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I know I just pestered you about this a few days ago, but have you seen anyone other than a traditional doctor? I never found doctors helpful, either. Everything that's helped me has been "alternative."

Feeling fed up, stressed out, suicidal - I've been there; I bet most of us all have. But I try to remember that having stressful thoughts about IBS is just as damaging to my health and my gut as eating a cheeseburger. Seriously. So I try to not worry about my future with this illness, and I try not to regret time "lost" in the past to it, and instead I focus on accepting that this is what is now for me. Have you read Jon Kabat-Zinn's Full Catastrophe Living? It changed so much for me in terms of learning to cope with illness without feeling like I'm resigning myself to it.

Also, on the topic of stress, are you getting the support you need to cope with all of this? Do you have a therapist? Taking an antidepressant? Practicing yoga? Meditating? I know I sound like a walking, talking Birkenstock but this stuff can make all the difference when dealing with IBS.

Also, as I mentioned in my earlier post, I think everyone on this site who hasn't been able to get stable with Heather's diet should see a medical intuitive. But I don't want to keep repeating myself, and I also don't want to stir any controversy. All I can say is it has blown my mind. And I consider myself a skeptical, rational-thinking person.

Best of luck. And please, if you do nothing else, read Kabat-Zinn! He really turned me around on how I think about and deal with my IBS.

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IBS-C, lots of spasm and trapped gas.

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