Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | I'm trying so hard not to give up

I am a typical male who doesn't want to give in to this but I really have to. I do so well on an IBS safe diet and then I drop off to the old ways. I am IBS C but for some reason, since I had my Nissen fundoplication in April '03, I cannot tolerate any form of fiber without intense delayed emptying and pain. Tried a lot of fiber supplements, soluble and insoluble, lots of water and all I get is more C and pain. NOT to mention the really intense gas/bloat which is VERY embarrassing when I work in an office where I am surrounded by over 60 people. I just returned there after LTD for 18 months but the hardest part to deal with is this gas/bloat. I am on a strict time clock and I think the stress of that adds to it all. The gas/bloat is more intense after I eat so I start not eating and that's worse for me. They want me to maintain a high protein diet as I have lost so much weight. I am on Nexium for the HH and I keep searching Heather's enteric peppermint capsules but I'm afraid they'll flare up my reflux. Will they? I know, typical male who searches very little but asks a lot. Thanks

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