Thanks for all the support. Sometimes the most important thing is not feeling alone.
I do take anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medication. Started on it for different reasons but discovered that it helped the IBS. Unfortunately, the ones that are best for D, I can't take b/c they knock me out for hours and hours. I tried to go off my anti-anxiety medication and discovered to my horror that I had to go back on it due to the IBS getting worse and my TMJ becoming horrible! My jaw was actually misaligned for like 2 months and I was on muscle relaxants for about six months. Which of course reeked havic on my IBS.
I do take fiber supplements, as well as cook with the acadia powder. I did recently buy the peppermint capsules. I only took them once. Seemed to help. but I'm kinda scared to take them b/c of the bad responses some people have and I do have GERD.
I can't imagine going back to eating meat to get my protein. I became veggie mostly for animal rights reasons. Now that I have to limit my soy, I don't know where to get my protein from. I stll haven't been able to safely work beans back into my diet, but I am going to break down and try a veggie burger this weekend (vegan) and see if my stomach can tolerate it. I eat pasta that's high in protein and fiber too. I guess maybe I need to focus on eating more safe veggies, even though they're almost all the carb based.
It's just so hard when you keep eliminating things and then start reacting to things you didn't before! I went to hear a talk on meditation last night and I think I'm going to take a course, as well as, start going to weekly group sessions. I'm hoping that will help. I know I need to get my stress under control, but that's not all that's going on. IBS is just so frustrating. It can change day to day and it affects all of us differently.
I appreciate the support. Sometimes the best thing you can get when you're down is simply validation. And I always get that here.
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