Reged: 07/10/04
Posts: 1176
Loc: Manhattan, New York
Volatile I have been reading all your posts below and I really understand the frustration...we all do...I have suffered with IBS for 11 years, badly, and I am only 25. We all understand how we can work so hard to look nice and then bloat so much we can't fit into a pretty dress etc (eg my wedding day!!!). Its horrible. Your tone, however, is putting some people off. Its aggressive and it seems like you are blaming people on this board for not 'fixing' you. It seems like you haven't had IBS for that long...because if you did, you would just KNOW that there is no quick easy way out of this and you need to change your philosophy. Your body is expressing something to you, you need to go down a path of 'discovery' as to what agrees with you and what doesn't - trial and error and very challenging. Try and let go a little (I know its hard) of the vanity of 'all the hours in the gym'....I was like that and have let it go. I go to the gym now for my health, TRUE health, not for how toned my abs look...because I know that one day I may not fit into my jeans but the next day may have D and they will fall down - Lord knows I may get stretch marks like pregnancy from all the changes in size! I can promise you something - if you embrace instead of fight this whole 'discovery' process you are going to grow as a person. You are going to become a very sympathetic, empathetic individual, with greater depth...its happened to all of us at this board. Sometimes I am grateful for the IBS because it has taught me so much about suffering and the human spirit. And not to mention the absolutely FABULOUS friends I have made on this board...I am truly grateful. Heathers diet doesn't work for me very well...I may not even have IBS (still undergoing tests) but I will never forget the people here being there for me in the hardest times. Embrace it...I promise that being positive makes this process much easier and more inspiring. Good luck.
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