I feel your pain.
If you're wondering why I am on these boards after being stable for 10 months now, it's because I still think and worry about it 24/7. The good news is, the panic doens't affect me as much as before (thanks to the diet) and I don't usually go into attack-mode. But I still panic when I feel gurgling in my stomach when I'm out to eat, at a movie, in a meeting, anything where I feel constricted or far from a bathroom. And like you, I pop the Imodiums if I'm freaking out too much (sometimes suffering the C consequences later  ).
I have to say now this doesn't get in the way of my daily activities anymore, so keep up the good work with your diet and understanding IBS and you will feel relief. I'm now working on for once waking up not thinking about it, and not panicking during certain situations like restaurants and meetings.
I started doing the hypno tapes, which I think will help a lot. It definetly helps me sleep and calm down at night, so hopefully as I go through the program that will transfer over into my daily life. After my brain has been programmed for so many years to freak out when my stomach churns, I'm sure it'll take a little while to retrain my thoughts.
Keep patient and don't give up! And hope the kids got some good halloween treats tonight.
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Kat
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