Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Help!-IBS-C and confused

Hi: I just joined this site. I'm a 41 year old male with IBS-C, gas and bloating for as long as I can remember. I am very confused. I read Heather's book but it honestly seems geared more to IBS-D than C. I have so many questions (including does Heather do one-on-one consultations?). My g-i put me on Citrucel after hearing that the large bowl of high-fiber cereal I had in the mornings seemed to work only occasionally and often seemed to leave me bloated and gassed out. But now I'm very C just on Citrucel and, after reading Heather's book, am very confused about what to eat. It does seem that insoluble fiber is hard for me -- on the other hand, it seems (irregularly) to really make me go. How much soluble fiber a day does someone with IBS-C need? Two scoop of Citrucel gives one how much? How do I count soluble fiber grams (or whatever) -- what's the # I'm shooting for? Also, the last two days I had crackers that gave me horrible, foul-smelling gas that kept me up all night: what's with that? I thought it's like a bread-product that is supposed to be okay to eat. I looked at the ingredients and all I could see somewhat odd was "malt." How come I reacted so adversely to that? I'd love to exchanges ideas/emails with anyone with IBS-C. I'm very discouraged at times. I need simple instructions and can't seem to find them anywhere. Thanks for listening.

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