Re: still working on helping my suffering college girl - thanks for any help
10/15/03 02:34 PM
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Hi Barb,
I'm also a college student with IBS, although I don't live on campus and attend school at night. However, I know how difficult it might be for your daughter when she goes out with friends and can't eat most of what they're eating.
You mentioned that your daughter likes to eat breakfest in her room. I'm not sure how far away you live from her now and what the costs might be, but maybe you can consider baking a loaf of bread and sending it to her once a week. I usually start my day off with a slice or two of one of Heather's breads, as well as a cup of tea.
As for snacks, I love taking a ziplock bag of rice chex or cheerios around with me to snack on at work and during classes. Not only are they great if I get hungry, they're also great soluble fiber in case I want to eat something later that's insoluble or I'm just not quite sure on.
I'm also IBS-C and have found that the Citrucel tablets have helped me tremendously. I've recently had to switch to Benefiber because of the citrus in the citrucel (acid reflux), and don't always remember to drink a tablespoon - what a difference it makes when I forget! 
I can understand your daughter's adversion to food when it doesn't digest properly. Before I was diagnosed with IBS, I had this problem and didn't even want to look at food. Eventually, when I learned what I can eat safely and what I need to be careful with, I became more confident about the foods and my digest worries calmed down.
Also, one of my problems when I first started the diet was remembering what was soluble, insoluble, and just plain bad. So I made these cute little signs (was in a creative mood) that listed everything so I could put them in my kitchen to remind me.
Hopefully after a couple months on Heather's diet, your daughter's weight loss and constipation will start to calm down. If you have any worries or just need to talk, feel free to email me at: angylroses@yahoo.com.
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