Welcome, Rachel! As you may have discovered we have quite a few Texans on the board so you'll be getting a big welcome from them. Your significant other sounds like a gem! Tai Chi sounds like a great idea, especially together.
I highly recommend Heather's books, although most of the most important info is on her website here. Her approach is basically:
1. Avoid the most common triggers (coffee, alcohol, red meat, fried foods) and start a food diary to figure out your own triggers.
2. Make soluble fiber foods the basis of every meal (breads, rice, pasta, potatoes, etc -- she has a list on one of her webpages).
3. Find a soluble fiber supplement that works for you and gradually increase the dosage until you're stable.
See, easy as 123!
The doctor of course will not have learned much of this in med school so bear with him or her. His area of expertise is in prescription medications that help. He'll probably suggest an anti-spasmodic like Bentyl to keep your tummy nice and calm. Heather has a page about IBS meds, plus there was a post just recently to a page at another site summarizing IBS meds. If you do a search at the top of the page, you'll find it.
Anyway, welcome again, from one 50 year old to another!!
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Laura
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