Just thought I would pop in here to perhaps encourage a bit... 
Having gone through the IBS journey myself, as well as speaking with many IBS sufferers who are working with or have completed the IBS Audio Program over the past 12 years, there are some common threads to the journey to improvement, especially when using the program - but too, everyone is different in their path to feeling better.
The biggest problem I find with IBS sufferers is that many times there is an overlap of other conditions - and so it can be hard to differentiate what is 'just' IBS, and what treatment is or is not working.
The common factor with hypnotherapy as you know, is that it works on the subconsious mind - but many people who have the condition are constantly reading or thinking about treatments, diets, and actively thinking about their IBS - I get this as I did too - every waking moment!
Negative thinking escalates into further negative thought patterns - and it is a hard track to get out of. Some people are able to do it on a cognitive level, but for most it is easier by doing the hypnotherapy which works to break that line of thinking on an automatic level - without thinking.
It took me quite a while to get to that point as a sufferer since 1983 - took me three rounds of the program - for it to get to the automatic level.
For children, it can be difficult to not focus on something that is ruingin their life, so I can relate to the frustration.
I am wondering if your daughter is aware of when she eats the wrong thing - by accidentally, do you mean that she does not know she is eating it or realizes it later. There have been studies where when an individual does not 'know' they have eaten an offending food, there are no problems - although this isnt a hard and fast rule, it would be interesting to know. Food triggers can be different for different people; most of the folks doing hypnotherapy, including myself, have resumed regular diets as they no longer have trigger foods. I used to always have IBS symptoms following certain foods, then it came down to anything I ate - at one point I was down to crackers and water! Other folks only follow specific diets and have done great - it is an individual thing.
But for most people, there is a strong brain-gut connection with IBS - even while on the strictest diet. The key is to find something positive - anything - even if in your mind it is pretty trivial or minor. If your daughter has an hour or two of feeling well, then make that a focus - the mind tends to dwell on the negative and thereby gives it a greater importance. Remind her of the times when she felt well - even if it is a stretch - and tell her that if she can have times when she feels well, she can have that again. (Just as I am sure she 'knows' she will have bad times, the reverse can be true.) If she can build a list of days or times she is better, she can focus on this a bit.
Perhaps you mentioned this before, but have you tried Imodium for her? It is safe and it may be something to use now and then to give her some immediate relief.
Do feel free to contact me (877-898-2539) should you or anyone need info or have questions regarding the hypnotherapy programs - I speak all the time with many IBS sufferers and parents of children who suffer. The author of the children's program has helped so many kids - some of them were so bad they missed school for two years! They are now on track and doing very well - so there is good solid hope!!
Hope this helps - take care...
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