Originally Posted by PippoRossi

Ugghhh! Sounds all too familiar, although I never ended up in the ER. The docs were baffled and finally just threw medication at it but it only made me worse. Turns out after A LOT of trial and error, I figured out my problem was slight lactose intolerance. Simple as that! I can have SOME lactose in the form of hard cheeses and even some soft cheeses in moderation. I've removed milk from my life altogether. It's just not worth it. I would suggest purchasing this cookbook that she has refined for IBS sufferers: Eating for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). If you want, I think I still own this other informative book but no longer have any need for it and I've been saving it to send to someone who could use it: First Year: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, by Heather Van Vorous. PM me and I would be happy to mail it to you.

ETA - printing out this IBS Cheat Sheet was super helpful to me: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Books - HelpForIBS