Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | NEW TO THE DIET & SUPPLEMENTS-NEED ADVICE, HELP

HELLO, I AM NEW TO THE BOARDS AND I JUST BEGAN HEATHER'S DIET AND SUPPLEMENTS ON MONDAY OF THIS WEEK. I HAVE BEEN VERY STRICT WITH MYSELF. BASICALLY NOTHING THAT SHE SAID I SHOULDN'T HAVE, I HAVEN'T. WENT COLD TURKEY ON ALCOHOL, CAFFIENE AND SODA.ANYWAY, I NEED ADVICE FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS
CONSTIPATION AS HER MAJOR ISSUE. I HAD A BOWL MOVEMENT MONDAY, TODAY IS FRIDAY AND I STILL HAVE NOT GONE TO THE BATHROOM. IS THI8 OTHERS' EXPERIENCES WHEN BEGINNING THIS DIET? HOW LONG SHOULD IT BE BEFORE I WORRY ABOUT NOT HAVING A BOWL MOVEMENT. I KNOW IT TAKES TIME AND I AM BEING PATIENT. I JUST WOULD LIKE SOME ENCOURAGEMENT FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD THIS EXPERIENCE. I KNOW HEATHER SAYS IT CAN TAKE FROM A FEW DAYS TO A FEW WEEKS! I REALLY WANT TO "TAKE" SOMETHING TO MAKE ME GO, BUT I KNOW THAT IT WILL JUST START THE WHOLE VICIOUS CYCLE OF C AND THEN D AND THEN BACK AGAIN. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALSO, THE REASON I PROBABLY HAD A BM ON MONDAY IS BECAUSE I TOOK SOMETHING TO MAKE ME GO THE DAY BEFORE. THANKS, ROBIN

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