Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | I tried peppermint oil and digestive enzymes and it was a nightmare!

I know I am new here but I have been reading this thread Angel and I have to tell you the people here are all sweethearts. I started on the ibsgroup.org site and there are real jerks there! They argue just for the sake of arguing. Everyone here is in the same boat and really wants to help. You have to understand (it is hard for me too!) that sometimes people know more than you. I had guessed before I looked at your bio that you were around 20. I know someone just like that -she is sure nothing anyone tells her will work for her, but if she just would trust others more experienced wisdom she would get better. I'm sorry someone recommended stuff that didn't seem to agree with you, but their recommendations were well-intentioned and things that are proven to work for lots of people. On the other site I mentioned, someone there recommends fasting all the time-now that is unwise advice. A doctor gave me zelnorm for my ibs-A without asking ANY questions recently and I had one of my worst bouts ever-it happens. But am I never going to any doctor again? No. I'm sure you want to get better but you have to take chances sometimes and some of them will backfire, but when millions of people are doing something you might want to give it a try. Lots of IBSers take anti-depressants, don't pass it off without a serious thought. I have an experience to tell you of when I was in 19 or 20. I was doing awful because I was trying correctol and couldn't get medical help since I had no insurance. I went to Florida and had papaya. It came out, still orange, in minutes. After that I thought 'I can't have papaya'. It made me feel special to have a food allergy somehow. Then I read Heather's advice recently about papaya being good for you. I ate it (a little bit at a time just to be sure) and I was fine. When I originally ate the papaya EVERYTHING was coming out still in tact a few minutes later. But I was stubborn and sure I was right.
People aren't out to get you but you would get along better if you humbled up and listened to what more experienced people have to say. SOMETIMES things work really bad for someone and great for others but take some advice and settle down. James 4:6 P.S. I have a tabby cat too that is the light of my life!

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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!

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