Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: We still don't know what causes it, do we?

I'm replying to the kind folks who responded. Thanks! We all need a hug from time to time. One thing I have to do is stop "Catastrophizing". I tend to do this (I see an invisible chorus of friends all nodding their heads).

I keep a diary of my daily food/meds, symptoms (hopefully none) and emotional overall daily status. Well, I color coded these for the doctor (although he has no interest in it and just says FIBER FIBER FIBER). Anyway, Green is a great deal, yellow is fair/cautionary, and in keeping with the traffic light system, red is a really bad bad day.

Now, I automatically made any day with "D" a Red day, but today, for example, I realized that except for the bout in the bathroom and my emotional feeling about it, today is FINE! I went to the Fitness CLub to work out, I did some projects around the house, and I feel pretty good!

So, maybe I need to stop considering any bout of "D" a Red day, and change my classification system to allow myself to have more GOOD days even when in the middle of a "D" situation. I always saw "D" as a failure on my part, that no matter what I do, I have failed. And there are times when "D" is definitely a Red day, oh....yeah! But other times it is like my friend said naively but truly "What difference does it make? It comes out, some days fast, some days slow, some days perfect, you carry on with your day instead of making up hymns about it all."

Thanks again and I do console with you all who have problems in this area, and seemingly cope without needing to be cuddled very 5 minutes. Guys can be so self centered at times, but isn't that what makes us so adorable? I better stop now.

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