I became a vegetarian in 1996 and went almost vegan in 1997 because I wanted to be healthy and knew a lot of junk that meat and dairy nowadays can do to everyone's health. I found out later that I was originally lactose intolerant anyway so that move was good for me. BUT, the last two and a half years it seems I've had problems with irregularity. It got worse when I went on a trip to Tibet where we had to take high-altitude sickness pills, which caused constipation. So during that trip to counteract it, I took natural laxatives. I think that caused a dependence on not necessarily laxatives, but herbs that helped with irregularity--particularly Aloe vera capsules. I heard that you could get dependent on them, and then that they were okay. But to be safe, I stopped, but I substituted them for other things such as YerbaPrima Colon Care and colon cleanses. I think I'm obsessed with not being bloated and "gas-ey" all the time. I want relief!! I feel fat though I'm 130 pounds. Sometimes I'm in pain, but not frequently. I've always been a healthy eater even as a young child. I love cereal and just recently decided to try cutting back on wheat-based cereals and go towards oat-based cereals. I'm actually needing advice to help me figure out what to do. I'm totally against pharmaceuticals to help with sickness. I've been on Ortho Tri-cyclen for two years and the bloating was supposed to go away after a while, but that might be a contributing factor as to why it hasn't. I'm just so unsure. I want to be regular without drastic "help" from major herbal medications if you know what I mean.
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I'm a Lactose Free Vegetarian for 8 years with possible IBS--HELP!
I feel fat though I'm 130 pounds. Sometimes I'm in pain, but not frequently. I've always been a healthy eater even as a young child. I love cereal and just recently decided to try cutting back on wheat-based cereals and go towards oat-based cereals. 
