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I want to get to the bottom of this. Since I am not the only one who gets flare ups when I have a cold I think it would be good to look into the reason for the flare ups. I didn't have much mucus at all this time; my cold was mostly in my throat and bad asthma. I also didn't take much meds but did use cough drops. I used Ricolla and then some Halls. Anyway I got pretty gurgly for several days. I was gurgly and D even after I felt better but was still coughing bad (I am still coughing bad and haven't had a voice for 8 days). When I started exercising again pretty hard was when I finally got rid of the gurgles for the most part. Also the last time I had D was when I had a cold in May so there is obviously a link. What do you think does it?

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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!

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