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My advice, and Heather even mentions this in her book, is to not worry about what others think. You don't really have to even explain it to them. Just simply say that greasy foods make you feel sick and so does dairy. If it isn't necessary to mention, don't. Sometimes when people offer me a cookie or something like that, I just take it and put it in the garbage later. It's just easier like that. This was especially helpful during the holidays.
Like Heather says, it's not worth it to you to have an attack at the expense of another person's ignorance.(I hope that doesn't sound harsh)
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Natalie
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Hi Natalie, I agree that generally I don't care what people think, but it's harder with people like my Grandma who are trying to be sympathetic but failing. She doesn't understand that even with medicine there are things I just will never be able to eat again, she thinks it can be "cured" and that I'm too young to be sick.
Those are the toughies. 
But I really wanted to ask where in Kentucky you're from? My husband and I live in Austin but we both grew up in Louisville.
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I'm in Northern Kentucky in Ft. Thomas. Very close to downtown Cincinnati, OH.
I know that it's hard with family members, but you can only do so much. Have you tried giving her some literature on IBS to read?
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Natalie
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Hey Pretty Lady!
I'll bet you anything that Grandma doesn't WANT to believe it's incurable. She probably loves you very much, and it pains her to think that you have to endure this forever, especially beginning at such a young age -- it's probably very hard for her to deal with it.
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<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~letsrow/smily3481.gif">Bevvy
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My mother in law is from Louisville, and my husband grew up there for 7 years. I've never been; I'm still not very excited about the idea of traveling with IBS!
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Oh yeah Bev, I'm sure that this is it. Plus she doesn't believe that anyone had IBS when she was my age... I tried to explain to her that the diagnosis didn't exist but the problem did! Also, she doesn't like to take medical things very seriously, she refers to her little strokes as "incidents."
So I just let it go. I would give her literature, Nat, but it's easier not to bother her with it. Usually when I see her we're at my parent's house and they're really good about it.
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That's funny... my husband's parents moved from Iowa to Louisville... I guess the opposite of what your husband did?
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I don't even bother to tell anyone about my IBS, I feel to embarresed  I did tell my friend once about my stomach always hurting, and that I was going to go to the doctor, and she laughed and called me a hypochondriac for going for "just a stomach ache"  Of course upon going to the doctor I got diagnosted with both Gastritis and IBS, yeah I'm such a faker *rolls eyes* She apologized after though.
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