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I have been very frank with people and have come across very few odd responses...to my face anyway!

We have been invited over for steaks...gasp...and I merely asked if I could bring chicken breasts for the grill as my stomach doesn't tolerate red meat and all was well.

I had no idea there were so many insensitive people in this world!

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I've never really had a problem either. Anytime I'm invited to eat at someone's house when they know I don't eat certain things, they either offer to make something else for me or make me feel more than welcome to bring whatever I want, which is what my BF's family told me to do for Christmas since they are having ham. I'm bringing tofu stuffed shells. They are more interested in my company, than in if I'm eating what they made. I think it's ridiculous some people are offended if others can't eat what they make.

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MAGS!!! HUGS!!! I am so glad you are feeling good about telling people!! By telling people, I have met some wonderfull people who also have IBS!! Glad you a feeling good!!!!
HUGS

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Same here... nobody's really said anything *unkind* to me, although my family doesn't necessarily understand it, and I have gotten some really STUPID responses (like, "Wow, I wish I could get IBS, so I can lose weight like you did!" I heard that one AGAIN just the other day).

Anyway. GO MAGS!! I'm proud of ya!

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Thanks!

I get asked about my weight ALL the time. But, it's usually from the work jerks, and they don't know about my IBS. Well, they know I don't eat certain things because I don't feel well if I do, but they don't know all the details. Most of them don't anyway - just a select few. But yeah - wishing you could get IBS to lose weight - that's pretty bad.



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I did too as of a few months ago and it felt good.

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Congrats to you! It's great, isn't it?

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Thanks for your response. It's weird that acacia didn't work the first time, but does work now. Are you taking less or something?

I have been taking Clear Mix Citrucel also, but not happy with it so I'm now trying only a few equalactin a day or maybe a FiberChoice as I try to go to no SFS at all. Just to see if it reduces the bloating and gas. Afraid no BM will happen though. We'll see. This IBS is a guessing game that I don't paricularly like to play!

By the way, who's that guy in the picture with you?

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I am taking less, but I have a feeling that it was when I tried taking it. I tried switching to acacia around this same time last year. So, I was stressed from the holidays, plus I was cheating a lot with holiday goodies. And, on top of that, I was in the middle of planning a wedding I didn't even want to be doing. So, taking all that into consideration, it's no wonder it didn't work the first time - it had too much working against it!

Yeah, the bloating & gas is such a pain to deal with. Have you tried fennel tea? I think it's nasty, but I manage to get some down mixed with peppermint tea. It helps me a lot. And I did used to have a lot of bloating and gas, so maybe the caps & probiotic are helping that?

That's my boyfriend in the picture with me. That pic is from Vegas when we went to the IBS Fall Sprawl in October. I guess you could say he also helps keep my IBS under control! LOL He's always looking out for me (he's so cute in restaurants, he likes to tell the server what I want - I guess you could say he's old-fashioned like that - and then he tells them absolutely no butter, how it must be made, etc. LOL), and he actually inspires me to keep from cheating (although he doesn't know it), because I love spending time with him & feeling good to go out and do things, so I don't want to screw it up by cheating and feeling yucky. I do still, but not as much as I used to. I am only human!

So, anyway, I hope you can find a SFS that helps you. Have you tried the acacia yet?

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