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Welcome to the Board LadyJane,

I've read your posts and have a few questions and a few suggestions.

I'm guessing you're predominately C - having the need to go but can't, you wrote. Eating breakfast and lunch may not be enough. If you're skipping dinner fearing an attack you could just be bringing one on.

Do you snack at all between meals? Pretzels, rice crackers, graham crackers, english muffins? Anything? If your tum is empty it can also cause you problems. I'm A and I eat up to 8 times a day. Breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, after dinner snack and before bed snack some days!! I'm like a hobbit, except I don't eat much at one sitting. During your morning break have a handful of pretzels with a cup of pep or fennel tea. Keep something in your tum.

Have you considered any hidden ingredients in what you are eating? Have you double checked the labels for milk, whey, excess fat? What else is on your turkey sandwich? You said you eat white bread - is it Italian, French or sour dough? Could be hidden ingredients that are making you feel unwell.
Are there any triggers you haven't eliminated? Caffeine, nicotine, excess fats, alcohol? Just curious.

IMHO your menu is dull and limited and I would be bored and frustrated too!

What are you doing to help your stress? Any hypno, yoga, exercise? How is your stress level at work? Speaking from experience, stress can be a killer. I crashed last February from stress. I'm starting to feel better NOW, yes NOW, that is 17 months of getting back to myself. I use the hypno tapes, meditation, pressure massage, exercise and breathing techniques to help my stress. Screaming helps sometimes too

Believe me, the road to recovery can be very long, and there can be set-backs along the way. I was doing fantastic at Christmas, then I got a really bad flu and I
was back to square one for weeks.

Bethany and Sommer have excellent points too, read everything, gather information for yourself and then decide how best to use it.

There are other things to consider in your diet as well.
Acacia powder
Probiotics - I take Bio K+ and it is awesome for me
Peppermint tea or caps
Fennel tea
Lots of fresh, cool water - just like Heather says in her book. BTW, have you read her book?

Welcome, hugs, and good luck. "If you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on!"

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Cassandra

Live like there's no tomorrow. Love like you've never loved before.

IBS A 20+ years, Chronic Migraines, Chiari Malformation (decompressed June 22, 2010), Brachial Neuritis, and ??? the list just keeps growing, but I'm still shiny side up!

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