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One last thing, and this isn't diet-related, but I'm just curious if anyone here can relate, since no one I have ever met in the "real world" could. My real IBS symptoms didn't start until my mother-in-law was diagnosed with cancer, a battle she lost in just six months. Prior to that, though, I always had a "sensitive stomach." Every once in a great while--once or twice a year, maybe--I would literally just catch a chill and get an instant urge to go (always D). Has anyone else had the experience: catching a chill (in a swimming pool, entering an air-conditioned environment, sweating on a cool night, etc.) and getting the urgent need to go?

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Hi Christine--

Yep, I've had the same problem, although I interpret it differently. I'm a C person most of the time, but if I suddenly get a chill or feel extra sleepy, I know that D (or, well, something more normal ) is coming my way within half an hour or so. (Well, cold means 5-10 minutes, sleepy means 15-60 minutes.) Weird, huh? I've always interpreted it as cold as an early warning sign of D, but maybe your interpretation is better in that cold leads to D.

As to your other point, my IBS has been with me all my life in one form or another, but a lot of people here have had it started with trauma like yours. I wonder if hypno might be a good thing for you to try?

--AC

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