My family doctor thinks I may have IBS as well as dairy
allergy/intolerance. I also had a foot of bowel removed because of
diverticulitis. That last foot seemed to be the one which allowed me to eat
spices and fruits. Suddenly I started having trouble with both. I don't
know if it really is IBS that causes the problem but the symptoms are
similar to LI in certain respects. However, I don't think that dairy
activates IBS. I'm willing to be proven wrong though.....

Don M

>At 07:25 PM 99/12/14 -0500, you wrote:
>>In a message dated 12/14/1999 11:47:01 AM Mountain Standard Time,
>>[log in to unmask] writes:
>>
>><<  because i was just diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome , and it's
>>absolutely necessary for me to avoid dairy at all costs. >>
>>
>>Why? What's the connection between IBS and dairy? Is there one?
>