Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Trouble Socialising?

I was diagnosed with IBS at age 17 (I'm 29 now), and I don't even remember explaining it to my first serious boyfriend (we were together 4 years, lived together for two), but in the beginning I used to go through these long periods of "remission" (I remember being completely symptom-free for almost 2 years at one point). Then I would go through a maybe 6-8 month long flare-up, and go into remission again. It was much easier to explain my problem in terms of "flare-ups" rather than a constant, chronic condition. When I started dating my husband at 23, I was still experiencing the flare-up/remission cycle, though the gaps between were becoming shorter. On our dates I was always mentally checking the location of the bathroom, but I wasn't ever really nervous about having an attack - I guess when you've found the right guy, you know that he'll understand and you'll feel comfortable with him. I know it sounds lame, but I was comfortable with him from day 1.

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IBS-A since age 12, and fructose sensitive; with the exception of my pregnancy, have been following Heather's diet since Nov. 19, 2007.
Taking 12g of Acacia per day. Relatively stable since March 2008!

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