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I just want to echo what everyone else has said. Read the guidelines of the diet. Do a search on the topic and on specific varieties of safe restaurant foods. Do not be afraid to ask for substitutions. You may feel a bit self-conscious about at first (I did), but you may be surprised to learn that your date and the waitstaff will NOT look at you like you have 3 heads!

And now, some Snorkie commentary...

Also, there are dates you can go on that don't include restaurants. For example, you can take in a museum or meet at a coffee house (and order a nice pot of herbal tea) and just talk.

For those of you despairing because you think you'll never meet a mate because you stay home because of IBS...Okay, I won't say I never thought I'd find someone to marry for one reason or another, because that wouldn't be true. BUT I will say that you can't dwell on the "horror" of being single. You can have a full & wonderful life without being married. I always thought it would be nice to be married (and it is), but I never thought it was essential to a good life. I had a pretty darn great life before I met my husband. I love him dearly, but he's icing on the cake. Hang in there!!

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