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okay..I just wanted to post because I am soooo much better its crazy. Its unbelievable.
I have IBS with very very severe, chronic constipation. I tried everything (including Heather's diet) and nothing worked. My stomach just got bigger and bigger and the days kept going by without a bm.
So I don't know if this information will help anyone but it helped me so I thought I'd share.
Firstly, I started a colon cleanse. They had me doing a fibre/flax supplement with it but it bloated me really bad so I stopped that part and kept with the rest of the cleanse. I also cut out ALL sugar and actually started Elaine Gottschall's Specific Carbohydrate Diet and it made me feel so much better. While I was doing the cleanse I ate lots of cooked veggies and stewed prunes and after 3 days started raw veggies and lots of apples/oranges/peaches/pears.
I also went to my natural doc. and he found out I had a fungus (which I think I got while on vacation) and he gave me pills to get rid of it. It's taken 3 weeks altogether and I'm still not completely rid of the fungus but I'm going twice a day to the bathroom and thats the main thing. Because I never went before.
So I hope this helps someone. I know how frustrating it is to just want to find something that works.

God Bless!
Heather

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