Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Well, I Have a Few Thoughts ....

Veggie dogs. Yeah, I had a chicken apple sausage last week and ended up with the worst D attack, but mine was accompanied by cramping too. I just think they put stuff in those "dogs" that's a trigger. Either it's the pork casing (yep, they all have pork casings!), the dark poultry meat (a trigger), or the sodium nitrate -- regardless, they're not safe.

How much Acacia are you taking? Do you know what the concentration is? I didn't. I was trying to increase my dosage, all the while completely unaware that I was already at the max! I thought all SFS were the same -- they're NOT! Beware. With the acacia, it's 1T = 5g. (I thought it was 1T = 2.25g.) All I had to do was read the package, but I was too stupid! DOH.

Anyway, if you take more SFS than your body can tolerate, you'll end up with gas, bloating, cramps, diarrhea, and TERRIBLE URGENCY! I got stuck several times recently. Bad, very bad.....

I don't blame the soy. If you cut out the soy products and still have the symptoms, it ain't the soy. No cramping, eh? Hmmm.... I wonder if you just need a probiotic? Have you checked out Jarro-Dophilus EPS? web page My poops became "firmer and more fully-packed" when I started on Jarro. Great stuff.

Yes, of course you can talk openly here about your IBS. That's what we're all about. All of us in the same boat. But fear not -- because that same boat ain't gonna leak, my friend!

Cheers,
Bev

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