Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Did it ever get better??

I've been sticking to a daily intake of Acacia fiber, Peppermint tea and pills, Fennell tea, and an overal boost in my soluble fiber. I've seen some improvement, some is better than none ofcource.

I think I believed I'd read Heather's books and jump into al this and *poof* no more IBS.

When I'm at home on an average day the IBS is so so. I usually know the triggers and can help easily like say drinking herbtea with a questionable dinner sorta thing.

Going out tho is STILL killer.

I'm already so shy in public, my whole life I know I've been tense in public anyways, well now I have wonderfull IBS to remind me of just how tense I am and I just seem to be getting nowhere there.
The diet and herbs have failed me in this aspect.
I go weeks atta time never leaving my home!!!

So first I'd like to ask...what next??
Drs and drugs?? If so what do you recommend?
Did anyone here EVER get away from IBS on JUST diet and herbs??????????????
And then for those who did do drugs with diet an all....as well as even Hypnotherapy....exactly where did it get you???? IBS free??

Like ok here this is my question:
First state what YOU are doing bout your IBS, just diet? Just drugs? Hypnotherapy? Name it all.

And then on a scale of 1-10 1 being your life without all of that when you had no help with IBS the pre-diagnosis days. and 10 being a free spontanous life such as your no-IBS friends have. Then where has your IBS prevention aids put you??

Like for me I'd say the diet changes and herb/fiber intake daily has put my IBS life at maybe a 4.6. Certainly better than the 0 it was in the begining when I was still drinking a thick Espressor daily and then crying in agony in the bathroom for hours.

I am so desperate. and miserable. Please help

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