Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Eating the same things....(Augie please read this).

Hey everyone,
I am the same in terms of adding variety or not as the case is. I am pretty much living off the same things aswell, but I am at uni, living in a student flat and with all the stress us young ones have to go through it just is NOT easy dealing with ibs at the same time. And as I have been more stable in the last 3 months than I have in the 4 years Ive had this, I am too terrified to try anything new....and last week was the first time Ive been to a restaurant since I started the diet over a year ago!(It terrified me!) The thing is....as Ive managed to know what helps and hurts my ibs, I feel like I should just carry on eating my same old foods until I atleast finish uni(and make sure I take vitamins too) so that atleast I can get through it without too much trouble!

I wanted to post especially cos of you Augie...I always read your posts ever since you started coming on the boards...and I genuinely am concerned about you feeling so bad at the moment. Whenever I read your posts I can feel your pain...Ive been there, as a terrified 15 year old! I thought things would never get better...but it takes time. IBS cant be cured...it cant go away in a day...it takes a hell of a lot of patience and will power...and not to mention completely changing your life. Yes we have got a proper raw deal, and yes its not fair...but seriously things can get better...theres no way any of us should have to go through the rest of our lives like this...Heather has proven that you can make a difference. The hardest part is that everyone is different...it took me soooo long to realise that. I was going through heathers nook, making recipes and wondering why I wasnt feeling any better. Then I realised..hey...I CANNOT tolerate oatmeal....yea heather says its safe...but not for me! When I started adapting the recipes and stuff to fit MY needs then things started to change.

I also really dont think mentally I would be where I am now if it wasnt for the hypno tapes. I did them in the summer...and although it definately wasnt overnight...a month or so after finishing the entire program is when things starting picking up. I am about to start actual sessions with Michael Mahoney(I live near his surgery) to try and improve things even further! Augie, I honestly think if you havent already or you're even the tiniest bit sceptical please please buy it! I think it would help you sooo much. It seems to me that you're in a place that I was only a year ago...the anxiety really plays the biggest part in keeping the IBS with you! The hypno is worth ten times the money it costs to buy it! Even if it means saving somehow...I would urge you so much to do it! We all have to stick together and continue helping eachother...and lets hope that when Im speaking to you in a years time, you're a completely new person...happy, healthy and loving life!!

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Natalie

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