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They ARE tough, but it's alot easier if you're looking at one thing in particular that's concerning you. And they are very simple, so why would you need expert help?
Btw, have you ever had that sitz marker test for STC?
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#186731 - 06/16/05 01:38 PM
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Meditation is something you need to MAKE time for...and I really think you need it!  Have you tried yoga? Or hypno?
If you're worried about oatmeal (I'm confused, I thought oats were gluten and you were gf?  ) then try instant. I can only do the instant stuff.
Have you tried half-and-half brown rice and white rice? Heather recommends that I think...seems like a good compromise! How are you doing on getting your IF from your veggies?
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Thanks for your reply. You are so right with everything you said. Right on target, dear. You'd make a good psychologist!  Thanks, girl...>that's my future plan! I am a teacher, special ed, and it's basicallyt an educational psychology degree. Besides, as I've said, I'm a hardcore feeler. I feel everyone's pain along with them.
one day, someone may post the magic cure for me and all others with GI distress and I don't want to miss it!  Wouldn't that be wonderful?
I've never tried meditation...doesn't seem to be time for it as I am a Type A here and would probably be making lists of things I needed to be doing instead the whole time. LOL! I'm a lister too. I organize things that do NOT need to be organized, yet...I call myself a B because it never actually BOTHERS me, i'm just a little psycho!LOL! That's why I think meditation would be great, and it's the perfect thing for YOU, Beth!
Just being here for me and telling me you can eat these foods helps some, Shannon. I really hope it does. as well. Should I be worried about oatmeal now? Probably not-my body's just a bit weird. I can't handle ANYTHING in the morning, but smoothies and toast. Even margarine, a tiny bit, hurts in the AM.
How do you guys pinpoint your tummy acher foods when we hurt most of the time? Or don't you guys hurt most of the time. What effects do a problem food cause that is different from the normal yucky feelings? I'm now noticing that I'm basically pain free but it's still there-just barely. But when i have a trigger food, I will know within 20 mins of eating it. Generally no sooner.
I wish there was an accurate test to take that would tell me what I am intolerant too...Not an allergy test, but a reliable intolerance test to give me some answers since I have yet to be able to identify one trigger on my own! And I'm not stupid...just always feel yucky and so unable to notice any difference no matter what I eat. I really hope you can find some peace of gut soon. You've gone through a lot and it's easy to let your mind make it worse. I KNOW mine can. Worrying is the NOT answer for you, OK? If you need a break, we'll understand.
BTW, are you able to eat white rice without it constipating you? I don't seem to be able to and brown rice seems a little harsh.
Um, almost everything constipates me! Dairy doesn't but hey, that's hell to pay. I wouldn't go there if I was you!!
HUGS, Augie!!
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Hi all,you lot just solved my problem.my stomach has been diffrent wierd for the last 2 weeks,guess what ive just started adding sweet patatoe to my diet.i think ill leave it out and see if it helps.
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...which is different from saying these are general IBS triggers - ruling out/discovering food intolerances *should* be part of an IBS diagnosis.
Just keep this in mind, okay? Sweet potatoes are safe for IBS...unless you have the specific food intolerance!
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Beth...
#186838 - 06/17/05 04:04 AM
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...why on Earth haven't you explored the anxiety "treatments" for IBS like yoga, meditation and hypno? Most people with anxiety find their IBS gets better if they deal with the anxiety! Sounds like that's just what you need to do.
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I think the bottom line is that not only do we have to sometimes experiment (when we're stable) by trying various foods to see if we can tolerate them, but we also have to be prepared to try different varieties of the same food because sometimes one variety may be tolerable while another may not be.
Your theory as to why you may be able to tolerate certain varieties of rice while I can only tolerate organic white Basmati is interesting.
I must admit, though, I haven't tried the jasmine variety you mentioned. I've been too chicken to experiment too much! When I find something I can have, I seem to prefer to stay on "safe ground" and not look further!
But perhaps I will get up my nerve and give jasmine rice a try because I've heard it is very tasty and, of course, it is always a good thing to add variety to my diet.
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please be careful about this...
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Dietetics Student (anticipating RD exam in Aug 2010)
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Dairy Allergic
Fructose and MSG intollerant
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I think potatoes are out for me for good. It's not worth the suffering. I'm less pink and itchy, now and the wheezy feeling is gone and my tummy is back to normal. I agree--when there's an intensely allergic reaction remove the source if known. Because I rarely eat a potatoe--I get the same response everytime--I know it's the potatoe as the offender. I'm allergic to nightshade foods anyways and stupid me thought maybe a potatoe wouldn't be so nasty (for me).
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I know but..
#187041 - 06/17/05 05:30 PM
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this may sound weird, but I feel too stressed to try to do them. I feel time pressures and no time to do these...plus I get frustrated and more stressed when I can't relax and defocus.
Once I rented a hypnosis video for stress, and the whole time I was watching it my mind kept wandering off, making mental lists in my head of everything I needed to do and how much time I was "wasting" watching this video. Plus, when I found myself wandering away, I would get more stressed because I couldn't make myself relax.
I am in a vicious cycle here. Stress=symptoms=Stress. And also Stress=Need to do yoga, meditation, hypnosis=More stress at not being able to relax enough to do them=More symptoms and stress.
Did that make sense? I know it's hard for others to understand the reasoning, but it is so very hard and frustrating for me to try and do hypnosis when I can't do it correctly. So, I keep putting it off so I don't have to get stressed about not being able to "let go" and do it correctly.
Now there's more info than anyone ever needed to know! Guess I could have just said, "I tried to do it, but got more stressed because I couldn't do them correctly which defeats the purpose of them" but that would have been too easy.
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Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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