Im so downhearted
#31871 - 12/15/03 04:36 AM
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I had a good day yesterday...so why do I do things to myself? I ate some lemon pie before bed actually more than one piece and a few tater chips...I woke up an hour after I went to sleep with cramps and had to run to the bathroom. On top of that Im ovulating which always makes me have an attck. I get so tired of this.
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Gretchen
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I sympathise. Got cross with my fiance last night so I ate some chocolate before bed and then tossed and turned half the night. WHY.....???!!!
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Because we are human and it's diffcult to always avoid the bad food.
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I always do this,i feel loads better,and so think that i can eat things that everyone else does,  and then...BAM...an attack (happened to me over w/end) This time of year is the worst for it,so many treats being brought into work! Will i ever learn?!!?! 
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Morven 
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I used to often cheat on the IBS diet when I was younger so I can totally sympathesize.
But now I am older (too old!) and wiser (not wise enough!) and, most of all, I'm TOTALLY FED UP with IBS attacks. As a result, I rarely, if ever, cheat anymore because I know only too well I won't get away with it. I've developed an actual fear of the trigger foods and I associate them with what they're going to do to me. The five seconds of pleasure I might get from eating one of those foods would simply not be worth it. Sure, I might get away with it once or twice, but it's like gambling. You never know when you are going to win -- or lose.
The last time I cheated in a major way was about five years ago when I took a small bite out of an apple pastry that I bought from a bakery. It tasted so wonderful! I was fine the first day so I took another small bite again the second day. I was fine that day too so I took a third small bite on the third day.
Within an hour of the third bite on the third day I became critically ill. I was in such pain I was literally on the floor scraping my nails against the carpet in agony. I spent the rest of the evening in the bathroom and I was unable to sleep until 5 a.m. in the morning due to the pain. For two weeks after that I was forced to eat a tasteless, plain boiled chicken soup diet until my stomach recovered and the pain subsided.
No way will I cheat anymore! As I said, I know from firsthand experience it's absolutely not worth it. Believe me, I desperately want to eat the same things as everyone else eats, but I have come to accept (resign myself) that I can't and I will probably be on a miserable diet for the rest of my life. On the bright side, I don't get sick very often nowadays -- although like everyone else with IBS I continue to have my moments.
Belinda
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We're HUMAN!
#31941 - 12/15/03 12:51 PM
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Bevvy
Reged: 11/04/03
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Loc: Northwest Washington State
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Belinda, we're all alike. I too wish I could eat what others eat -- and DRINK. I was convinced I could have coffee if I eliminated everything else. I've had coffee for years, constantly wondering why I was having daily cramps so severe I could no longer work and was full of anxiety about leaving the house. Still I kept on drinking my coffee, rationalizing that it was decaf. And then I'd go down to the espresso stand and get a cup of the leaded version, rationalizing that it was only one cup! My hubby said I was SOOO burying my head in the sand. Well, Heather got me off the coffee a few days ago, and I'm just now trying to get into tummy teas instead. I can do it. I WILL do it! Nothing -- NOTHING -- is worth an IBS attack! You're 100% right! I think we can "get away" with one bite of a Snickers bar, but this past Halloween I discovered the one bar was IT; the rest of the bag was a BIGGGG mistake!  Bev
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It takes a while to adapt...after all eating is one of life's greatest pleasures and most people dont have to worry about what they're eating, but for us, we do. Now I know im wheat intolerant I'm trying to be extra careful..tho I still slip up (it is early days)...today I risked eating college chicken curry (big mistake!) and then risked some hot chocolate later on...even tho the tests came back saying dairy was safe, i know its a trigger for me. So after a couple of weeks relatively hard work, I've slipped up...but I can only promise mnyself that I'll get back on track tomorrow!
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