My BF's family is just wonderful, his mom even makes a separate plate for me w/ibs safe versions of what everyone else is having (mashed potatoes w/no dairy, ground turkey instead of ground beef/pork). But MY family just doesn't get it. They all think I'm crazy for eating tofu & drinking soy milk. They only eat "real food" & try to get me to eat it when I visit. So I don't visit very often. When I went for Thanksgiving my dad kept trying to get me to eat the ham he made, then got offended when I told him (for the 3rd-4th time) that I can't eat ham. They drive me nuts. Except for my mom, she's the best! She has alzheimers so I constantly have to remind her about my IBS, and she always says, "Oh sweetie I am so sorry you have to deal w/that" then asks me if I want a cup of coffee! LOL! She's so cute when she forgets. But they're my family & I gotta love them, well, at least deal w/them anyway!
-------------------- IBS-A...I can never make up my mind