Re: We still don't know what causes it, do we?
08/01/05 03:15 PM
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atomic rose
Reged: 06/01/04
Posts: 7013
Loc: Maine (IBS-A stable since July '05!)
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Linz, as always, is right on. There are so many factors, and so many of them that are out of our control. Weather is a huge one. Not getting the perfect amount of sleep is another. And personally, no matter what I do, I can NEVER control all the stress in my life. (And hey, look on the bright side... at least you're a guy... us women have PMS to throw into the mix.)
There are a very few of us who have been able to lick this completely, but I'm not one of them. I consider myself stable now, but I still have what I would call minor attacks once or twice a month, where I have to go for my handy dandy bottle of imodium. I also just went through a particularly bad spell where I had D for a month straight. No rhyme or reason to it, it just happened, despite the diet, etc, and anti-anxiety meds. Imodium did me no good. Annoying? Aggravating? A little depressing? Hell yes. But it really DOES make you feel better in the long run if you can remember that (1) you're better than you were, and (2) you were feeling better and you WILL feel better again.
Hang in there... it really DOES get better.
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