Hi Syl, For the record, I am not disputing that IBS is a mind-gut dysfunction. I know it's not just "all in my head". What I'm struggling with is the reason WHY - why did my mind-gut connection go haywire and why won't it get back on track? Our bodies, after all, are designed to heal. You seem to be of the school of thought that IBS just "is", and therefore let's get on with finding ways to manage symptoms. I'm not saying that's a wrong way of looking at it. Indeed I'm far from certain in what I believe. However in reading a lot of new-age/self-help stuff (Deepak Chopra etc), I am considering the idea that my illness has meaning; it's not just an unlucky hand of cards. A body that persists in being sick may be telegraphing a very strong message about the spirit that this body is housing. Perhaps our experiences and emotions get imprinted into our cellular memory. Perhaps we are not only what we eat, but we are also what we think and how we feel. Just a thought.
-------------------- IBS-C, lots of spasm and trapped gas.
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