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Beth, Where will you be in Europe? I would think it'd be ok for you to travel, as long as you feel comfortable with it. If you're going somewhere familiar this will help, since travel can be a lot of stress on it's own! But if it's your first time to Europe, it will be so exciting and hopefully you will have stabilized with your IBS, so you'll really only have to worry about maintaining your diet. Be sure to bring SF with you, plus all your meds. and any OTC stuff that you take (like Imodium).
A couple "European" things to watch out for:
-ask for water WITHOUT GAS, or better still, try to buy spring water. Most water is mineral (and fizzy), but if you go to a market you can usually find bottled water that'll be ok for your tummy.
-keep change for public toliets, and depending where you are traveling you might want to bring seat covers and your own tp (esp. in E.Europe)
-enjoy the fresh bread!! You'll get some of the best IBS-safe bread there (baguettes, Semmeln/Broetchen,Italian bread, and the like).
That's all I can thing of for now, but let me know where you are traveling and maybe I'll have some more ideas. I think that if you keep a postive attitude you can have a great vacation without too much worrying about IBS.
Best,
Julie

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