Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: going away to college..

Hey, I'll bet you'll find it won't be that bad. The good thing is there will be bathrooms everywhere near every classroom. And, unlike high school, you don't need permission to use them when you need, you just discreetly go about your business like an adult.

Ramen noodles are microwaveable with water. When I was in college I used a - not sure what to call it - a covered pot with a cord on it that you could boil water in and put the noodles in, in my dorm room. You could do boil in bag white rice that way too (or rice in the microwave - there's really even a lot of cooking of vegetables you can do in a microwave, might be worth investing in a cook book). A stash under your bed sounds like a good idea. Also, the dining hall might surprise you. I didn't have IBS in college, so maybe I'm not remembering this correctly, but a lot of them pay attention to healthy diets like vegetarianism. There will probably always be bagels and cereal (I used to have coco puffs for dinner sometimes!) available and I'd bet they will have soy milk. Plus, there's always parts of meals - plain rice or pasta (they may have meat and nonmeat sauce separate, making it easy for you to ask for it without it) I'd bet there will be healthy veggie dishes you can eat too.

So don't despair. Going away to college is an awesome experience and you'll be fine!

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