I also have severe water retention from severe c so that's also why I can only eat a small amount of food in 1 day. I have tons of stress. I do everything I can to chill but it's so hard when I have to deal with tons of stuff. I'm always praying to God for help. I find that when I'm really angrey or upset my IBS doesn't get a lot worse though. I could be totally relaxed and my symtoms can be really severe. So it really doesn't matter how I'm feeling but of course I hate being being upset and angrey so I do my best to think positive but of course that can only go so far. My stomach is so big I look like a weigh twice as much as I do. I don't weigh myself since I wouldn't know my exact weight since the water retention is so severe. I look like I'm exspecting triplets! So, do you have alot of stress and are you losing weight? God Bless