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Gee you really make newbies like me look kind of stupid. It's funny you mention the tacos meal, I just saw it, I CAN eat ground meat if there's next to no fat. If you're not "stable" yet (meaning you're feeling good most of the time and attacks are rare), how do you know this isn't a trigger? I know some others can't stomach it so maybe he isn't one of the more severe cases. I read somewhere that 70% of IBS people have mild, 25% have moderate and 5% severe. Yes, I remember reading this somewhere too. I'm not sure what I am. I think it changes...no matter what I'm experiencing there are triggers I always have to avoid (like red meat, dairy, high fat). I wish I could cheat once in a while, have a slice of pizza or something, but I've had such bad, scary attacks I just can't risk it. I only remembered it because I knew I was in the 25% group as it was the one whose lives get interrupted regularly but not so much that you can't leave the house.
I kind of agree with him though that you have to treat the cause not the other end. I agree with this--if we knew the cause for each of our individual IBS cases. I read his story, a little brief but he wrote about the time as a baby and how the doctors or someone treated his exema. And it was because of the milk not the exema. And it seemed the doctors were saying one thing and all the while it was really a lot more simple than that. Because we all got different IBS I'm just hoping I have what he had so I can see it go like he seems to have. I hope it works for you! Keep us updated on how it's working out for you, okay? Am I making sense? Yep.
It's late. I know! Am I making sense? Glad you've joined us here on the boards--it's always interesting to hear new perspectives and meet fellow IBSers and learn what's worked for them. Take care!

I'll see how I feel tomorrow. Everything depends on how I feel. Aint that the truth. Amen!

W

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