A qualified yes for me...
03/29/04 03:41 PM
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Heather
Reged: 12/09/02
Posts: 7799
Loc: Seattle, WA
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though when I'm under stress or traveling, I add in soluble fiber supplements several times a day. Lately I've been trying to just habitually take Acacia every day no matter what, just because I think the all-around benefits of extra fiber in the diet are worth it, even if my IBS is rock-solid at the time and I'm getting plenty of soluble fiber from my diet. And at restaurants I take peppermint caps before meals. I also drink really strong hot peppermint tea every day, and do yoga, and I think those things help tremendously. But in terms of not needing prescription meds, then yes, diet changes definitely allow me to avoid those 99% of the time.
I guess I'd say that if I had to pick just one single thing to manage my IBS, I'd pick diet, because I think that has the single greatest impact. But I do find it more successful to buttress the diet with supplements, and yoga, and stress management, etc. Funny thing is though that I consider a lot of those things to just be tools for healthy living, and I'd do them even if I didn't have IBS. But then I also look at the diet that way, as I'd eat the way I do whether I had IBS or not, as I really love great food and I feel like that's what I get to eat! Call it positive thinking, or just plain delusional.... 
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- Heather
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