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...is supposed to be tiny - just as much as your tummy can handle at that point. A cracker or two is very easy - whatever you have, make sure it's totally trigger and IF free so it can calm your tum down.
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thanks i will try that....hopefully, this will make my mornings better...
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Welcome to the Boards. I used to commute into NYC (before I had IBS, thankfully). It was stressful enough then and I can imagine how nerve-wracking it must be with IBS. The diet and SFS should help more as you get further along with them, but in the meantime here are some thoughts.
I agree - definitely try the Immodium - perhaps a capsule (or 1/2 capsule) before bed, then another in the morning.
You could also try peppermint capsules - they're a natural anti-spasmodic. Again, maybe 1 before bed and one in the morning.
Try putting a little something in your tummy right before bed if you can manage that (assuming you don't have reflux problems). Even just a little applesauce and acacia. Then you're not quite so empty first thing in the morning.
If those don't do the trick, you can talk to you doctor about prescription anti-spasmodics. There are a bunch of different ones - Heather talks about some of them here. Different ones work for different people - some people don't find any of them helpful. Heather talks about them in terms of helping pain, but I take Donnatol and for me it seems to help with the stress-induced cramping and twisting that can bring on diarrhea. Also, here's a post from someone who commutes into the City everyday and seems to find belladonna very helpful. (Donnatol contains belladonna, along with other drugs.)
There are also prescription anti-anxiety drugs that some people report finding helpful - I haven't used any of those, but if you're anxious about your commute, those may help.
BTW, my pre-breakfast is 1/2 cup applesauce with 1 teaspoon of acacia.
HTH.
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thank you for the suggestions...i will try the applesauce.i will eat something before bed, since it dosen't bother me, it's just mornings that are my worst time...i have been using the peppermint capsules. so i will see if i can eat the applesauce in the morning before breakfast too....
and yes the commute is stressful, more so out of anxiety about getting sick on the train....
thanks for the links to the posts too.....
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You might want to consider the hypno program - it'll help break the D -> anxiety -> more D -> ... cycle. A little yoga in the morning might help too.
--AC
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