How long without an attack to be considered stable?
#239069 - 01/17/06 05:18 AM
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LisaRae
Reged: 07/18/05
Posts: 90
Loc: Atlanta Ga
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For the first time since last Feb I have gone six weeks without an attack. It feels so good to feel good, almost forgot what that was like. I see some of you consider yourself stable now. How long without attacks or between attacks would a person be considered stable? For me finally finding the right SFS and the correct meds got me to this point and having a gastro who did not give up on me. Thanks in advance for your reply, Lisa
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Hi Lisa, I'd say one month is a good chunk of time, so you
are hereby proclaimed Stable! Congrats! -Bob
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I'd also say you are pretty stable if you can go that long!
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~ Beth
Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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Hi how have you managed to be stable for so long?
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Hi, Well it was a long process. I had been really sick since last Feb even with following Heather's diet. First off I changed my SFS to Benefiber. I also went on Pamelor but started at 10mg and slowly worked up to 50mg and it is taken at night and I continued to take my Librax before meals. Librax alone did nothing for me. Last but least I went on a probiotic. The one that was presented at the 70th annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in HI recently. It is called Bifantis and sold online as Align. It will hit stores in two months. People should not go to a health store and buy any probiotic on the shelf, you want to use one that has been medically studied and that has had appropriate effects.At one point I was told by my gastro I was the worst case he had ever seen and I was. For me the combo above has done wonders. Hope this helps, Lisa
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Yes, I take 12 grams a day. I love it because it has no taste and can be put in anything including just water. Lisa
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For me stable is not only being without pain, bloating or any of the sexy maladies that plague us, it is also a state of mind in that you can function without having to worry about every bite that you put in your mouth. This is not scientific...simply Rachel-ific...my intention is not to start any controversy.
As one who claims to be stable, I am "regular", bloating and pain are a thing of the past and where I am careful about what I eat, that is just common sense really, knowing what I can and cannot eat.
If you can walk outside and say..."Hey this is a great day...I feel wonderful...not worrying about the potty" you are stable! 
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Have a blessed day!...Rachel
stable and sooooooo thankful!
I have IBS but it doesn't have me!
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I would definitely consider yourself stable! It is such an amazing feeling when you can function "normally" again, especially for a period of time like 6 weeks. I considered myself stable when IBS wasn't dictating how I lived every facet of my life. I understand that I will always have to watch what I eat, but I no longer fear going out to eat or being away from a bathroom!
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IBS-A, with bloating and gas as my predominant symptoms
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i still have dodgy days once in a while, and i'll have spells of a few days with uncomfortable but not alarming gas or a little C. but i still think of myself as stable (i'm an A but all of my attacks were D) because, as rachel said, i feel okay. when my ibs is under control - i know that i can eat safely - that's stability for me. it doesn't mean that i won't get an attack if i eat french fries, or that i don't feel a little off once in a while, but the off days are every few weeks or months, rather than being counted in days. i also think an aspect of stability is that you've gone through the process of safely integrating IF foods and protein - going weeks without an attack, but living on sweetpotatoes and rice, isn't really stability to me.
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jaime
ibs-a (mostly d) // vegetarian
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