Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | A long rant about IBS...

I'm finding this summer pretty hard with a lot of bbq's and get togethers with friends. It seems like there are so many things that I CAN'T eat that I almost feel like it's best to stay home. I don't but I used to love going to restaurants with freinds. Now I have to be so careful on where we go and what I eat. And even then I sometimes mess up and pay for it the next day.

None of my friends (and boyfriend) understand IBS and why I can't eat so many things. I tell them if I eat certain things that my tummy will get wickedly upset and it will ruin my night, or the next day. Then they look at me like I've got a horrible disease. I don't want that reaction either!

I wish I could turn off my IBS for one night and go have some drinks with friends like I used to. Also, I wish I could eat what everyone else is eating. I wish I could have one day a month to eat pizza, drink coffee, have a few drinks and have a hot fudge sunday. Then I could survive on my skmpy diet for the rest of the month.

I am meeting with a nutritionist who specializes in digestive disorders and I will hopefully get a better handle on what I CAN eat.

I'm just so frustrated as I can't seem to get it under control at all. I read about all the success stories on this site and wonder what I'm doing wrong.

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