Wow I'm so sorry to hear that. Before I joined the boards, I was the same way, only with D. I'm still working on getting out of my shell, but I AM able to do things with my friends again. If you look through some of my posts you'll see what I mean.
I can't help in terms of C, but I do have a couple of questions. Do you follow the IBS diet? Do you take fiber supplements (Heathers Acacia?) If you follow the diet, do you balance SF and IF? For C I think you need to add IF, and also maybe take some supplements, like Magnesium.
I know what you mean about having to go in the morning, and feeling like you have to go all morning. Every morning I HAVE to go before leaving the house or else I FREAK and therefore make my IBS worse. But usually I'll go within an hour of getting up,, which is great because the only time I ever leave in the morning is at least a couple hours after I get up anyway.
And with your dad, I know that too. I'm only 17, and they're always telling me to "get over it" and my dad (who has IBS but won't do anything about it) always says, "its all in your head." My friends are supportive but they don't understand completely. Which I don't blame them, even I don't understand completely LOL. But like, one of my friends is always like,"You're sick more than anyone else I know." and stuff like that. All you can do about that is just laugh (haha or at least smile) and say, "Yea, you're right. Isn't that funny?" or something like that.
This is probably a silly idea, but it always helps me when I'm having a bad IBS day. Try writing a journal on what you eat everyday, how you feel after each meal and snack, how much water you get, what vitamins and supplements you take, even when and how often you go to the bathroom. You'll see what exactly causes problems, and you'll notice a pattern that you can follow if it helps or try to end if it makes things worse. Even write your feelings about how upset you are and stuff like that, and maybe if you feel comfortable enough, you can show your dad so he can understand better what you're going through.
Hope this helps, and feel free to vent anytime  LOL. Hope things work out for you. Good luck.
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Adrianna, IBS-D, stable since May 2007, living life to the fullest because of it!
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