Good Point, epa!
01/11/06 10:48 AM
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Bevvy
Reged: 11/04/03
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Loc: Northwest Washington State
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This situation really IS getting out of control, totally. You can't help having this condition, and, quite honestly, if family members cannot work WITH you on this by fixing IBS-friendly dishes when you are invited for a meal with them, then you have all the right to speak up or simply not show up at all.
Your hubby really SHOULD have a little chat with his mom --and the rest of the family, for that matter. IBS is complicated for us, so we can't expect "outsiders" to understand it any better than we. But the family needs to understand that this is not your choice, certainly, and it is THEY who need to be empathetic to your situation. Hubby needs to clue them in.
If that doesn't work, then meals together are simply off-limits. It's too bad, but that's just the way it is. I too found very little empathy from my brother when I told him of my condition. His response: "Just eat what you want. You see something you like? Eat it!" What stupid, idiotic advice! So you see, it's in all families.
Ask hubby to have a little chat with his family.
Bevvy
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