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IBS has been such a long-term problem for me that I'm grateful for this website, etc. I wonder, though, how people deal with ... well, just not getting down on yourself when you slip up on the diet and feel sick. I've been sticking to it very religiously, then not so much so (mostly having white wine or eating the right foods, though more than I should, though I've dropped weight on this diet, and I was pretty thin to begin with. Bottom of the weight charts for my height, etc.) Maybe it seems like a silly question, but I've developed a lot of weird attitudes about myself and food over the years, given how often food makes me feel sick and how often I have all the normal bad for you cravings. (Of course, in general it's easier to avoid things when I know how lousy I'll feel if I eat them.)I always try not to put too much emotional weight on food, but now there seems more reason than ever to do so. Anyway, all advice welcome. It may seem like a small issue, but I can really do a number on myself!

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