It is good to do when bloating will probably come on (when you have been sitting a lot e.g.) or when you really don't want to get bloated (special evening out). I can't just do it all the time or I'd never get to sit except on the pot.
-------------------- IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!