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Hi All,
I'm making my introduction after having found Heather's site about 3 months ago. This past week I ordered one of her kits with the book, peppermint caps and the fennel tea. I have yet to try the tea because my parents will kill me if I don't finish the bagged fennel I bought before, but it's almost gone.

I am 22, just graduated college (looking for full time work either in theatre or in publishing). I realized very quickly that if I were to take a full-time position in something as time consuming as theatre (where I'd be working 75 hours a week as an intern through December) I needed to do something about my health.

I have IBS-D normally. And it usually gets worse when I'm under stress. I've been under a lot lately and I'm hoping to get through my upcoming audition a week from Tuesday (7/13) without much incident.

The peppermint caps have been working well, and I have found myself better off than usual fighting the D and the bloating that used to plague me when I had something to worry about-- which was most of the time.

Had Heather's chocolate silk pudding tonight for a midnight snack.

Thanks to someone who posted the Rice Dream white sauce recipe. I modified it today with some garlic powder for IBS-friendly Fettucine Alfredo.

So glad to know I have somewhere I can go where people understand this condition. The rest of my house is on the South Beach diet and complaining because I can eat bread etc. I feel like saying "you're doing that because you choose to, people who have this have certain things they can't eat ever."

Thought I'd say thank you for the support in advance.

All my best,
Karen =)

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