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Hiya,
My symptoms have been changing a lot lately but I am IBS-D, and get C very rarely. I get a bad churning feeling all through my stomach that makes me feel really nauseous and then gets painful. Lately, I have been getting really bloated with lotsa gas <-- that's only been for about 4 days now. And I have a big anxiety problem lately, really scared of leaving the house and stuff.
Well, if Linz is right about the Equal..ersomething.. (which I'm sure she is!) then I guess I can't get that over here, unless I get it along with the peppermint casules from Heather. I won't order them right now as I am beyond broke and can't afford the shipping costs, but will once I get some money (somehow..).
These are the things I do have:
-Acadia Fiber (I only am taking 1 tsp a day right now b/c every time I have tried to up it, I get mega sick and slow it down again. I know I should increase again, though).
-Immodium (I try not to take it very often, but do if I really have to go out or something. When I take it, I usually get extra sick a couple days later, which is why I try not to)
-Something called Wind ease, or something. I couldn't find Gas-X here, and this bloated thing has made me barely able to move the past few days, I just got that today.
-Peppermint Altoids
-Every kind of herbal tea you can think of
-Chinese Herbal Pills (which I have been taking since Tuesday, and might be the reason for all the recent bloating and gas, even though they are supposed to treat bloating).
Some of the stuff I've had recommended were prescription drugs, and when I asked my doc about them over here, had never heard of 'em. I've been on 2 prescription anti-spasmodals over here but one didn't seem to do anything at all and I had a really bad reaction to the second one. My doctor hadn't even heard of the second one, I got it from Linz and so couldn't offer me anything else.. which is why I got the referral.
Oh, I am also trying to do yoga and I am doing Session 2 now of the Hypnotherapy Audio Program. And I follow Heather's diet.
It's times like this that I really feel like a fish out of water in this country, as I don't know where to go from here. And 'cause I WANT MY MOMMY!

Thanks for all your help, all suggestions are greatly appreciated!
--Steph

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~~I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell-I know right now you can't tell~~Matchbox 20
IBS-D,pain.

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