i don't have kids, but i'm 26 and i remember suffering in high school... it feels like yesterday, ugh! i think that fiber could help a lot, and fennel/peppermint teas. i have a post on the fiber that helped me, but everyone's different. get the acacia fiber though, and tell him to cut out the fats. try to get him stablized. (there's a list of "stuff to eat when you can't eat anything". it helped me for the first few days for sure.)
actually, for me the worst part wasn't even the IBS itself, but the embarrasment and shame i felt from it. i totally understand the never wanting to go out w/ friends and stuff... it's awful. and i mean, when you're 15 you really feel uncomfortable talking to your friends about what's up... i mean, i couldn't even tell boyfriends why i'd suddenly want to go home or couldn't go out that day or whatever... i mean, now i don't even care anymore. my friends all know i go to the bathroom more than most people, and i can't eat certain stuff, but it's like, when you're 15 the thing you don't or can't realize is, NO ONE CARES!!! if i had known that when i was 15, my life would have been SO much different.
the thing is, once i started talking about it, the more i realized a LOT of people have digestion problems, and they're all so embarrassed about it that often just finally talking about it makes you feel so much better! seriously, have him come on the boards and talk to people. it really helped me about a year ago; i was feeling suicidal and just being able to talk to others with the same crappy intestines (no pun intended) was so comforting.
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Re: Any Moms of IBS Kids out there?
