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Thank you all for being so patient and supportive with me!

My husband took me to buy a pedometer today. I walked three miles, leisurely, and came home. I was SO proud! I've been really following the diet, even though it's Passover and I'm missing all my favorite yummy foods, and I felt like celebrating. The walking was the best part--I was taking not only diet but exercise into my hands as well (not that I expect results overnight--bu the idea that I DID IT--I got out and walked and did something good for myself--I felt on top of the world)! A couple of hours later I had the WORST gas pain and cramping--I was holding onto the chair at the dinner table for support and biting my lip the pain was so bad (I didn't cry--I couldn't cry--all I could do was try to stay on the chair)I used the heating pad, drank peppermint tea, moved around, NOTHING helped! (My husband suggested sitting up straight, moving my tummy from side to side--that seemed to help move things along a bit). FINALLY, after about 45 mins of this agony, I passed gas, thank G-d!!!!!!!!! I wasn't able to eat my dinner though...and I was so waek I just lay down and listened to my hypnotherapy tape and fell asleep. I woke up and about 4 hours after the whole thing began I ate dinner. Now I'm in pain again! (Not nearly as bad as the first time--but I'm starting to think eating ANYTHING will cause an attack nowadays).

I'm beginning to consider that IBS might not be my only problem? I feel like some of my symptoms might be out of the realm of IBS...I burp and hiccup a lot, sometimes I have burps I can taste, but not so often, vinegar and mustard/ketchup kill, anything spicy upsets my tummy--is this all a part of IBS? Can people on the board eat cranberry sauce and mashed fruit? It kills me! Garlic and onion are no-nos. I KNOW I do have IBS--but do I have something else too? How can celiac be a possiblity when bread is one of the only things I CAN eat safely? Is there something out there I don't know about...do these symptoms sound like something else anyone's heard of?

Thanks so much everyone--I know I'll get this figured out someday...especially with this board and all the wonderful people on it!!!

*big hugs*

Ruchie

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Formerly known as Ruchie

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