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hey Carey
the diet I do is one I got from a naturopath 7 years into my ibs suffering. i was 15 when it first started. my parents are clueless about health issues, and my mum did try a few things, but basically after the gastroenterologist couldn't help me and said it was in my head (bastarrrrrdddd :-)) my family just kind of abandoned the issue and so did i in the sense that i just learned to live with doing little black plops perhaps once a week. looking back now i actually have no idea how i managed...but i was a teenager....i get so sad when i think of how lonely it actually was and only now can i cry about it. the longest i ever went was a month.
anyway, towards my 19th birthday i overheard someone say that white bread etc was constipating so i decided to give up white wheat flour. my symptoms improved somewhat and i didn't go back to wheat flour in any form till i saw a naturopath at the age of 21. at this point the disease was beginning to affect my mental health and i was getting panic attacks and social anxiety disorder. my boyfriend at the time took me to an incredible iridologist (reads the patterns in the irises of your eyes and tells you your inherent and current health problems)...it was the most amazing experience of my life...i sobbed as he told me it wasn't in my head.
anyway, i realise i am rambling!!...he put me on a very strict diet. i ONLY have wholegrains, i dont touch white products...i eat very light in the evening...and for me food combination is a big as a tummy sin as the kind of food i eat...if i eat too many foods together...i suffer...its such a complicated set of rules i have developed from the initial diet given by my doctor...i could write a book!! but if you want help, you can email me at dalia_yael@hotmail.com and i would be very happy to try and help you!!!
love XXX

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