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      03/27/05 02:15 PM
Sand

Reged: 12/13/04
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Loc: West Orange, NJ (IBS-D)

I'm not researching anything else. With Heather's diet and acacia, plus use of Bentyl and Immodium as needed, I'm doing much, much better, so my official stance right now is that it's "just" IBS. My GI - bless his heart - is willing to do more testing for parasites if I insist, but he really, really doesn't think anything like that is going on and I'm just not psychologically up for more stool specimens (sorry, probably TMI). Maybe later if my recovery stalls before it gets to a point I consider ideal.

There were a couple of posts that really resonated for me in terms of deciding to spend my energy doing Heather's plan to the fullest rather than continuing to search for some other problem instead of or in addition to the IBS. One was LauraSue's comment about taking meds aggressively rather than reluctantly. The other was this whole thread and particularly KinOz' "I hear you" post within it. I decided to stop beating my head against the wall trying to find another explanation on the Internet or get a doctor to tell me what "else" was wrong, give Heather's plan my full focus and best efforts, and see if it worked. For me, it's worked very, very well.

Fine print: If you've got symptoms that just don't meet the IBS criteria or if you're absolutely convinced there's something else wrong, you need to pursue it. That's part of how BadlyDrawnBoy started this whole thread. Poor man, his original post has grown like Topsy - he probably doesn't even recognize it anymore.

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* My Reservations About The Diet (please comment!)
badlydrawnboy
03/21/05 09:38 AM
* Re: My Reservations About The Diet (please comment!)
Kandee
03/27/05 10:54 AM
* Re: My Reservations About The Diet (please comment!)
Alisa
03/25/05 12:45 PM
* Alisa, you've got a lot on your plate!
Augie
03/27/05 02:42 PM
* Re: Alisa, you've got a lot on your plate!
Alisa
03/28/05 09:30 AM
* I eat baked squash every day!
Augie
03/25/05 08:47 PM
* Re: I eat baked squash every day!
Alisa
03/27/05 12:41 PM
* Re: I eat baked squash every day!
Augie
03/27/05 02:48 PM
* Re: I eat baked squash every day!
Alisa
03/28/05 09:32 AM
* better you than me yuck!
Little Minnie
03/26/05 04:56 PM
* LOL-yes, like a bad hair cowlick!
Augie
03/27/05 08:29 AM
* Re: LOL-yes, like a bad hair cowlick!
Little Minnie
03/27/05 05:11 PM
* What's wrong with squash?
Linz
03/26/05 08:12 AM
* I am scared of food
Augie
03/27/05 08:34 AM
* Re: I am scared of food
melissam
03/28/05 04:23 AM
* This sounds very sensible!
Linz
03/28/05 04:33 AM
* Hey, another fibromite!
Linz
03/25/05 12:50 PM
* Re: Hey, another fibromite!
badlydrawnboy
03/25/05 01:51 PM
* Re: My Reservations About The Diet (please comment!)
Dia
03/21/05 01:00 PM
* Re: My Reservations About The Diet (please comment!)
Sand
03/21/05 12:48 PM
* Re: My Reservations About The Diet (please comment!)
Little Minnie
03/21/05 11:27 AM
* Re: My Reservations About The Diet (please comment!)
atomic rose
03/21/05 11:20 AM
* Some great answers here!
Linz
03/21/05 01:25 PM
* question about sugar??
little bear
03/25/05 02:52 PM
* Re: question about sugar??
badlydrawnboy
03/26/05 08:11 AM
* Re: question about sugar??
Alisa
03/27/05 12:46 PM
* Re: question about sugar??
daliatree
03/27/05 11:40 AM
* Re: question about sugar??
Sand
03/26/05 09:06 AM
* Re: question about sugar??
badlydrawnboy
03/26/05 11:36 AM
* Re: question about sugar??
Sand
03/26/05 01:36 PM
* I kind of agree...
Linz
03/26/05 12:17 PM
* Re: I kind of agree...
badlydrawnboy
03/26/05 02:47 PM
* Re: I kind of agree...
daliatree
03/27/05 11:53 AM
* Book, Bland
Sand
03/27/05 11:22 AM
* Have you considered...
Linz
03/27/05 08:15 AM
* thyroid problems
Augie
03/27/05 08:24 AM
* Re: thyroid problems
Linz
03/27/05 08:36 AM
* Thanks, Dr. Linz
Augie
03/27/05 08:48 AM
* Thyroid thread
Sand
03/27/05 09:59 AM
* Thanks for the link!
Augie
03/27/05 11:58 AM
* Re: Thanks for the link!
Sand
03/27/05 12:15 PM
* Thanks
Augie
03/27/05 12:30 PM
* Re: Thanks
Sand
03/27/05 02:15 PM
* Sugar post
Linz
03/26/05 08:18 AM
* Exactly
Little Minnie
03/26/05 04:52 PM
* Re: question about sugar??
Little Minnie
03/25/05 07:10 PM
* thanks!
little bear
03/25/05 07:56 PM
* As I said...
Linz
03/26/05 08:10 AM
* Re: Some great answers here!
badlydrawnboy
03/21/05 02:17 PM
* an idea, you don't have to agree
Little Minnie
03/21/05 05:08 PM
* Re: an idea, you don't have to agree
badlydrawnboy
03/21/05 05:21 PM
* Re: an idea, you don't have to agree
Little Minnie
03/21/05 06:11 PM
* Even I have to eat IF...
Linz
03/25/05 12:48 PM

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