I recently went on vacation and I actually did really well! Keep on following the IBS diet the best you can and don't go too long wihtout eating. Take some safe soluble fiber foods with you on the drive to keep your GI tract stable and if you can, take along some hot peppermint tea to help with your stomach pain (or pick some up at Starbucks, so you can dispose of the container). You might have to pee, but the hot tea will really help with those spasms. I would even suggest being extra strict with the diet starting tomorrow, so that you at least know you won't have a bad attack on the drive. If you're a D, I'd take half a dose on the day of the drive if you're really nervous and your gut is grumbling.
I also take an anti-anxiety med, which I would take before bed during my trip in order to make sure I got a good night's sleep. A lack of sleep really aggravates my symptoms and the anti-anxiety med can actually have an anti-spasmodic effect, which relieves some of your gut pain. I'd wake up a little groggy in the morning, but well rested and relaxed. Don't be afraid to use the Xanax if you're feeling really panicky -- try half a dose if you don't want to feel doped up. If you need it, you need -- no use trying to "tough it out" and then feel miserable and making everyone else around worry about you. At least use it on the car ride -- once you survive that part of the trip, you'll probably feel a lot more confident about the rest of the trip! Anyway, your trip sounds fabulous! I'm sending you positive thoughts!
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