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Thanks for your response. It's weird that acacia didn't work the first time, but does work now. Are you taking less or something?

I have been taking Clear Mix Citrucel also, but not happy with it so I'm now trying only a few equalactin a day or maybe a FiberChoice as I try to go to no SFS at all. Just to see if it reduces the bloating and gas. Afraid no BM will happen though. We'll see. This IBS is a guessing game that I don't paricularly like to play!

By the way, who's that guy in the picture with you?

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I am taking less, but I have a feeling that it was when I tried taking it. I tried switching to acacia around this same time last year. So, I was stressed from the holidays, plus I was cheating a lot with holiday goodies. And, on top of that, I was in the middle of planning a wedding I didn't even want to be doing. So, taking all that into consideration, it's no wonder it didn't work the first time - it had too much working against it!

Yeah, the bloating & gas is such a pain to deal with. Have you tried fennel tea? I think it's nasty, but I manage to get some down mixed with peppermint tea. It helps me a lot. And I did used to have a lot of bloating and gas, so maybe the caps & probiotic are helping that?

That's my boyfriend in the picture with me. That pic is from Vegas when we went to the IBS Fall Sprawl in October. I guess you could say he also helps keep my IBS under control! LOL He's always looking out for me (he's so cute in restaurants, he likes to tell the server what I want - I guess you could say he's old-fashioned like that - and then he tells them absolutely no butter, how it must be made, etc. LOL), and he actually inspires me to keep from cheating (although he doesn't know it), because I love spending time with him & feeling good to go out and do things, so I don't want to screw it up by cheating and feeling yucky. I do still, but not as much as I used to. I am only human!

So, anyway, I hope you can find a SFS that helps you. Have you tried the acacia yet?

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