Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Trouble Socialising?

The social aspect was what convinced me to find help. I was afraid to eat out. Like you, playing the "where's the nearest bathroom" in my head game. It wasn't until the "worst" happened in a restaurant and I ended up at my car with my best friend's sweat jacket wrapped around my waist that I knew I needed to find out what was wrong with me. Luckily I was with someone I trusted and wasn't on a date. I had a colonoscopy and that proved to show nothing, thank GOD. My father died of colon cancer, so that was a relief. I found this site, and have put the diet into place and am drinking about 3 cups of the peppermint tea a day. I take a quarter teaspoon of the soluble fiber and I am so much better. For me I am narrowing down what my specific triggers are and to what degree they affect me. So far fat is the biggest one. It seems I can occasionally indulge in a few things ( coffee, chocolate )if I stay completely away from red meat and fatty foods. Good luck to you, and while dating the right man will be sympathetic and understanding! And he will never suggest Taco bell!
Good luck!!!!

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