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I have only been visiting the board for a week or so and was noticing the same thing. Which worries me even more...IS this all in my head then???? The psychiatrist i saaw at my MD's recommendation beleives that it is all stress induced and that my fear of eating caused the symptoms....I have to say though that I have symptoms even when i'm NOT worrying about it....This is very complicated!!!! ANd the fact that my sister was once anorexic is making my whole family gang up on me as if I were.....
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I'm also an exception to that very good theory. I've always considered myself an extremely happy person and I've been very lucky in life. I grew with very supportive parents and a great group of friends, had a great experience in college, and was living at home and doing very well in grad school when the IBS hit. Granted, I have always been an anxious person, but it wasn't even an overly stressful part of my life when this began. As a matter of fact, I had just finished the semester and was relaxing for Christmas break. Although it did start right after I had my wisdom teeth removed, and my mom and I have both wondered if that could have somehow triggered it. I know my anxiety certainly does make things worse, though, there's no question about that. I agree that it's very interesting to look at the possible things we all have in common.
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I agree that IBS is caused by a physical trait we all carry -- whether it is a lack of digestive enzymes or what the case may be…
I, for one, have an incredible relationship with my parents, AND my older brother is my best friend. I have also never suffered from depression... sure we all get down sometimes, but for the most part, I have been extremely happy with my life and those surrounding me  The only thing that has ever gotten to me is THIS!! THIS IBS THING! AHHHH! Not saying I have a perfect life... I don't, none of us do.
I am not going to sit here and think it's all in my head... especially when I am having a fantastic time with my friends and family, yet after consuming food I feel like some creature is trying to escape from my tummy through my belly button! *lol* I think it's great that we are all here to support one another -- I AM SO THANKFUL I FOUND THIS SITE!
I haven't participated on the board nearly as often as many of you -- school keeps me busy, but whenever I eat, I honestly think about how I am going to feel... which reminds me to check the board . Not that I am glad others have to deal with this on a daily basis, but it's like having a bunch of pen pals Or something to that effect.
One thing I have learned from IBS is that they weren't lying when they said the first year was the hardest! I am still dealing with how to control my cravings!! I try all the tricks... eating a small homemade PB cookie on a full stomach (which doesn't seem to work for me) L
It's interesting to hear one another's theories on the cause—it gets you thinking. I can't recall when IBS really hit… sometime during high school. I just figured I was a chronic complainer, as did everyone else… we just sort of joked about it. Then, it just progressed. The funny part is, I felt the best when I was training for my marathon. I had a great diet (I don't know if I'd call it a diet, but for lack of a better word) – and pretty much ate what I was hungry for (with the exception of nuts) and felt fine… I really didn't have any troubles – training was from January to the end of June in 2002. Then, when I wasn't running as much – everything was a problem. If I don't run, I don't feel well… THANK GOD I LOVE RUNNING J
Wow... this is too long; I'm going to stop! I guess to sum it up-- it's not in our heads... we all have IBS for a reason... maybe we'll never find out what that reason is... maybe we will -- but we'll bear this together and know that somehow we will touch someone's life!
luvins & goodnight
ps—sorry for the long post, I don't even know if it's going to make sense, and I'm not going to read it over :P
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Which worries me even more...IS this all in my head then????
I don't think my childhood issues were in my head and therefore I don't IBS can be either!
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Your post made total sense, and thank you for sharing.
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I've had depression my whole life, but I don't think that was really a cause for my IBS. The cause was that I anorexia/bulimia for years, and then once I tried to start eating normal I got hit with the IBS  So I believe mine is a physical cause, and in a way I caused it myself, but can't really put blame on myself you know? Gotta just accept it and move on... has anyone else got it from this reason?
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I am a bit of an anxious person...not always, just at times. Like when I have to be somewhere by a certain time, worrying about health issues(whether mine or other family members),and traveling. My symptoms have been more lately and I don't know if it's subconsciously because I'm taking a car trip soon. In my past, I had troubles swallowing food because of emotional stress (was like that for a year and a half). Other than the trip, I really don't have any major stress triggers. Except for that my soon to be 5 year old will be attending kindergarten in the fall. So I've been thinking about that lately too. I'm worried because he has a severe milk and egg allergy. So maybe the subconscious is the root of this. 
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I think you're onto something here, Dolphin!
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"So maybe the subconscious is the root of this."
You're a perfect candidate for the hypnosis -- you'd do very well with it!
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Yeah, but can we be cured by hypnosis if it's the subconscious??? I've done hypnosis for the food swallowing problem I had over 10 years ago and it worked for me then. Maybe it's time to try it again...I'll try anything. 
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