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Awww, hon, I feel ya...
Just wanted to write and say I empathize with you... I went through a very hard 6 months focusing on my IBS and trying to figure out what was causing it and what foods to eat and not eat... I ended up losing 20 lbs and having horrible insomnia. In any case, I'm much better now, but my digestion isn't really any better. I just stopped focusing on it so much and that's helped immensely.
Except right now, I am feeling really triggered because I took antibiotics for 5 days last week, and I am feeling horrible from them. I've taken all these probiotics, but they haven't seemed to help yet. I am soooooooo gassy, it's really painful and stinky too... usually that goes away after a day or so, but this has been going on for at least 4 days... so I can really relate.
The fear comes up when I think, will I always be this way? What if it never goes awway? what if it gets worse? But this is a trap for me and makes it worse....
In any case, just wanted to put my two cents in. Bascially all I do is watch what I eat (no greasy foods, not too much dairy or sugar, no processed foods, etc), try not to stress too much at my changing bowel habits, taken immodium AD when I need to, basically ride the waves the best I can... But sometimes I slip up... and then.. forgiveness....

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