Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | In-laws and parents! UGH!!!!!

Ok this weekend was my first weekend out with my new "diet" as my family calls it. I ate safely at the mall on Friday when I got a Turkey sub and baked Lays. Saturday we had a pig roast to go to. Well I brought my chicken breast along and ate that with bread and a few baked beans. Everyone kept asking me about my diet and even though the host was trying to be supportive, I felt like screaming " I don't need to be treated with any special treatment!" Then on Sunday my mother-in-law invites us over for an early dinner. My DH tells her to make chicken and stay away from any vegetables like cauliflower and broccali. Well she makes baked chicken with butter and lots of spices, mashed potaoes with milk and butter and corn!!!!!!!!!! She says to me you can eat this right honey? Yeah sure. So I ate a tiny bit with my father-in-law looking at me like I was nuts. Finally at my parents house my mom at least called me the day before and made me spaghetti with light ragui and had fresh bread. I brought my own pumpkin pie. But still she kept asking me can you eat this and oh Angela can't eat this because of her "special diet". I could have screamed a few times. I told my DH that I can only guess what the holidays will be like. I am making sure I make and bring plenty of goodies with me. How do you tell family members with good intentions that this is not a special diet but a way of life? UGH! On top of that I did sneak a tiny piece of chocolate and am suffering today for it! Just had to vent a bit! Thanks!

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