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HOw old is your son? Is there a portapotty at the field or a bathroom nearby? Who watches him at the games while you are home? I'm just thinking that maybe you could sit in your car and watch, or stay near the exit should you need to leave quickly..that is if your son is old enough to be there without your supervision. I get stressed whenever I go to the games, but if my husband is there, I feel like I could just leave if I had to. How about another mom you could confide in? I know....probably not...I don't feel too comfortable with anyone yet to share something so private and embarrassing. My friend does not have IBS but she has an overactive bladder and she always tells me that we think more about it than other people probably even notice. She says to use the excuse that you have an overactive bladder (less embarrasssing) and need to leave periodically. Just an idea.
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My son is a senior in HS. He plays baseball practically year round. I live for this stuff being he is such a key player for the school. I need to see him as much as possible b/c who knows if I will see him play in college. My husband doesnt miss a game so he calls me and gives me play by play updates. No, there isnt an bathroom at most of the fields. when you play out of summer season, the parks lock their doors. Our HS doesnt even have a porta potty. There is a dunkin dounuts 5 blocks away but the car is a nice walk from the field. Terrible feeling. 
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Andrew, this is entirely on a For What It's Worth (FWIW) basis. Two things: one is that IBS symptom reactions to food depend on two different variables. One is the gastrocolic reflex, which can produce almost instantaneous bloating and gut distress in reaction to, say, bottled water with citric acid and Splenda added, or to a cup of coffee on an empty stomach. The other reaction is very much delayed, depending on gut motility. Thus your Hungarian dinner was wonderfully enjoyable, and you may not have noticed that you got two or three days of constipation following it, or diarrhea two or three days later. That makes some interpretive sense out the "no rhyme or reason" to the ups and downs of IBS symptoms!
For your diary, keep a record, and also read labels when you can.
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So sorry to hear that the situation for the games is so terrible. Isn't it ridiculous???!!! I don't understand...don't people ever have to pee?? Well, I'm sure your son understands that you would be there if you could. It's not as if you're out shopping or something. Maybe if you get more stable, you could take some Immodium the night before and the morning of a major game and muddle through. Good luck.
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I've recently discovered (through my gf and her ulcers) Digestive Enzymes (though she takes Betaine Hydrochloride). It may be too early to say, but they are working miracles right now. I am praying that this is the lifelong solution I've been waiting for. I am finding I can eat almost anything, pop a couple of these and have almost no reaction or a very mild one. Just wanted to share with those still looking for that elusive answer.
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