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I was just going to post my own "need to vent" message, but I'll just tack onto yours instead!! I totally know how you feel. You think things are going really well and then BAM! You feel like crap for a week. With no indication of what you did wrong. I wish there was a magic cure...

I had a pretty bad weekend. I was feeling good, then DH and I decided to go out to dinner and then to a concert Saturday night. I was very careful with my restaurant choice (we were going to be in Boulder, CO - one of the vegan/vegetarian capitals of the world, IMHO!), so I felt good about that; not nervous at all. We ate somewhere that I knew I could get a yummy vegan meal, which I did. I even took two bags of tummy tea with me, and drank it at the restaurant after I ate. However, within an hour of eating, I was all crampy and bloated and felt AWFUL! I didn't say anything to my hubby because I didn't want to ruin the concert. I popped several bentyl pills, but it still took a few hours before I started feeling better. Then I was C yesterday, and still am today. What's up with this??? I KNOW I didn't eat anything I shouldn't have!! Can I just never eat in a restaurant ever again?? We're supposed to meet some friends from out of town for dinner on Wednesday, and now I'm terrified of eating at a restaurant!!

Thanks for listening...

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Lisa, IBS-C (Vegan)
Stable since July 2007!
Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)

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