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So glad your feeling so well and finding relief by letting others know what you are dealing with. I have a problem trying to explain this IBS too, not because I'm ashamed, but because I'm afraid others will react like it's no big deal. "just a little tummy ache". "I could have cancer after all"! People who don't have this will never understand the hold that it maintains over every aspect of your life.

So, Mags, besides following Heidi's IBS diet, what else are you or have you found useful: a certain probiotic, a certain SFS or dosage, digestive enzymes, cal/mag, fish oil? Any other things besides the diet? I'm struggling big time, but I'm a C right now, not a D like you. But perhaps you still may have something that helps.

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Hi Augie - I think the major things that helped my IBS is Heather's IBS diet, hypnotherapy, and exercise. I also take a calcium supp, but that wouldn't be good for your C. Believe it or not, exercise helps BIGTIME. I can tell a big difference when I start slacking off (which I do every few months because I'm naturally lazy! LOL). I take probiotics (Jarro EPS) at night and the peppermint caps too, but I don't know if they help or not. I also take Heather's acacia, and I don't even take a high dose. Only 1 1/2 tsp in the am, and again in the pm. I was taking Citrucel Clear Mix before that. The first time I tried acacia, it didn't work for me. This time it did. And I'm really happy about that, because I love supporting Heather and also it's MUCH cheaper!

And, honestly, I think one of my big triggers is the fear of having an attack when I'm out and when I'm with people that don't know, that makes me more likely to have an attack from the stress of it. So, telling people makes me feel LOADS better. Does that make sense?

I hope you get stable soon also. It took me awhile to figure out how to get stable. I have learned that one thing you have to have with IBS is patience!

HTH! Good luck!

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