Just a couple of things to add...
07/05/05 08:17 PM
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Stephie
Reged: 03/10/04
Posts: 2696
Loc: Vancouver, Canada
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'cause I think that everyone else has offered really great advice so far, and I agree 100%. It really does take a lot of time to figure out how to really cope with your IBS.
I think it sounds like you are doing really good things by tracking your symptoms and good days vs not so good days.
How is your stomach in general? Do you feel like you have a handle on your belly yet?
Okay, anywho, here is my little bit of advice about coping:
It's all about the people you surround yourself with. Doctors and stuff are obviously important.. I know that I was a total emotional WRECK when I was so sick and having a doctor who was basically just like, "I dunno, eat more fiber" over and over again made me feel even worse. The first time I sat down with a really good, really understanding GI doctor I almost burst into tears.. but happy ones. And you know, I felt WAY better when I walked out of the office than I had in weeks JUST because I had a good doctor.
Other than professionals, I think the other people in your life are so important as well. There are so many people who won't be as understanding as you'll want them to, be it people you are close to or just random people or whatever..
As the barenaked ladies say, "If there's someone you can just shove out, well do so!".
I had a best friend who was a horrible so-and-so.. probably mostly evil. When I got sick, she turned her evil ways on me. It turned bad days because of my stomach, into really horrible days. She ended up ditching me, and I was so upset.. She was my best friend since we were like 9 years old, I thought I had really lost someone!!.. until a couple of weeks later I realised how much better I felt by NOT having her around! By not having someone to make me feel bad about myself, to make me feel guilty, to belittle how I was feeling... It was very liberating.
Alright, that's my two cents.
Good luck!
--Steph
P.S. You have a very, very lovely picture.. Lovely!  
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