I have been working on Heather's diet. I got the book (Eating for IBS) a year ago and my mom read it so I figured she'd fill me in on it. However, she missed some things (I'm not blaming her, I should have read the book then. It's not her job to do this for me) and that could be why I had trouble even when I thought I was eating right.
Well, I read the book on Saturday and Sunday and I'm working on the diet now.
I've been having a lot of stress with my IBS. I've always worried about things and IBS has become one more thing to worry about. I get really nervous at school and when I go out in public (it's worse at school). I worry about having sudden attacks, not being able to get to the rest room, and having an attack come on so suddenly that I won't have time to react. The fear of losing bowel control is the one that scares me the most and has me constantly worrying. Last year, there was an incident where I was in class and I had to run to get to the bathroom. During the past few weeks, I've had two bad attacks at home (so far, my IBS problem has been purely "d"). Those two recent attacks could have been from IBS, the flu/cold (which I've had these past few weeks), or a combination.
I know stress and worry only make IBS worse. I've been listening to Michael Mahoney's 100-day tapes (I'm on day 26). I usually feel alright when I'm at home, but as soon as I go to school, or out in public I get really nervous and worried.
Does anyone else share this fear? How can I deal with this? Please help! :_(
Thank you.
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