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Hi LauraSue
Oh Yeah! I live in Coney Island and work in the Wall Street area -- nothing like NY MTA!!!
Barbara
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fugheddaboudid!!
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Laura
Keep it simple!
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Hi Ana Marie,
My doctor prescribed a pill with the generic name of dicyclomine (Bentyl) initially just to help the pain in my stomache. BUT....I found out that it started helping me go to the bathroom every day! The only thing is ..I have to take these other pills also to help it work...
Here's what I take:
At GNC, there is this stuff called Super Cleanse. When I first started taking it, it worked really well all by itself. I didn't need any other pills, and it totally helped me go really good. Well, then my body obviously started getting used to it, and decided NOT to respond to the pills anymore. But I kept taking 3 a day anyway.
Once the doctor prescribed the Bentyl, I started noticing that everytime I took one, in about a half an hour on an empty stomache, it worked almost immediately and I felt an intense urge to "go."
Now....I have no idea if this works for anyone else. The doctor thought it was weird and never heard of this. Maybe I discovered something???
I have continued to take 3 Super Cleanse herbal pills every day right before dinner on an empty stomache, and then I take the Bentyl once or twice the next day at work. It is the ONLY thing that helps me go the bathroom everyday.
And I have almost tried everything!!!
Maybe you could try it? It can't hurt. .
The only bad thing is now I'm going to have to wean myself off the herbal pills Bentyl and slowly transition myself to the Citrucel I bought because..... my fiance and I are going to try and have a baby in a few months and I can't take these pills while pregnant.
I'm really scared of the Citrucel working or not. The Metamucil I tried before didn't do ANYTHING at all!!
Well, I hoped this helped you in some way!
 
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I work full time and go to school. It is very hard and before I followed this diet I had major trouble. I take Bentyl for my D and it helps. When it gets really bad I take Immodium. I eat strictly what I know wont hurt my tummy when I am at work especially. I take Fibercon pills too. It is hard and VERY embarassing and the pain in my stomach used to be so intense I had trouble walking. My boss has been somewhat understanding but I did not tell him everything, just what I thought he needed to know. I should tell him more but I am embarassed. This diet has helped so much and my pains do not come as often. The D is still there sometimes but I stress a lot and dont sleep enough at times. I try not to miss work unless I absolutely have to...and sometimes that is the case. Staying calm and eating right has helped me the most at work. But I would be lost without the medicines I am sure.
Hope it gets better for you Good Luck!!!
Courtney*
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I wanted to thank everybody who replied to my post on working and IBS. I give you guys a lot of credit for continuing in your work and/or school. And especially telling your bosses about your situations. I had to tell my coworker yesterday and that was hard. In my job, I work babysitting in a gym where I take my 2 boys with me for 3 hours a morning a few days a week. Well, we have a bathroom right in the tiny room where I watch the kids. I just feel so uncomfortable having to run in there when everybody knows that's where you've gone. I have IBS-D and I just dart right for the bathroom when I need to. I usually have my morning episodes at home, but I often feel like an attack is going to happen at any moment when I'm at work. And yesterday was the first day in a couple of months where I had to keep running in there from my attacks. I usually get lucky and have my bad attacks while I'm at home, but I have had an occasional really bad attack while at work like yesterday. And my coworker kept telling me how pale I looked so I had to tell her. She thought I had a stomach virus or something...well, it is the something. I work with different people on different days and I just hope I don't get attacks this bad again when I'm working with the other people. It was hard explaining it the one time. 
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I work full-time, and I think my job is what has triggered my IBS! I just have to leave my desk rather quickly at times and make sure I have my fiber, peppermint tabs ect...in my purse. When really pushed at work, I just have to lay off the food and go very plain to make symptoms as mild as possible. It's not a pic-nic, that's for sure!
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It's a funny thing, I was trying to come up with different solutions to my problem with working with IBS. I actually told my husband that I need to do something else. I thought either caring for one or more children in my home (which I realized probably wouldn't work since I have to drive my son to preschool). Then I thought, well, what if I do after school care in my home..at least I'll be home and more comfortable (as if it can really be, but you know what I mean). I know I probably won't make too much with afterschool care, so I thought if I could drop down my mornings at work to maybe one or two days and then do afterschool care it might work. I can tell you that yesterday I was so ready to quit...it's just too embarassing. My husband really wanted me to work full time, but I'm not sure that can happen. I was so excited thinking about working in a daycare or preschool full time, but the thought of having episodes scared me away from doing that. I think the best thing for me is to try to cut my days down from the gym and babysit after school kids. And then when my youngest is in kindergarten, I can do childcare in my home full time. I know it's a very stressful field, but I think it's less stressful than going to work and having an attack (or fear of). So Bev, thank you for sharing your story with me...it's nice to know that there are others that feel the same way as I do.  I'm just sorry that we all have to go through it at all.
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Thanks Melissa for all the info. I'll give that a try. I always wondered if there was something else out there other than the fiber supplements I've been taking. Oh - what a dream to go every day and not have to count the days since your last poop! I look forward to it!
Good luck with your getting pregnant! I just had a baby girl 8 and a half months ago and it has been the most wonderful experience of my life - the most work my husband and I have ever done but an amazing journey. Enjoy it!
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