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Hi cmuse! Welcome! 
You can have your fruits & your veggies too with IBS...just cook em'!
Also, you can have low fat bread as long as doesn't have any triggers...like high fructose corn syrup, added.
PLEASE don't get discouraged...we're all here to help! As for your doc...we've all had ones like yours. I hope you find a better one!
Keep posting!
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Ruchie
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It's time to do the happy dance...c'mon everybody!
I didn't get your e-mail yet...I'll go check in a bit. I'm tutoring this morning and then it's off to the races 
I'm so thrilled for you Bev! Now if only I can follow suit.....I'll keep ya posted!
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Welcome, cmuse!
#52669 - 03/21/04 06:10 AM
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Don't get discouraged or depressed -- after all, you found US! And we're here to help. You came to the right place.
First of all, I think you need to find a better doctor. (Don't we all!) Good GIs are hard to come by. You need a colonoscopy to rule out other things; you have to have a confirmed diagnosis, not just "Well, I think you have IBS."
Secondly, don't worry about the weight -- for now. Right now you need to concentrate on the program. Get Heather's books, especially "The First Year." It's our bible. Read as much as you can -- and come into the boards often. I got SOOOO much better after I came "on board" and everyone here guided me along. Try the incredible recipes in the recipe board -- it's a lot of fun trying new things.
I have a weight problem as well. I joined Weight Watchers once and actually GAINED on it! So I understand where you're coming from. However, the FIRST important thing is to get stable. Learn what you can and can't tolerate, and get yourself to a point where you can start adding in some fruits and veggies.
Ruchie's right -- you just cook them. Throw your veggies into some stock, either home made or canned, and fix some great soups. Eat them with a French roll or other soluble fiber. Have your fresh fruit in a smoothie -- check out Heather's berry banana smoothie; it's fabulous.
Heather's advice to me about my weight control was to cut out all the sugar because they're empty calories. I've been on a sugar-free eating program since Monday, and I'm doing pretty well. But that's something you might want to consider LATER, after you're stable. Just focus on one thing at a time; that way it won't be so overwhelming.
It was very overwhelming at first for me, but I learned to relax (through the hypnotherapy program), and once I relaxed and "went with the flow," learning everything I could, and STOPPED CHEATING, I got better. LOTS better.
Just remember, you're with others now who have the same thing and a lot of people here are very knowledgeable -- and extremely helpful. Just ask -- ANYTHING, no matter how embarrassing (we've heard it all) -- and I guarantee you'll get better.
Welcome to the Boards!
Bev
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Thanks Bev!
I have ordered the eating for IBS book and have begun to read that. As you said I think it is just going to take some time to figure out what I can and can't eat. It is just a very different lifestyle change for me since all i use to eat was fruits and veggies! I will be here often and I am sure I will have more questions so thank you for the warm welcome!
christine (cmuse1224)
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#52695 - 03/21/04 09:42 AM
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Hi, Christine. Welcome to the boards.
I think you got great advice from Ruchie and Bev, so I just say "ditto."
I actually took about a year off of my weight-loss plan to get the IBS regulated. (It didn't have to be that long, but I didn't ever "regulate" 'cause I had a cheating problem.  ) Like Bev said, it's best to concentrate on getting well, first. You may find that the weight comes off easily then- some people apparently do. If you're like me and you have to work at a little more (or a lot!), then ONCE YOU'RE STABLE, you can start counting calories and worrying about replacing foods with no/low-cal soups and things like that (with soluble fiber bread or rice first!). But you're going to get sick if you try to diet AND get stable at the same time.
My priority for so long was worrying about my weight. I had to forget that and forget EVERYTHING I ever knew about dieting for a while and focus on health. 'Cause being a size 4 and having diarrhea all the time wasn't going to be good enough!
Let us know what other questions you have. PS: If you're stable enough, we highly recommend Rice Krispie Treats!
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Thank you for your advice...my only other question is when do I know that I am stable maybe a stupid question I know but I really don't know...what defines stable? Right now I am trying so hard to eat the right foods my diet is consisting of oatmeal in the am, a turkey sandwich on french bread for lunch with some carrots and rice crackers and i am having a hard time with dinner usually pasta or oatmeal again. My lower back has been KILLING me, I am not sleeping because my back is so painful. It seems to start in my abdomin and travel to my lower back where it throbs...any suggestions?
christine
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If any other serious medical problem has been ruled out, then some things you might want to try are a heating pad, ExtraStrength Tylenol (Ibuprofen and other NSAID's are triggers for many of us) and Benadryl to help you sleep.
Hang in there, it does get better!
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Thanks Laura,
I actually went out today and bought one of those herb heat/cold pads that you can freeze or put in the microwave, I am hopeing that that will help. If it doesnt go away within a few days I think I will call my doctor. Maybe there is something more, I have no idea. The only test my doctor did was a barrium enema...which i must say was the worst thing in the world! but maybe there is something else, i have no idea! but I am going to try the heating pad hopefully that will help and I do have benedryl so maybe I will take some tonight before I go to bed. I need to get a good nights sleep, especially with work tomorrow!
christine
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Speaking of being crappy... I gained 1.5 pounds this week.  Guess I'll have to be more careful about what I eat this week... I was slacking off (and PMS-ing) last week. WAY too much chocolate.
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Re: Christine
#52876 - 03/22/04 05:32 AM
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jenX
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Hi, again.
I know I get bad back pain when I'm having my IBS flareups! I mean, really bad. And it's with both my D and C. Ugh. I just use a heating pad and take some Tylenol and sleep as much as I can. I love those ThermaCare Heat Wraps for when I'm at work or running errands. I have been known to wear 2 at once: one on my back, one on my tummy. I was a little lumpy-looking, but hey! At least I was able to be mobile!
How do you know when you're stable? That's not a stupid question at all. I think everyone evaluates it differently... I don't know if you're D or C or both, but I'd say when things are progressing normally - no D, no C- for a week or two, you're pretty stable. Remember, stable is a relative thing and sometimes fleeting. I was stable for a few weeks and feeling great, but I'm a little off the mark right now 'cause I'm exhausted. I'm still eating on the diet and haven't resorted to What to Eat When You Can't Eat Anything, so I still consider myself pretty stable. Again, it's what YOU think about your situation. I think my system will almost always been in a state of flux (at least for a while), so a little up and and a little down isn't bad. When I'm in the bathroom 5-15 times a day, though--- that's not stable.
Hope that helped?
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