I was just curious about the doctor thing... I know all about doctor avoidance, heh. I've actually had symptoms of IBS for 17 years, although it didn't get bad until about 5 years ago - and I STILL haven't had all the tests and gotten diagnosed. People here sometimes get on my case about that, and they're right, of course, but I'm working on it.  I'm glad you'll get to see a specialist. And I feel the same way you do - that in the meantime, at least, the diet definitely can't HURT, it can only potentially really help a lot.
I prefer natural medicine, too. I insist that part of the reason I'm so healthy compared to the rest of my family is because I've refused to rush to the doctor for simple, common ailments, like they do. They will seriously take any pill a doctor gives them, immediately. I prefer to trust the body's natural ability to heal itself, with a little help from nature.
I should clarify that I don't really have "problems" with pasta and bread (and that would point to celiac, I believe, not IBS, if it were the case)... I can eat them just fine, but find I feel a lot better energy-wise if I stick to potatoes and rice as much as possible. 'Most everyone here has no problems at all with any of it, so you're most likely going to be safe with pasta and bread.
Thanks for the encouragement/tips on writing. I've thought about some writing classes; maybe in the future, when finances allow a little better. I haven't entirely given up on the idea of writing, I'm just not so sure that fiction is my thing. It's ok, though, even if I never write a book. I'm a pretty creative person anyway - I do everything from drawing to collage to knitting to photography to embroidery, and yes, I do sometimes write for myself - I always get my creative urges out somehow.
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