Thanks Syl. The interesting thing is that when I was stabalizing, I didn't have all this gas/bloat. I think some of it was in part b/c each time I got d, I would empty my system and feel good for awhile before it built up again. I was also following the diet and having no "outright whole wheat" but I'm sure there were things as on the lists in the links you gave me that I had. I did eat fruits, but primarily smoothies with bananas and berries in them. I could swear I ate cantaloupe back then though too . Anyhow, my point is that in Feb., I started taking lexapro which swung me to the C side and I'm trying to recall if it's since then that the gas worsened or was it b/c I got more stable and started to add more wheat and fructose into my diet. I guess it's silly to try and backtrack though. I am still a little confused about how to follow the diet appropriately (it seems less clear-cut than Heather's) but I'm going to give it a whirl by starting at square one. Thanks for all your help. You really know your stuff!
-------------------- Originally IBS-D for a million years!
Then IBS-A, Now a transformed slightly C