Hi, could write a book about guts and the bowel,all my adult life I've had issues. I think we become less tolerant of certain foods as we hit menopause,I was always told I'd IBS but it's a very general diagnosis, actually found out only a few years back I have a wheat intolerance,which I probably had many moons ago but was told it was IBS, I also have slow transit now,which gives you an urgency to rush to the loo,sometimes I JUST get there in time.
I eventually got an appointment via NHS for a food allergy test,all of which was ok but the dr told me to try an intolerance test,which I did and wheat and almonds were off the scale.
The tests are expensive but if you do do one,make sure it's a blood test one