95% gone. As in 95% of the time my digestion is totally normal - something that blows my mind every day.
I was diagnosed with IBS about 23 years ago after I started having persistent diarrhea, especially in the mornings. At the time I had a colonoscopy and endoscopy and the doctor told me I had damage consistent with celiac. Blood test for celiac came back negative and I was told I was safe to consume gluten and try giving up dairy.
Since then I basically suffered through it, but the last few years I decided to fight it, so I tried a bunch of stuff basically from suggestions on Reddit and Hashimoto's groups (turns out I have Hashimoto's).
Things I did that helped.
Went plant based. Made me feel a lot worse in first few weeks, then a lot better. I stopped taking fiber in those first few weeks because I realized I was getting a ton of fiber in my diet and that seemed to help.
Stopped drinking coffee. Now that things are more stable, I can have an oat latte about once a week without symptoms. But for every day morning caffeine I drink green tea.
Quit gluten. I really didn't want to do this especially because I'd been told by numerous doctors I'm fine to eat it. Saw this suggestion on the Hashimoto's groups and after I went off it strictly with no exceptions I started noticing a marked improvement in the way I felt and my digestion. Recovery had been slow but the longer I go without gluten, the more settled my stomach feels. Looking back on it now, I think this was the main culprit for my issues to begin with. Some undetectable form of celiac? Non celiac gluten sensitivity?
Daily supplementation with L Glutamine and B infantis. I saw a post on this subreddit saying the probiotic b infantis is clinically proven to reduce IBS symptoms. Read studies to confirm then started taking it. It's been a complete game changer.
Low dose naltrexone. This is a weird one. I started taking it for something else but have seen folks report online it helps their autoimmune symptoms. Since I started taking it 2 months ago, my digestive symptoms are basically gone. I can count on the fingers of one hand how often I've had them since. It's not clear to me if the improvement is from my gut healing from being off the gluten or if the naltrexone itself is helping. But whatever it is. I'll take it.
I am so so grateful for how I feel and sharing experience in the hope it helps someone else too.