Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: So, what do you eat?

I was never really a coffee drinker, so I've not actually had any since I started the diet over a year ago. i do drink very small amounts of diet pop every once in a while. But I never really drank that much pop before anyways. One of the few bad habits that I did not have! I do eat pizza from time to time, I make sure to have breadsticks or something so that I have a good base. I do not ever eat any fast food places except for Subway. I dont think I ever will again, I had some really bad experiences with them. I have eaten a few grilled sandwhiches from Wendy's that have been okay though. I go out to eat often with my boyfriend to regular restaurants and I haven't had a problem since knowing the basic rules. I had quite a few severe attacks before I found this website, so I know the consequences! I eat a lot of frozen meals too like Healthy choice or Lean Cuisine, along with a lot of soup. Either Healthy Choice or Progresso. None of these have bothered me much over the last 6 months.
I am doing acupuncture. I have been for about 6-8 months. I do it for a variety of reasons, but she has helped a lot with my IBS. I had severe diarrhea and cramps and went to her and literally within the hour of leaving I had felt better. I am taking acacia fiber. I added that to my diet about a year ago gradually and have never stopped it. the other thing that I do that Heather advocates is use heat therapy. When I eat a meal that I think may upset my stomach or my tummy starts to feel a little like there could be trouble I sleep with a heating pad. I truly believe that has prevented attacks for me. I have one that automatically turns itself off after an hour. It's amazing how much an effect that has on me!
Also let me say that I dont think that I am as bad off as many of you are. In the begginning I thought I had it awful, but after reading everyone's stories I realized that mine was bad, but not awful. I also believe that when I got diagnosed with cancer last year that my stomach kind of let up on some of the eating issues. i could be crazy but i let my diet go when i was going through chemo and my tummy was relatively okay. it will just be interesting to see how okay it is now that my last chemo was back in january. And I was scared too but my thinking was that I had to deal with the cancer and couldnt handle freaking out about my stomach like I had for so long.

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Melinda
IBS-A but leans toward C mostly

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