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Work is definietly the worst time for me. I'm an accountant so I sit all day & that's what seems to kill me. I'm fine if I eat & then walk around or do something but when I eat & then sit....the gas builds up & although I was fine in the morning, by 2 or 3 I can't wait to get home & put on my comfy sweats! In answer to your question, this week has been great for me. I think I may have hit upon a system for myself. I'm IBS-C & here's what I do.
Wake up at 5:30am & walk 3 miles on the treadmill. (exercise is really important). While I walk I drink about 20 oz of water. Then it's a smoothie of soy milk, frozen bananas & 7.5 grams of SFS. When I get to work I fill a 16oz bottle with water & 1/2 teaspoon of aciaca. By 10:30 I munch on oriental rice snack mix that I get from the HFS. I eat lunch at 1:00 & start off by having about a cup of white rice then some plain turkey or MSF imitation chicken (trying to go more veggie). In the afternoon I'll snack on some applesauce or raw carrots.
The bottom line is that I don't eat too much at one sitting & always have safe foods in my drawer or the kitchen. Eating small meals through out the day REALLY seems to help. That & taking my sfs during the day & not just in the am. Oh, I don't forget the water. I drink lots of that that all day.
Well, this was probably more than you wanted to know but I hope some of it helped.

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