Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re:Steph, I just figured it out.......

I think the reason you and some of the others are having such a hard time with this diet is because of your age. Just listen.....when you are young, you want to live, get out there and love living your life, soak up everything there is out there to learn and just have fun!!! Of course you want to eat what everyone else is having, I would have been the exact same way. I think if it were me, I would be living the same struggle you are. Now, at my and some of the other ladies ages, we have really been searching for an understanding to what we can do to change our eating habits so we can live out our lives. We have unknowingly been eating foods that are poison to our bodie for years. That is why we are so accepting of the changes we have to make, I decided that I would only eat the foods that did not make me hurt! And I did only that for at least a year!!!! Now, I know how much I can cheat, and yes, we all do!!! I can cheat one day, but I'd better behave the next day, or else!!! Us OLD BROADS, are ready and willing to find a way to eat so we are not sick.

Thats the only difference in us STeph!! THats all, its an age thing, when you get to a certain point in life, after you have traveled up and over, and up and over the mountains in life, we are soooooo ready for the easiest way! Plus, we are looking into our futures, we want to keep our health at its Max. We want to be able to get out and continue to live, if it means that Bev takes her soy cheese to the Pizza Parlor, then she just takes it. We are just going to do it.

Really, it should be no problem for you either to take a container of safe food with you to any restaurant. The establishment shouldnt be offended, after all, your bf, and whoever else you may be eating with will be ordering off of the menu. Your friends and your bf should have no problem at all with you bringing your own food. If they are, then maybe they dont deserve your company!!!!!! They should be happy that you are there with them, no matter what you are carrying in your little container!! AMEN!

Just remember, we are all here to support you and love you unconditionally! If you went out to eat with me, and anyone gave you a cross look because you brought your own food, they would have to hear a little speach from me about tolerance!!! I'd rather your tummy be healthy than you have to stay at home because it is not!!

Its ok to be young and totally aggravated at IBS!! Us older Broads totally understand your frustration. WE love you too !! take care, you know what, I went out and brought take out home for me and my h, it was MEXICAN !!! YES IT WAS, AND IT WAS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD !!!!!

SEE, WE ALL DO IT.

One more thing, when my #2 son was young, and we would go out for Chinese, he utterly hated it. So we would stop off and pick him up a burger and fries! The owners of the restaurant thought it was funny! So did the other patrons, so see, no one really cares. Just do your thing and go out and have a great time. I bet they would even heat it up in the microwave for you!!! Don't be shy about it girl !

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