Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: How do I fix this?!?

I think the problem might have started Tuesday night at the airport. My flight got delayed for 5 hours, and even though I brought a safe snack (pretzels) it wasn't enough to last me. So I weighed my options and tried for this dish from a Mexican restaurant that was rice with chicken and lettuce and salsa. I picked off all of the lettuce (haven't been able to eat a salad without pain for eons!) and half of the salsa. However, I think the salsa was too much IF. Plus it came in a low-fat mango lime sauce, but I'm not sure if any of the other ingredients are triggers. However, I'm still suffering and its six days later. It doesn't feel like an attack, just as if my body has suddenly gotten out of its rhythm. I'm sticking to mainly SF foods right now, but still am having morning D. I'm really frustrated because my BMs were so much more formed up until this cycle started and I really don't know what to do. I feel like I should add a bit of IF into my diet during the day to encourage my body to "go" more and not save it all for over night so that the morning problems aren't so severe. Like I said, they're not as bad as before I found this website, but they are painful, especially since I have hemorrhoids as well and those are really becoming aggravated. I'm going to try and stick to the BTC diet at least until tomorrow, which is when I fly back to where I live. Who knows, maybe subconciously my mind can't deal with the change of scenery (actually, the last time I was home at my parents house my IBS was at its absolute worst, so maybe my brain assumes that it should revert back to that again). What can I say, always a mystery.

Julie
IBS-D, GERD, lactose intolerant

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