No, I most definitely do NOT have an optimistic happy personality. I suffer from clinical depression! My IBS is definitely not just a food trigger. IBS is a disorder of the whole autonomic nervous system, and as Heather said, the hypnotherapy tapes are a clinically proven method of calming down your autonomic nervous system.
I also have learned to take an Imodium as a preventive before going out to dinner and at the slightest sign of rumbly tummy. I used to take it only AFTER the attack of D, but I learned from other people on this board that sometimes we need to take it in advance. I also take an antispasmodic (like Heather's peppermint caps), a soluble fiber supplement (like Heather's acacia), and two Gas-X capsules every morning.
So I believe that stabilizing IBS requires ALL THREE of the following. If you leave any one of the following out, you'll still have attacks (in my opinion and experience):
1. Heather's diet 2. Soluble fiber supplement 3. Meds and hypno or the equivalent
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