Hi Alisa,
How did you pinpoint potatoes? I hurt all the time, so find it quite difficult to identify a food. I don't notice any one food as causing more problems because I hurt all the time!  I wish I knew which foods were making it worse, but I don't seem to be able to do that, even with a food diary.
If your rice cereal is Nabisco (orange box) it is white rice, especially if it has 0 grams fiber listed. I eat Lundbergs Creamy Brown Rice Cereal. It is powdery consistancy so it is less harsh I think, plus it gives me 2.25 grams of fiber. Do you find that higher fiber foods help with constipation? I think it would, as white rice seems more constipating. Nicer on the tummy, though. So, how do you choose between the two?  I find I handle the powdery brown rice cereal better than cooked brown rice.
Never though about rice bran doing that to me!  I have some brown rice pasta made with rice bran. I am not sure if that would be so safe now. I get so confused with all this. I would think rice bran would help with the constipation (since it has more fiber) rather than clog me up.
Is the soil organism Primal Defense? I tried that one for a while, but didn't notice a difference. It was very expensive too. CleanseMore sounds a bit iffy to me. Anything that says Cleanse scares me off. Has your doctor told you this was safe? I might try it if it is. I'll try anything at this point. Never heard of Marshmallow root. What is that suppose to help with? Is it a powder?
I wonder if you gave up on the Acacia too soon. Hmm, I know it's hard to take something when you think it is causing you more problems. But do you think your body just might need to get used to it? Or start out on a lower dose. I know most start at only 1/4 tsp one or twice a day. I haven't tried Acacia yet. I have tried about 5 other SFS but have not had luck with any of them. Either did nothing, or caused more pain and gas.
Oh, what is the answer for us??? Did your dad ever hear about the new drug? He posted that he was going to try and find out when it might be available for IBS. I wish I could get my hands on some. I hope it does get approved soon and, more importantly, that it works for me. I had high hopes for Zelnorm, and that turned out to be a bust for me. 
Keep posting, okay. It's nice to not feel so alone and that I am not the only one living with such severe, chronic pain (although I wish so many of us were'nt hurting. But, it gives me strength to go on when I know that others are going on with their live in spite of all this pain and horribe, nasty bowel problems. I wish our bowels would just behave themselves. 
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~ Beth
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