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I am not as noble as the others who have written!

I get extemely jealous of others as they eat their pizza, burgers, fries, turtle sundeas, homemade lasagna with gooey cheese, chili cheese fries, and the healthier foods too....like a yummy salad with all the fixins and that heavenly ranch dressing! I used to love huge salads with tons of tomotoes, raw brocolli, cauliflower, cucumbers, all tossed with a low fat creamy Ranch dressing! I used to top my baked potato (with the yummy skin) with cheese and brocolli and Ranch dressing,

Sorry, I'm not making you feel better, but yes, I get horribly jealous when I see others freely eating all these foods while laughing and celebrating and enjoying the taste of the food. Like you said, they don't have a clue how lucky they are just to be able to partake in this delicious treat life offers. Food is meant to be savored, enjoyed, shared with friends. Not measured, watched, feared, inspected, analyzed, restricted.

We had a party at work for all the student workers and guess what they ordered? Pizza, while I sat there with my Gluten Free Turkey Sandwhich, plain! And my coworkers are big on going out for lunch on Fridays...and I watch them eat the salads, Thai, and heavenly foods while I once again eat my stupid plain Gluten Free Turkey sandwhich. Who wouldn't be jealous!

These people have no clue how lucky they are not to have to think twice about the food, except for maybe gaining a pound if they overdue it. But I miss the healthy foods too that I can no longer eat...like the raw veggie salads, the low fat yogurt, etc. It's not just the more "unhealthy" foods I miss. In fact, the majority of the foods I do miss are the healthy ones!

And being GF makes it even more restrictive. I was very healthy before going on an IBS diet, so it's not that I am any healthier eating this way...if anything, I am eating less healthy since I cannot eat many veggies, fruits, and the Natural Ovens heavenly blueberry low fat muffins, dinner rolls and bagels! (they all have too much whole wheat and fiber). I am finding I eat more sugary cereals, and limited veggies, fruits, etc...and that cannot be good. Gone are the days of just taking an lovely, huge Golden Delicious Apple out of the fridge and biting into it whole! Or enjoying a piece of fresh corn on the cob and watermelon at a summer picnic.

I could go on forever. I guess I'm just having a "sorry for myself" day, and your post was like I could have written it myself, BL!

I admit, I'm green with envy! I think if I were feeling any relief from my restrictive diet, I might have a better attitude about missing out on all the food. In fact, I know I would. But to cut out so many foods (and I need to cut out more than most as I am unable to tolerate a great amount that is even considered safe for most IBS ers, like soy substitues) and still feel so much pain, gas, bloat, and constipation...that just is NOT FAIR.

Okay, pity party is over for today. Sorry to be such a bummer...I'm in one of my moods!

Short answer to your question is yes, I do get jealous!

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~ Beth
Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!

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