Michael,

I'm sorry to hear of your problems. From what you've described you have been diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome - IBS, not IBD, which is Inflammatory Bowel Disease, a much more serious illness that is not caused my food, bacteria, etc.

You may need to get a really good stool test done, by a lab that specializes in this, like Genova labs in N.C. You may also want to get a stool test done for H.Pylori and Candida.

The dry heaving and raised temperature would seem to point toward food poisioning and it is possible that there is a bacteria in your system causing the problems. But, I'm not a doctor and cannot diagnose you.

Good probiotics may be helpful - like Align, Xymogen, etc. Get the refrigerated variety from a reputable health food store and look for strains of Lactobacillus, Bifidus, etc. with at least 5 billion active per capsule. Take 1-2 per day after a meal.

The BRAT diet is useful when in a flare-up situation, but I wonder about the vegetarian diet as fruits and vegetables tend to be very hard on an already angry gut. I'd be more apt to try a low residue diet which tends to include white rice, potatoes, good quality yogurt, eggs, bananas, white bread, etc.

That's about as helpful as I can be with what I know. I hope something is helpful to you.

Best,

Elizabeth

If it is IBS that is causing your symptoms it can be frustrating as it can come and go, there is no one treatment, and it can be frustrating as you're experiencing.