Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Stress and Asthma............

Julie, I don't have to tell you how stress affects asthma....I'm sure you already know that!!! You have way to much on your plate that is unavoidable. LS is right, that is one heavy duty subject you are writing about!!! Just thinking about the subject would make me stressed out. Your own adrenals must be stressed to the max.........and the only thing I know that helps for that is "calm" and well, a lot of vitamins/minerals, which BTW, can you take? If so load up on all the "B's" and as much vit "C" as you can handle. I know it's hard with an IBS flare up but can be done if you take some with every "bland" meal. Ewww, the Bentyl..........love the stuff but oh do we pay for it in weird ways........the mental side affects they don't mention yet I know they are there..........added emotionality for one, and for me it was also increased urination and on top of that less bladder control.......ug. Also made my restless leg syndrome worse. Are you taking anything for sleep? I don't usually recommend it because in a way (long story) I think it set me up for IBS (well, let's say going off of it after 20 some years of use did).....but Benedryl does work good for sleep if you can take antihistimines. Just use it for a short time, a few months here and there when needed, like NOW.

A move??? OMG, you know, they rank a move right up there in the stress department with deaths and divorces. You picked a grand time to move...........NOT. Hope it will all be worth it!!!

I can soooo empathize with you on the sacrifices you have to make for your education. I haven't had to do that for many, many years, but so remember working full time (like LS, for $1.10 an hr) and driving to classes each night (full load) and then driving home late and being so tired I didn't know how I even got home. Then one day of the weekend I worked another job and Sunday was reserved for study and papers........I don't know, if I'd had IBS back then how I would have done it.........I take my hat off to you, believe me!!!

Yep, exercise is soooo good. Of all the things I miss the most it is my aerobics class (and the good friends that go with it)...........but hoping once I get better I can resume that. I hope you can feel good enough to get into a routine with that, eventually.

Hang in there..............and if I run across the asthma/food connection I will surely let you know what it was.

Thanks for your concern,

Kandee

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