Dragonfly,
I also have thought about this a lot. EVERYONE has foods that they just can't eat. If they do, they get upset stomachs or whatever....deal with it, then go on with their lives. With IBSers we eat, foods start digesting and with every little gurgle, twist and turn, we are thinking "on no, is this going to be bad". Sometimes I wonder if because we are so in tune to our digestion, that we just sort of "expect and wait" for the distress to come. I think that when a person is in that vicious cycle, the anxiety gets greater and just the act of eating or thinking about food is upsetting, which of course keeps the cycle going.
I too have done the hypno tapes which, for me, was the turning point of breaking the cycle. I am not 100%, but greatly improved. I plan on doing them a second time around as soon as enough time has passed. I also started acupuncture which also helps greatly. I believe it takes a combination of things to work through this awful condition.
One of the worst parts of IBS is how it messes with one emotionally. When I can get one good day, then another and another, I start feeling more confident and that IBS has not won and is not taking my life over, For me personally, I don't think I could have gotten as far as I have without the hypno tapes. I don't need explantions on how they work, I just know they do. Of course we have to watch what we eat within reason, but I think the root cause of IBS is the brain/gut dysfunction.
Sharon
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