Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | More confused then ever.....Night attacks, worse while eating better?

Long before I found this board, I was diagnosed with IBS, but I have suffered from it most of my life. I do recall a time when I was on Prozac and had gained about 20 pounds and eat just about anything I wanted and went months and months without an attack, but yes eventually it caught up with me, but I don't understand how someone can go months and months without an attack, eating everything and anything they want, only taking prozac and levsin, no SFS, drinking pop, coffee, etc. at the time, and now that I'm trying faithfully to be good with my eating, using SFS, leaning of people on this board for help, eating healthier then I ever have, consuming more SF then I ever have (with little bit of IF), taking my anti-spasmodic and my stomach cannot go back 27 days without an enormous attack. The 27 days has only been since I started Heather's diet.....I know it works, or we all wouldn't be here, but I don't understand why I have gotten worse since my eating habits are better.....I have tried the prozac again, and it did not help the last two times I tired it, actually it made me a spastic mess, which I also don't understand.....and I did read that IBS was supposed to get better as you get older.
One thing I wondered with anyone's attacks, do any of you have them at night after you have gone to bed? 90% of mine are after I have gone to bed.....this puzzles my doctor and if you look the the symptoms of IBS it is not a typical time to have an attack, but the gut=wrenching, unGodly pain, usually wakes me out of a sound sleep. Last night I had another one, I went to sleep about 10 and at 11:00, I started having the labor pains off and on for 2 1/2 hours before I exploded........This is how it has always been. Should I super sedate myself when I go to bed so that I'm completely calm, I don't understand the night time attack thing. I have gotten them during the day and just after eating, but usually at night. Any help or comments would help. Thanks and sorry so long......

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IBS-D, extreme pain and cramping - GERD - lactose/dairy intolerant, OCD, Fibromyalgia
DX: w/ Multiple Sclerosis 3/10
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