If I Can End DECADES of Chronic Diarrhoea, So Can YOU
And if you’ve cut out food after food and you still have diarrhoea, you’ve been making the same mistakes I made!
After decades of living with chronic diarrhoea, I finally stopped chasing foods and started looking at the underlying drivers. Finally Solid is a PDF guide that shares what I discovered — and the five-part framework that helped me break the cycle.
If You’ve Tried Everything, You’re Not Alone
It probably seems like your diarrhoea is being caused by something you ate. So you cut out dairy. Then gluten. Then coffee. Then spicy food. Maybe you’ve tried low-FODMAP, probiotics, supplements, elimination diets — or simply stopped eating before going anywhere.
I know because I did the same thing.
And the more foods I eliminated, the more restricted my life became — without actually solving the problem.
The problem wasn’t that I hadn’t found the right diet. I was looking in the wrong place.
So What Finally Changed?
The breakthrough wasn’t finding one magical food or eliminating one more ingredient. It was understanding that several things were happening at the same time — and that they were feeding into each other. Chronic diarrhoea rarely has one cause. In my experience, and in the years I spent looking for answers, it comes from five drivers that feed into each other. That’s why fixing one thing often doesn’t hold. In my book Finally Solid, I discuss what each one is, how to spot it, and how they fit together.
Inside Finally Solid, You’ll Discover
-> SIBO & Bacterial Overgrowth
Bacteria in your gut can end up where they cause the most trouble, and some foods feed them more than others. When that happens, bloating, gas and urgency can show up soon after eating, and certain fibres, sugars and fermented foods can make it worse. This was the missing piece for me, and I explain it in Chapter 5.
-> Bile & Fat Digestion
Bile is what your body uses to break down fat. If rich meals send you rushing to the toilet, or your stools are pale, oily or hard to flush, your fat digestion may need attention. There’s a dedicated section for readers who’ve had their gallbladder removed.
-> Leaky Gut
When the gut lining is more permeable than it should be, your body can start reacting to foods it used to handle. If your list of problem foods keeps growing, this may be part of the picture. I also cover how much alcohol can affect your gut, which most people (including me) underestimate.
-> Food Triggers
Food can be a trigger, but it’s often the messenger rather than the cause. Reactions that seem random or change from day to day can point to something underneath, which is why chasing foods on their own can go in circles. The book includes my Trigger Detective Method to help you work out your own.
-> Stress, Fear & the Gut-Brain Loop
Your gut and brain are in constant conversation. Stress can speed things up, and worrying about having an accident can keep the loop going. Planning your day around toilets or dreading meals out is part of the same pattern, and it isn’t a character flaw.
And histamine runs through it all. It can add to reactions across several of these drivers and make diarrhoea worse in the moment. I cover it in Chapter 8, “Histamine: The Hidden Thread.”
Is Finally Solid For You?
This book is for you if you’re tired of planning your life around your bowel.
- You’ve lived with diarrhea for months or years and still don’t know why.
- You’ve eliminated food after food, only to find another one that seems to cause problems.
- You’re afraid to eat before leaving the house or going somewhere without easy access to a toilet.
- You’ve tried diets, supplements or probiotics but nothing has provided a lasting solution.
- You suspect there’s more going on than simply “something you ate.”
- You’re ready to stop endlessly restricting your diet and start looking at the bigger picture.
I Know Because I Lived It
For decades, chronic diarrhoea wasn’t just a digestive problem. It affected where I went, what I ate, how I travelled and how much I worried about being near a toilet. I tried changing my diet again and again, constantly searching for the food I was supposedly reacting to.
But eventually I realised I was asking the wrong question. Instead of asking, “What food is causing this?” I needed to ask, “What is happening in my gut that is making these foods a problem?”
That change in perspective set me on a completely different path. I began looking at the underlying drivers — SIBO and fermentation, bile and fat digestion, gut permeability, food triggers and the gut-brain connection. And slowly, the pieces started to make sense.
That is the journey behind Finally Solid.
I’m not a doctor or a gastroenterologist. I’m someone who lived with this problem for decades, tried countless approaches, dug deeply into the research and eventually found a way forward that changed my life.
And if I can do it, you can do it too!
What You’ll Find Inside Finally Solid
Everything I wish someone had put in front of me decades ago...
-> Your five-driver framework
See how SIBO, bile and fat digestion, leaky gut, food triggers and the stress loop feed each other, so you know where to start instead of guessing.
-> What I actually did
The path I followed that has led me to be free of chronic diarrhoea now, including the first thing I changed and why.
-> The Trigger Detective Method
A structured way to work out your own pattern, instead of cutting out food after food and hoping.
-> SIBO and fermentation
Why bloating, gas and urgency can show up soon after eating, and why some “healthy” foods can make it worse.
-> Bile, fat and the gallbladder
What to look at if rich meals send you running or your stools look pale or oily, including if you’ve had your gallbladder removed.
-> Leaky gut and food reactions
Why your list of problem foods can keep growing, and how alcohol fits in.
-> The stress and gut-brain loop
Including the fear and avoidance that lead so many people to plan their lives around toilets.
-> Histamine, the hidden thread
How it can add to reactions across the drivers, and make things worse in the moment.
-> Rebuilding the gut
What I did to support my gut once the main drivers were addressed.
And You’ll Get These Practical Tools Too
📋 Symptom Tracker
Track your symptoms and patterns over time so you can start seeing what your gut is actually doing.
💩 Stool Chart
A simple guide to help you record changes in stool consistency and spot patterns.
📝 Trigger Detective Worksheets
Work through the Trigger Detective Method step by step to identify patterns without endlessly eliminating foods.
📅 14-Day Observation Journal
Two weeks of guided observation to help you connect symptoms, food, stress and other factors without jumping to conclusions.
🌿 Histamine Food List
A practical reference list to help you begin to identify foods that may be relevant when histamine is part of your picture.
Ready to Finally Break the Cycle?
You don’t need another list of foods to avoid. You need a better understanding of what’s driving your symptoms.
Finally Solid gives you the framework I wish I’d had when I was struggling with chronic diarrhoea — so you can stop endlessly chasing individual foods and start looking at the bigger picture.
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About The Author
After decades of living with chronic diarrhea, Sue became determined to understand what was really happening in her gut.
Her journey took her through years of dietary experiments, research and plenty of wrong turns. Along the way, she discovered that chasing individual foods wasn’t solving the underlying problem.
Finally Solid brings together what she learned into a practical five-driver framework designed to help other people with chronic diarrhoea understand their own patterns and start asking better questions.
Sue writes about gut health, nutrition, metabolism, healthy ageing and the lessons she’s learned from experimenting on herself — with a particular focus on looking beyond conventional one-size-fits-all dietary advice.
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