Re: ? for Heather
#20728 - 09/15/03 08:51 AM
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Thanks, I do drink the fennel tea every night before bed, but usually go with regular tea in the day. I am going to the doc next week anyway as my usually yearly, but I will have him check everything out just to be on the safe side.
Thanks again!
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Re: ? for Heather
#20729 - 09/15/03 08:54 AM
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I live faithfully with Phazyme by my side, every meal and in between somedays. I have read about accupuncture, let me know how it goes, I am very curious if this helps. Although finding an accupuncturist here in Mississippi may not be so easy. Tell me how your success goes, I have heard people with IBS having relief with accupuncture.
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Hi - Acupuncture is a good option - there are some clinical studies that support its use in IBS.
You mentioned that you drink regular tea during the day. This honestly should be just fine, but you may be particularly sensitive to the caffeine, or the tannins (which are acidic), so you might want to try sticking to just the fennel tea instead throughout the day for a week or so and see if that helps.
Best,
Heather
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I feel the same way. My pants are loose when I first put them on but by the end of the day all I can think about is how much I want to get home and put on some oversized elastic-waist shorts or just an oversized T-shirt with no pants at all... I fell so self-conscious about my stomach during the day, I never tuck my shirts in! So far nothing seems to be helping the bloating...
-Mikhaela
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Yikes! Totally missed the rest of this thread! I have a couple of pics of myself (during daylight hours) but they would need to be cropped as my bf is in them also. If Heather has time, I'll send a couple to her cuz I have no idea how to crop pics.
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