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I often think my IBS would practically GO AWAY if I didn't have to work. I remember in high school that my symptoms would just about disappear during holidays. Since I've been doing this job (6 years now working at a desk, full time, Monday to Friday), I usually found that my symptoms disappeared during holidays as well, except for last summer. Hubby and I went on a short road trip in July and my tummy wasn't feeling too great. We took another short trip in September, and again, my tummy was definately not 100%. This is odd for me because, like I said, my tummy was usually fine during time away from work. Another reason why I decided to try EFI!

I do wonder though if I'm just been extra stressed these past few months because last June, for the first time in my adult life, I was debt-free! I know that's GOOD, but at the same time it was sort of scary because it meant the next step was saving for a house, which means, well, buying a house! Then we started thinking about relocating, which means finding new jobs, trying to coordinate timing buying a house and starting new jobs around the same time, actually PHYSICALLY moving to a whole new city, plus the added responsibility of paying a mortgage vs. rent, being a homeowner and having to fix your own problems, then starting a family and being able to afford it all....

Needless to say, my mind likes to run away with me sometimes. I think that's why my IBS had been so bad lately. But back to the orginal question, yes, I think my IBS would be a lot better if I didn't have work to stress about.

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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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