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Hello My IBS Family!

Today I went to pick up a new fall dress that I had ordered online and had delivered to my local JC Penney store to wear on a business trip next week.

When I changed into the dress in the dressing room, I felt like I looked like a concentration camp survivor and got SO depressed!! I started crying right there in the store and again in the car on my way to other errands.

I had lost 10 pounds due to very dry mouth after radiation last February and now I have IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). Now I can't eat a lot of foods and have to buy substitutes (for dairy for instance).

I MUST start gaining weight to fill out some! I am 5 feet 10 inches tall in my stocking feet and now weigh just 123 pounds!!

I am at my wit's end! I can't even drink the Ensure products because they are loaded with milk!

Thanks for listening and caring!!!

Candy

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Originally diagnosed with IBS-C in Spring, 2008. During spring to fall of 2008, had at least 10 acupuncture treatments and Chinese herbs. IBS went into remission. IBS returned in late July 2013 after taking 2 oral contrasts for a CT scan for cancer follow up. Had more acupuncture with different practitioner in summer 2014, but received little benefit.

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