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I know there's been a lot of posts about being depressed lately, but I need someplace to vent and this is the only place that will let me get it all out without interupting.

For the past month I've had my IBS under control and been feeling very good - with the exception of the gas episode from my flouroscopy. I have only had small attacks that left me fine after an hour or so. I have also been taking levsin for my abdominal pain and have been surprised that it is working so well.

So yesterday was a very bad day due to getting over-confident about my diet. It seems like it sometimes takes a really bad attack in order for your IBS to remind you that it's there. My first attack happened because I didn't ask what was in the birthday cake for my co-worker's birthday. I find that I am usually okay with cake as long as I eat some crackers or a fiber suppliment before hand and don't eat any frosting. I noticed that the cake tasted really soggy, but thought maybe it was frozen and thawed watery. Nope - it was a tres lechin (sp?) cake which is soaked in three types of milk. I didn't find this out until I was 3/4 done with my piece. Started having cramps 5 minutes before it was time to leave work at 5:00pm and was stuck at work for 45 mins while I waited for my stomach to calm down.

I had taken my last levsin during this attack so decided that I had better go pick up a refill prescription. This was a mess too since I had to go to three pharmacies before I found one that had it in (I have Kaiser so I can only go to their facilities). Luckily it was on my way to my dad's house - where I was headed to help my step-sister and step-brother clean the house that they had destroyed while my dad and stepmom were in Illinois (returning today) spending time with my grandpa during his last few days until he passed away last Friday.

So I had stopped at the store because we were going to make pizzas, thinking that I had already had my one attack and was going to be fine if I was careful like I had been the rest of this month. Well, I couldn't find soy cheese and was already frusterated with my IBS that I used regular cheese instead figuring that I'd have another small attack and be better in an hour.

Well, stupid me - I felt my stomach start to cramp and I took another levsin around 9:00pm before starting the 45 minute drive home. It wasn't until my vision started getting blurry until I remembered that you're only supposed take the levsin every 6 hours. It wasn't something that could harm me, but it definitly itensified the side effects of dizziness and sleepiness. Had to pull over and call my friend to come pick me up as there was no way I could drive home. And before calling the friend, I spent 30 minutes in the grocery store bathroom with bad D (no pain at least!).

Thanks for listening to my whinning if you've made it this far. I do feel a little better now that I've vented, although still a tad depressed that I'm back to the safe foods for a while now. I'm just hoping it calms down enough for me to go camping this weekend.

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- Jennifer

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