Yes, totally!
04/25/05 11:22 AM
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Nelly
Reged: 08/06/04
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Loc: Within stray mortar fire of DC
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Hi Lisa R! I'm nel, nice to meet you! 
I totally get morning attacks, especially if I'm woken up with a jolt! The trick is to start your day slooooowly. Not practical for everybody in the 21st century world, but it'll go a long way towards making you stable.
Try staying in bed for an hour after you wake up, vegging out and watching a little tv. I do this now, and when I do roll over and sit upright in bed, my bowels have had time to adjust to my waking phase, and everything isn't going 100 miles per hour inside of me. I don't usually have an attack if I take it super slow like this, and I swear by this method especially during the week when I have to be somewhere in the morning!
OK, sometimes it does mean getting up at 6 instead of 7, but there's a lot on tv at 6am! LOL! The slower I start my day, the less urgent and painful my attacks are. It really works, and if you keep tylenol-3 or imodium by your bed in case you get the first pangs of an attack, you can nip it in the bud without jumpstarting your tummy by dashing across the room to the medicine cabinet. 
Also, you can reduce night attacks by not wearing anything around your waist (undies, pajama bottoms, really! LOL! ), and by not eating for 3 hours before bedtime. Hope this helps! Good luck to you--
~nelly~
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