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Hi, as stated before, I'm new here. About a month ago I had an endoscopy that revealed a series of irritations on the lining of my stomach and so I have Acid Reflux. I'm on Omeprazol and it'll take about 2-3 weeks for my stomach lining to be repaired. Meanwhile, I have to chew on a couple of Tums tablets should I have to eat acidic foods (I have to avoid Acidic foods for about a month). The Acid Reflux only explains the heartburn that I was feeling but not the constant crampiness and the constant feeling of having to have a BM or the malaise/queasiness. From that, I've developed a bit of anxiety when I'm on the subway or somewhere not near my house.

And so I was diagnosed with just plain old IBS. Actually, the way I was told by my GI Doc last week was that all of my symptons point to IBS. My blood work and sonogram are excellent and shot down any thoughts of possibly having some bacteria in me somewhere or being lactose intolerant.

In reading through the threads, I noticed that some are IBS-C or D. I only have D if I have at least 3 milk products in a day. If I have at least 2 milk products, I MIGHT have a loose BM. On the other hand, when is constipation considered constipation? I've never been the type to have a BM every day. I was always like an every other day or two. Now, if I try to ignore the feeling of having to go and try to wait it out to see if I can be normal as before, I wind up getting queasy.

I've ordered several of Heather's products (can't wait to get them). One of them is the Acacia but it seems that mostly people with D use it. I thought the Acacia, the teas, the pills, and the Diet were all for the purpose of regulating the GI tract (which is what I need). Am I wrong? I was really hopeful and exicted this past weekend in reading the testimonials but now since I've read some threads where it works for some and not others has got me worried that nothing will work. Is it possible that my issues are all related to the stress I've developed from the Acid Reflux? I've also ordered the CDs to help me through.

Thanks for reading.

Wendy

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Wendy IBS A thru Z
Taking it one day at a time...

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