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I was a D and a D only until I quit caffeine. Now, when I occasionally get C, I thank my lucky stars that I have a few days where I can go out and do things and not worry! I don't usually start feeling *bad* until the 3rd or 4th day of no-go, so being stopped up is almost a blessing... until I DO go, because then I feel sick and miserable and have D again, like the last 2 days.

I can't find Equalactin here! After you've recommended it so many times, I did go looking for it, but can't seem to find it anywhere. What is it, anyway? Is it a SFS?

I'm in the process of switching the SFS I'm using. Meaning that I'm still struggling along with a barely-there dose of the Citrucel, but I'm going to order acacia as soon as I have the money to do so. I think part of the reason I keep getting stuck like this is because I can't up the citrucel to a useful level. The powder was awful, and the pills aren't much better (I have trouble swallowing the pills... I had no idea those suckers were so big!).

And I'm sure a lot of this is just that my body is still freaking out because of all the changes. I think I mentioned this in a reply to someone else - before I started the IBS diet, I was low-carbing... quite a difference!

I don't know what the heck to do about the stress, either. The longer I go feeling like this, the more I worry that something is SERIOUSLY wrong with me (not that IBS isn't bad enough, but I'm a hypochondriac when I'm stressing, so now that I'm suddenly having awful stomach pain all the time, my brain is like "cancer! you have stomach cancer!!" hehe). That and the birthday are bad enough, but I have one more stress-fest coming up in the next few days: my mother & stepfather are meeting my boyfriend for the first time. (Side note: I've been married & divorced & I'm almost 30! Why the @#*@^@&* should this stress me out?!) I've never handled stress well, and especially not now. All the relaxation techniques in the world don't seem to do a cussed thing for me... but I try, and keep on trying.

Anyway, thanks for all your kindness and suggestions, Bev. {{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}

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