Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: K2----unrelated question

Wow....you are so brave. I totally commend you on your efforts to take control of your IBS and travel like that. Just thinking about even a smidget of that trip or the backpacking would send me to the bathroom. You should be so proud of yourself. I really value your advice on this site. It is good to hear that you have been successful with just the diet and Acacia and you have given me another outlook on taking the immodium. As I have stated in other posts, I'm always trying to resist taking it, but I guess if it helps us to live our lives it is no big deal. There are so many things I would love to do (I'm talking minor compared to your adventures, ie., go out to cut a tree down for the holidays with our neighbors)...I think maybe I'll just take a preventative immodium more often along with the diet and acacia and start living a little more...at least until I get stable.

I've been thinking about the hypno tapes...honestly I don't really want to fork out the money b/c I don't know that I'll take the time to follow through. I was also wondering...do the tapes make you think MORE about the IBS since you have to remember to listen to them daily and draw attention to it? I don't know...I'm wondering if they would have a reverse effect on me. In the evenings I ususally like to watch my tv shows or read to relax while the kids are finally asleep and I think having to remember to do something else each night might bother me or make me stress out more.

Why do you take the beano before veggies? Do you get gas/bloating from them or is it just to help you better digest them? The weird thing is that I used to get a lot of gas but in the past months I have not...only when I'm c sometimes. So I wouldn't need it for that reason, but I'm wondering if you take it just to help break down the IF better. Thanks again...your success should be an inspiration to all newcomers on this board.

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Originally IBS-D for a million years!
Then IBS-A, Now a transformed slightly C

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