Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | I think it's time to give up the wine!

It's a bittersweet thing to be visiting this website after a few months of feeling so well, however, I find myself here once again, feeling safe in expressing my feelings.

Well I wanted to share with all of you that I'm presently experiencing a "flare-up" once again with IBS-D. I was pretty sick last Fall and spent at least 3 months recovering from that flare up and since had experienced an amazing 2 months of good health....till now!

In checking back over the last several days, I realized that I had introduced red wine on too many occasions in a short period due to an unusually heavy social calendar. Let's see.... 4 glasses of red wine in 4 days! Too many, too soon right? Ever since then, everytime I eat it goes right through me. Today I started my probiotics again. All of those scary feelings are stirring inside me again that I'll never be well, yet there's also a smarter inner voice that knows I can be hopeful for better days. I'm seriously consdering giving up alcohol in all forms now. I mean, what's the use right? I'm feeling a little sad about having to give up yet another food/beverage thing.

Thanks for letting me share my mixed bag of emotions.

-Alicia

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