Re: Heather, what would you do in my shoes?
02/19/04 07:06 AM
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djw
Reged: 02/11/04
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One thing that I have found works when nothing else does is soda crackers (Heather refers to them as Saltines). I munch on them when nothing else helps. I've had IBS since I was a kid, and I've eaten a lot of soda crackers in my time. I'm a fairly high-stress individual and also recently started the hynosis CDs (on Day 8 now). If nothing else, they are helping me slow down and take a breath. Not sure if doing more exercise will help - make sure you get some down time, time to relax. Often a workout pumps you up, but doesn't really give you a sense of relaxation. Finally, I worked myself up to the 3 TBSP of acacia fiber, but it took me over a month, and it has made a difference. I also believe that as you age, you deal with stress less effectively (unless you have Mike's hypnosis CDs). So even if, in the past, you have lived through stressful situations and had less IBS, you are older now, and have other things going on in your life, so you can't really compare the two. It's almost as if your body has a memory of your past stresses and collects them, instead of getting rid of them, just sort of adds on and runs through the whole reaction thing, as it did in the past. Hopefully the hynposis CDs will break the cycle. Good luck from Canada.
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