Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | IBS-C and 15 year old teenager

My 15 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with IBS-C and has been for 3 months on the acacia powder(2 heaping teaspoons 3 times a day). I have also been trying to stick to the helpforibs diet, using the cookbook, etc... She has been doing great, except for one time when she had a birthday party and ate everything she shouldn't and also drank coca-cola. I had bought things she could have to avoid it and she still drank and ate what she shouldn't have had. She paid for it for 3 days and was very sick(and missed 2 days of school and church on Sunday). When she sticks to the program, she does well.
She will be going to a retreat in a week with our church youth group and I was wondering if there were any alternatives to the acacia(pills or caplets) that would contain about the same amt. of soluble fiber. She is concerned about the embarrassment of taking acacia in front of her friends. I am concerned because I don't want another setback. Does anyone have suggestions for a teenager on how to cope with IBS when around friends, etc..?

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