Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Acacia question for new Acacia User

Hi Stephie, thank you for asking how I was doing, you seem really nice. I guess after 5 days on nothing but rice and bread, I was hoping for a little bit better of a reaction, I don't know why I am surprised though, because many many years ago I tried something similar and gave up after 2 weeks. It is not that I am not feeling somewhat better, because I am. It is just that I am still gassy and bloated every morning like ususal and I am still having to spend 1 1/2 hours in the bathroom every morning evacuating. It's not that it is terrible diarrhea or terrible pain because it isn't. It is just the same old thing of sitting on the toilet forever then having to go back again and again before I can be finished. That is the main thing that I want to have stopped. I just want to go into the bathroom go and be done with it. I don't want it to be hours long because it has been that way for so long and I am just worn out of doing this. I really don't believe that magically because I am just eating rice and bread that my butt will just say, okay I will just go once and be done with it. I think all the rice and bread in the world will never change that. If rice bloats me today then it will bloat me tomorrow and the rest of my life. What I believe is that this type of food will defineately decrease my symptoms because of its makeup, but as I add food it will get worse, I have already tried to add boiled carrots and white plain potatoe, and i became even more gassy and bloated. I have had a dull bloated stomach ache all day today. Face it I can't get any blander than this, and if this bothers me you can imagine what other things will do to me. I fear I will eventually give up. I will however try to continue on and my acacia and fennel just arrived today, so I will try these. I truly believe that all food is my enemy, and it makes me feel like eating what I want and at least getting enjoyment in that as opposed to this bland crap that leaves me lethargic and just wanting to sleep when I get home from work. There is nothing to look forward to when you work all day and can't even look forward to a yummy meal and treat at the days end. I know I sound pessimistic, and probably people will think I am a downer with a bad attitude, but after 20 years with this curse of a disease it can be hard to be up about it. I know everyone hear has a very positive attitude about this diet and becoming better, but I just don't know if it is in the cards for me. On the up side I haven't had any type of explosive type D movements and that is a good thing, but I am not going completely solid. It seems to have loosened up more as the end of the week came and I can only contribute that to the adding of carrots one day and potatoe the other day.
Well I do hope you have a nice weekend and thanks for caring. I do appreciate it. I know I go on alot, but I have alot inside. Bye.

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