Beth, repeat in your head 'everyone is different, everyone is different'. We have chatted so many times about this and remember our conclusions - we need to stop taking these posts to heart. The idea of the board is for people to share their experiences and no one thing will EVER work for everyone. Think of ADs, everyone responds differently to them and it requires trial and error to find the one that works for you. I used to take ADs and visited message boards similar to these to try and find the one that worked for me, cos it felt like none of them did. Well after several months and lots of stress! I found that noone could say one AD was the one to go with. Thats because there isn't one magic formula for health. So I realised I had to stop asking everyone else and just try for myself.
I know it is so expensive for you to try all these different IBS treatments, but its the only way you're going to find out what works for you. If tripahala is working for you, then keep using it COS IT WORKS! Who cares if it doesn't work for other people. I just think you desperately want more from these boards then they are able to offer.
Am I telling you anything you don't already know and believe? Probably not. I've written similar posts like this to you before. So why write another one? Because sometimes we just need people to reach out to us and tell us its going to be okay. I can't tell you its going to be okay. But I am reaching out to you.
So Beth sweetie, your IBS won't improve until your state of mind does. Only when we have a positive outlook on life will we have positive change inside.
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