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11/28/06 11:35 PM
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atomic rose
Reged: 06/01/04
Posts: 7013
Loc: Maine (IBS-A stable since July '05!)
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I have to admit that I stopped taking a fiber supplement... not because it didn't work (it did!), but because I'm desperately poor and I just couldn't afford to buy it anymore. That said, it did make a difference, and it's the only thing I ever took with any regularity.
The fiber supplement I used was FiberChoice. I chose it specifically because it was portable (chewable tablets) and easy to take, but it is one of the "gassier" supplements. (I never had any gas problems with it.)
Sooo... anyway...
* FiberChoice (not anymore)
* Peppermint tea as an antispasmodic (works perfectly!)
* Imodium (OTC antidiarrheal), 1 tablet as needed for emergencies
I second the vote for trying fennel for the gas - from what I've heard, it really works very well, and it's a cheap OTC natural remedy, all plusses in my book. 
I don't have GERD, but I did always have a lot of heartburn... the interesting thing is that it eventually cleared up completely while following Heather's diet. I don't expect it to work that way for everyone, but just to say that the diet changes may have some pleasantly unexpected effects on the rest of your GI tract, too.
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