Hi Brown Eyes
I'm a newbie too, although I was diagnosed a year ago. Like so many of us, my diagnosis made me depressed. A chronic illness that few people understand and that you tend not to get a lot of synmpathy and understanding for - why wouldn't that depress anyone!
Btw, you sound so lucky with your friends. I've found that its important to let the people around you - friends, parents, partners, etc. - know about what IBS actually is as it can get hard for them when you're ill all the time. You don't want people telling you to snap out of it (quite impossible) when you're mid-attack!
My IBS has actually meant that I needed to change my life plans (it's hard to be an offshore sailor with IBS!) and I got really depressed for a while. But now, with meds and the help of a loving family and fiance, as well as a great doc (and now this wonderful site!), I'm feeling so much better.
IBS is a right pain (excuse the pun!), but Heather is proof that is doesn't need to wreck your life. Finding this wonderful, supportive site has helped me a lot, as has the discovery that I can still eat yummy foods as long as I'm careful.
My top tip atm if you're feeling down is to make Tess Louise's Antidepressant Brownies - recipe on the recipe index. I made these yesterday and they were fantastic! So fantastic in fact, that my fussy housemates finished off the lot and I've made more for the weekend!
Happy eating!
Linz
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