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Thank you! This is just so hard to figure out. I will try to be brief. I suffered with C most of my life, (I am 54) up until last year. An incident last July, which was very traumatic and stressful for me, was the time of the bowel change. I had every kind of stool imaginable after that, but it was only in the morning, within the first two hours or so, after rising. For the rest of the day, no problems. It seemed to alternate between serious C and then D in the morning. I never knew what to expect, so that added to the morning drama. I happened upon this website, and looked at the criteria, and had two out of the three, which was why I ask about the cramps. I really do have pain, just not cramps, it's more discomfort. After reading about this condition, I wondered if maybe all my life, I have had this, and just did not know it. Sometimes, a laxative would not even move me.

Now, with the D also, this is really a challenge, not knowing what to expect. I am reading one of Heather's books, but I tell you this is so hard to figure out. I can go weeks and eat anything, and remain on the C side, and then BAM, out of the blue, I go all morning. So, it is very difficult to figure out what is the problem. When you are C, you don't know if it's something you ate yesterday or 10 days ago. Believe me, I can stay C that long.

One thing I just don't get, is how IF can cause constipation. I can understand how SF may lead to that, but IF should help. It makes no sense to me. All those years I was trying to make myself go with tons of IF, do you mean I was hurting myself instead?

Well, anyway, I bought the Acacia fiber, and from the first day I took it, I started to have normal formed stools. You would have thought I had won the lottery.

Riduculous, isn't it...a normal human function; you eat and eliminate, at least most people do.

That good luck only lasted about a week, and then I flipped back to C, with occasional D again.

One other thing about the doc who did the colonoscopy. After the procedure he came in to talk with me, and said everything was OK. I asked where do we go from here, and he said he would refer me to another GI. I am just staring at this idiot like, well what the heck are you?

A specialty within a specialty. Go figure! I was aggravated at that point, I never went back to him. Evidently, there are GI docs out there who only do the procedures, I guess because they bring in the big bucks, and then drop you like a hot potato. The funny thing is when I called to set up the appointment, I asked his office staff about the follow-up after the procedure, and they assured me that he could help.

So, I am still looking for a doc that can help. I don't think any of these country bumpkins can do a thing for me. I think I know more, from this website. I guess I will have to make the drive into Baltimore, to find a good doc.

Sorry, this got long. It shows my aggravation with the medical profession.

Lynn

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