Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | start talking about IBS !!!

I just learned these last couple of days that the benefits of talking about IBS openly is far more powerful than the potential embarassment.
Yesterday i went to my class on the sociology of health, we were talking about medication and the drug industry (who the prof refers to as SATAN!) and I mentioned that ibs drugs hadn't worked well for me. After class this woman approached me who has terrible IBS-C and I told her about the ibs diet, and the different kinds of fiber. She had been trying to treat her ibs with laxatives, bran, and other triggers. She ended up giving me a ride home and thanking me for sharing in class.
Then today i was in another class, and mentioned to a casual friend that I had my first accupuncture session. He asked what it was for, and after i told him, he was astounded and said "I've been trying everything for ibs and nothing has worked". I happened to have heather's book with me, let him flip through it for a while. He got very excited and is going to buy the book.
If this keeps up I'm going to I'm going to start buying stocks in Heather's publisher!
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