Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: CONFUSED?? Adding Natural calm

I thought I'd jump in here if that's okay? I was on here for a while venting, frustrated, at my wits end. So many helped me on here I can't tell you. With each person's input I am finally under control. This whole system of Heather's really works as well as some other suggestions some people have used.

I was so constipated that all that was coming out were these tiny hard as a rock what I call doodie balls. I thought I'd never see a normal stool again it'd been years.

Then someone, I believe Lisa, (love you Lisa you saved me along with Heather!) mentioned Natural Calm. You can get this at Whole Foods or any health food store. It's so easy on the tummy and boy does it work. It's basically magnesium. I showed it to my Gastro doc and he gave me the okay to take it.

I have increased my apple sauce with my warm cereal and bananas so I have either warm brown rice cereal, a tiny bit of margerine, the combo of apple sauce/1/2 banana and for myself I like to sip on hot water or I get a wheat alterative warm cereal Kamut and do the same. Millet I found was too harsh on my belly.

The hot water I sip seems to really get things relaxed enough to go and it's not harsh. I can't seem to tolerate the fennel tea. I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome so I react odd to things and fennel even though no caffine I felt hyper, BUT that's just me. It shouldn't do that to others.

For lunch I have been using a lot more butternut squash and then I have some chicken or turkey. Snacks I make tiny quarter size ground turkey patties. I have 2 of them, with some apple sauce or papaya. I also can tolerate Kamut bread which is a wheat alternative and I can have that with banana mashed and some almond butter. I eat small amounts so my tummy doesn't get over loaded.

Dinner is fun for me cause I have either salmon, chicken, ground turkey, steamed veggies, mostly asparagus or carrots and then, either potato or rice or rice pasta.

More easy fruit for snacks with something IF.

Then I sip on my Natural Calm. I happen to have really bad constipation so I use 3 tsp of it in warm water. I love the taste. It took a while for my stomach to get used to it. I'd get gas a little after I went, but now my stomach loves it. I take it about once every 3 days and it keeps the bowels going the right now. Not like harsh laxatives.

I agree with the poster who said you will find the right balance for you. I thought I never would. Now IBS is managable and not on my mind 24/7.

I did go out to several dinner parties recently and it's hard. You have to pick and chose carefully. I can't seem to tolerate any eggs, white or not. They stuff me up. Since stopping that along with the above I found my balance. Don't give up.

As for the 3 lbs. Yep I get that too. I have introduced walking which I think really has helped the body move enough to keeps things working better. I notice when I don't walk I get more bloated and stuffed feeling. Between the added IF and Natural Calm and walking I found my way. I know you will too!

Lainey

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