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Hello everyone.
I have not posted on here for awhile now, but thought I'd give an update. I have recently moved home from England and am adjusting back to US living...including finding HFCS and dairy injust about everything!
Anyway, I have just started using Align. I've seen a few posts about this and wondered if anyone else wanted to share their experiences. I think I'm going to post periodic updates to let everyone know how it is dealing with my system.
I am an IBS-A...used to be C, but now textbook A. I suffer from pains frequently, but am still living a semi-normal life. Recently, I've seen more rough days...however, it hasn't completely stopped my life like IBS has done in the past.
I started Align on Sunday night. For Mon & Tues, I was in love with it. I felt better and could feel it moving things along. Today wasn't great. I had TONS of bloating--which is unusual for me. I forgot how much bloating sucks! It's only day 4, so I can't complain. I'm at home working on a dissertation, so I have about 2 weeks to lay around and get used to this new product.
However, this afternoon at the store, I got the "Oh my God,it's going to get bad" cramps. I really hurried home to think I'd be in the bathroom all evening, but it never happened. Now, it did cramp, but hopefully it was the Align that stopped the full out attack I could have gotten...so I'm pretty positive about this product so far.
I'll keep everyone posted, as seeing someone's experiences with this might help someone decide if they want to try it... I know I read a few quick posts about it, but nothing that said too much detail.
One question-- for those who ARE or DID take Align, how long did it take you to get used to it? Did it make a change for you? Any personal experiences would be great.
Happy belly thoughts to all of you!
Aly

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