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Thanks so much for the help and kind words! I have been following the diet now for 2 days, and while I am still very gassy and bloated on and off, I am not in pain like I was those 3 nights. I actually was able to get out of the house yesterday without wanting to just lay on the couch, on my side with a heating pad over my gut. I think the biggest thing that is helping me is eating at very regular intervals, but small meals. I'm eating very slowly and doing deep breathing, too. I must say that the pepogest and tummy mint tea with fennel are really helping to expel the gas. Once I get the gas out I feel significant relief! I did take MOM last night, only a tablespoon, but it caused me to have diarreah this morning. If I take half that dose it's much better. I don't know which is worse, the runs or being constipated(which I am on a daily basis and have to strain my brains out to go). Neither bring me all that much relief after I visit the toilet. I went out yesterday and shopped for foods that I could eat and read every label. I was amazed at how much junk is in some of the stuff I've been eating that could trigger an attack of IBS, mainly dairy for me. I seem to get very sick after consuming anything dairy. I also got very sick after eating a handful of almonds. Must have been the fat content? Anyways, I am SO grateful for this site. It's a blessing and so are you people that have helped me! I hope to be able to share what helps me along the way with others, like you have helped me. Oh, btw, someone asked why I don't take the levsin? I have a urinary problem that already causes me to retain urine, so I can't take anything where the side effects list "possible difficulty with urination", I wish I could, but I'm scared to go into retention, as that is very painful as well. Is there anything totally natural that has similar effects on calming the gut? The pepogest and tea gets the gas out, but what about for the spasms?

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