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I was just desperate for any relief..everytime my Dr or my Gastro said It's IBS I thought they're nuts,even said there is no way IBS can cause this much pain. I've had many days/nights on the floor crying my eyes out wishing I would die.
I feel the same way! I wish Heather had more time to post too.
Is the Acacia helping you at all? Has any SFS helped you? How about magnesium? Has the doctor talked to you about Miralax yet?
I assume you are eating wheat again, right? Do you feel any difference between not eating it and eating it?
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I'm finding this diet difficult, and a bit confusing be honest if its so great why are so many members here still having pain etc? why is anyone having trouble with their weight? this is all low fat, I'm underweight and need to gain some.
I hope you don't think I'm being rude,thats not my intention at all..just looking for help and support.
People still having problems seems to be a theme today - I just posted in a thread about doing everything right but still having problems. I think Linz did a great job of addressing your question about people on the Board still having problems in an earlier post. All I would say in addition is that nothing I know of actually cures IBS, so you're looking for the best possible control over your symptoms. Heather's approach is one that a lot of people have found helpful and some have not. You won't know if it will work for you until you give it a full-out try.
As for why people are having trouble with their weight - I assume you mean being overweight - I can't speak for anyone else, but for me the answer is one simple word: sugar. I just love the stuff and it's completely IBS-safe. Add to that the fact that it's possible to make it into IBS-safe chocolate desserts and I'm pretty much sunk. Sigh.
If you're looking to add weight, try cruising the dessert section of the Diet Board. ADBs in particular are very tummy friendly, marvelously delicious, and dangerously easy to make.
HTH.
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[Research tells us fourteen out of any ten individuals likes chocolate. - Sandra Boynton]
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I went to the store today and saw some Cambells instant gravy and it did contain dairy. 
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I'm sure the CD test will come back neg. as I have had no gluten for about 4 weeks.
this morning I had a mushed potato with a mushed carrot,for lunch the chicken stew posted here on this site..now my belly is killing me,tons of gas and bloating. I'm wondering if it was all the onion in the recipe even though it was cooked.
thank you all
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A lot of folks have left the board because they were not getting better.
I missed this - I assume it was while I was away in November. What happened?
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I can't tell you how much I appreciate your kindness,thought I was going to get slammed lol I try not too ask too many questions,i don't think it goes over that well,many ppl here have been quiet helpful,but I do get the feeling this is a tight knit group of regulars who come here to chat and check in each day with their friends.
I would love to see heather post.
The Living Room Board is where people go to chat and check in with each other on non-IBS subjects. It keeps the non-IBS stuff off the other, more technical Boards. I don't know if I'd call it a tight-knit group. There are people who've been on the Boards together since Moses was a pup and naturally some have become good friends, but anyone can post over there and people float in and out all the time.
The Diet Board and the Recipe Board are more technical and they're mostly business. Everyone who posts here tries to be helpful, as I think you've already found out. I think of these two Boards as being like working in an office and The Living Room as the local bar where everyone goes after work. 
I don't know much about the other Boards, although I do pop my head into the hypno Board from time to time. It's always so soothing and peaceful over there.
As for asking questions, that's what the Boards are here for, but there are two things you can do to make the process go more smoothly. First, read the sticky posts at the top of the Diet Board. They have lots of useful information, including telling you how to Search for stuff. It's astonishing how much has already been covered in earlier posts. My very first post was a question about cornmeal - it never occurred to me something like that would already have been talked about but once someone suggested I do a Search, there it was.
Second, please do be sure you've read the pre-requisites Heather has laid out, so you understand the principles of Heather's Diet and aren't asking really basic questions. The classic one is "Can I eat cheese?" That really makes people crazy. We'll all start jumping up and down frothing at the mouth and screaming, "Dairy, dairy, dairy". It can be quite amusing on a slow Board day. 
Oh, and people on the Diet Board don't slam. The worst you'll ever get is a "please don't do that" and even that's pretty darn rare.
HTH.
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[Research tells us fourteen out of any ten individuals likes chocolate. - Sandra Boynton]
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Yes, please elaborate on people leaving the boards. Is this a fact - are there really "a lot" of folks leaving because they can't get better?  I assumed people leave because they're stable. At least, I've been here less because I'm stable and have been busy catching up on things my IBS (pre-EFI) was preventing me from doing.
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Hi Betty, You are certainly not alone! Many of us have been
on the floor in severe pain. A month ago I was on the bath-
room floor with bad IBS cramping pain having just had a
stroke. My left side was paralyzed, and I of course just
felt like I wanted to die. Then I thought to myself, I am
NOT going to give in to this damned cursed IBS, and with
my right arm pulled myself to the door, got it open, and
got help in time. The key here is Will, you have to have
the will to NEVER give up fighting this disease. There are
still lots of possibilities you can try, the pyschological
ones like hypno and meditation could help you immensely.
You never know till you try. Don't be afraid of trying new
things. At the hospital, I ate lots of stuff(especially
desserts) with dairy in them, and had no bad ill effects. Additionally, I managed to gain 13 lbs.(I've been under-
weight too).Also, Sand's and Linz's posts give very good
advice too. Furthermore, don't be afraid to ask any quest-
ion. We're all here to help each other! The road to stable-
ization is not an easy one, but keep your will up and you'll
make it. Have faith, hang in there! -Bob
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I don't want to cause a problem here. Sorry.
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It's intersting that they were C as it seems that C's are the ones who are misdiagnosed with IBS most often. Also, it just takes longer for C's.
IMHO, if you haven't given it a year or two of doing the diet 100% (and that includes plenty of SAFE IF and a varied diet and a SFS and teas, etc, etc) then you haven't given it a chance.
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