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There are a few Aussies on here - Doubletrouble is one that springs to mind, she's lovely. And I'm a Kiwi, so that's almost as good, right?

I don't know what the failsafe diet is, but I'd recommend the "what to eat when you can't eat anything" diet for a few days to cool your system off.. and then try reintroducing things so you know what sets you off. There's lots of dairy and meat substitutes available in Australia, from what I gather.. we're a bit limited in NZ!

I'm constantly having days off work too. It's really important that you explain to your boss exactly what's going on so they know what to expect (and hopefully go easy on you).
I hope things calm down for you a bit, it can't be easy having kids AND ibs... and managing one with autism to boot. On here we're always willing to listen though, and you never have to feel guilty about unloading. Welcome!

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I am sorry you're having such a hard time. I suggest you try the Break The Cycle diet for a few days (only!) to get yourself a little stabilized. I don't think there's anything in there that wouldn't be available in Australia. The page that describes the diet also has some tips on how to begin adding back in other foods after the few days are up.

I do think a soluble fiber supplement is a good idea. I take acacia myself, but there are a lot of them available.

There's a lot of variety in Heather's diet and if you check the Recipe Board you'll see tons of recipes, incuding a lot that mimic favorite foods using IBS safe alternatives.

I think Heather's approach is great and it's certainly worked for me.

HTH.

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I'm an A too however I rarely suffer from Constipation. Most of the time I'm a D. I guess I only say I'm an A cause medications and right before my period I get C for a day or 2 but otherwise I'm a D. I loathed rice milk with a passion (only I can't tolerate soy so that was ruled out for me). I know how you feel cooking so many meals. I do the same, one for the kids who eat normally, a GF version for me and a normal version for DH. It drives me crazy. There are a lot of meals though that I'll make then just put his pasta in one pot and mine in another or I'll crumb my chicken with rice crumbs and his with breadcrumbs (and sometimes I feed him GF meals but be quiet about it). I've found that since going GF I've had a lot less rumbly tummy's and only one bout of D which I suspect was caused by a medication I was taking for the flu. Otherwise I finally feel on my way to becoming stable. Even on the what to eat when you can't eat anything diet I was really sick (actually I got a lot worse only eating pasta and bread which is what made me wonder about wheat/gluten). Hope this helps and yep our variety is pretty limited. I find Coles are pretty good. THey have a whole big health food section which has a lot of safe foods.
I'm not on SFS as all of the one's I tried made my D and pain worse than ever. I take slippery elm instead (sometimes I take one with a tiny amount of psyllium mixed in and glucosamine prescribed by my naturopath). I haven't tried Heather's acacia though (I was scared that after buying it and paying for postage that it would make my D worse like all the others). I hear you on the exhausted front. I have 3 kids under 6 and life is a whirlwind so to have to spend all that extra time in the kitchen is a nightmare. How I miss the days of throwing something preprepared into the oven and forgetting about it for 1/2 an hour!

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