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Prissy, Welcome. What part of the tarheel state do you live in?? I am from NC originally and plan to return when I retire in a few years. I also noticed you work with small children. That makes this IBS thing really tough. Read the posts, get the fennel tea, the acacia and Heather's books. The Hypno CD may help. I haven't used them but I have started Hatha Yoga as a stress reliever. When I first got diagnosed last year I was ready to quit my job and just stay at home (which was not practical) and I had virtually quit eating. I had the exact same syptoms you are describing with lots and lots of embarassing gas. I lost bunches of weight and looked awful. The diagnosis was perplexing because the doctors just told me to take fiber and probiotics and quit worrying so much about it. My GI said "Don't pay any attention to the spastic colon and it will go away". It didn't no matter how hard I tried to forget it because when I did eat it was all trigger foods. Now I am very stable, I'm not afraid to go out, I even flew from Houston to Asheville in December and didn't have to use the bathroom on the plane even one time. Hang in there. There is going to be calm after this storm!!

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Barbara50

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