Morning problems HELP
#287083 - 10/19/06 11:30 AM
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Sufie
Reged: 10/14/06
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Hi all,
The worse time of day for me is first thing in the morning. Does anyone know how to help with that? Is there something I should be doing the night before to keep me from having such a bad time in the morning? Thank you!!! You are all great!
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I am halfway through the Hypnotherapy tapes and have realized that I no longer wake up thinking about my IBS, and pain does not start until afternoon. Before I started Heather's diet and the tapes, I was hurting all the time. I highly recommend the tapes if you haven't tried them.
Snookie, IBS-C 
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Snookie, IBS-C
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I'm new here, so I don't consider myself an expert, but...
Do you take a SFS? I find it helpful to take a dose before bed and then again when I first get up. Also, do you eat breakfast? I never really ate breakfast my whole adult life until I read here that letting your stomach get too empty can aggravate IBS. Now I have a really safe breakfast and some peppermint or fennel tea every day after I arrive at work, and my mornings have been a lot nicer.
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-Carol
IBS-A
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Hi! Thanks for the response. What is is about the hypnotherapy that helps you? Have you tried to find out how much it will cost you to go to a hypnotherapist for this treatment? Do you think my problems start in the morning b/c I am inundated with worries and thoughts about IBS?
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Hi Kenjari,
Thank you for your help. Yes, I eat breakfast but I just started the SFS, so my tolerance is still at 1/2 teaspoon twice a day. Do you think that once I start increasing my dose that I will do better in the morning? Should I eat a later dinner--maybe around 8:30 or so, so that I am not very, very hungry in the morning? I find that I am VERY hungry and gasy in the morning...thanks again
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I wouldn't suggest eating a late dinner. You want your body to have enough time to digest a full meal. But you could eat a safe snack closer to bedtime....in order to curb your hunger and also maybe mix in the Acacia. If you are IBS-D, you could take a preventative Immodium the night before if it's that bad. I do that when I have an important place to go. And yes, I was so fearful of eating in the AM too, but if I have to go out, I try to take the Acacia and eat something like a banana just to get something in my stomach. Stress is likely exacerbating your symptoms. I absolutely HATE the mornings too b/c I never know what the day will bring physically...so you're not alone. 
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Originally IBS-D for a million years!
Then IBS-A, Now a transformed slightly C
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Try having a snack around 8:30 or so rather than moving your dinner time. I really like having a cup of tea and a slice of bread every evening around that time so I don't go to bed feeling hungry. You'll probably improve once you increase your SFS, too. Hope you start feeling better soon.
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-Carol
IBS-A
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Thank you so much for your support. I feel so alone sometimes and everyday is tough though I know there are folks out there with IBS worse than me. It's just that I am still going through all the final test to make sure it's IBS. Sometimes I feel devestated and other times I feel empowered b/c I found this website and I am working very hard on changing my life. I will let you know how things are going and I will take your advice. Thank you Kenjari!
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Yeah! Stress is a killer... besides I am so unstable emotionally since my diagnoses is so new and I went through so much H___L trying to get to the bottom of it. I am still not sure if my IBS is D, C, or A--. I think it might be D b/c that is usually the problem but my meds give me C. I still have more test to go through until my diagnosis is solid but I will keep you all up on things. I love the support of this website! Thank you all.
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By the way--does the Immodium make you constipated?
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It depends on how much I take. If I'm really nervous about going somewhere, I take 2 before bed and then two the next morning and yes, then I won't go for a few days. But I'm so panicked sometimes, that I do that anyway, then it throws me into IBS-A. I've read that other people just take one or even 1/2 one as preventative. If it is just for daily maintainance and you're not too stressed, I would try to keep your dose low enough so you have a bm every day. Since I started the Acacia, I have been taking Immodium less often, but I'm still cautious, as I have only been on this site for about a month. See how your body reacts and then take it from there but remember it's also so hard to tell with IBS b/c there are so many factors.
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Originally IBS-D for a million years!
Then IBS-A, Now a transformed slightly C
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The hypnotherapy tapes totally relax me. I did not even realize that I was not longer hurting in the morning until I read your post. I don't even think about the IBS & pain until afternoon when I get my first twinge of pain. But I truely believe that it is a combination of the diet, acacia powder, teas, and the tapes that have helped me.The tapes were less than $100.00. The one therapist in my area that works with the hypnotherpy was "way above" that for all her sessions.
Hang in there, you will get better. Just listen to all the advice on this board. Everyone is wonderfully supportive.
Snookie, IBS-C
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Okay, I will look into the tapes. I am sure the therapy was crazy expensive. Thanks for all of you feedback and yes, I agree everyone is wonderful and supportive! I am NOT ALONE!
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My body usually is very upset in the morning, then I take some benefiber (I will start the acacia soon) with some tea and eat a safe food like french bread, oatmeal, or cream of rice. Nevertheless, this is usually after my rude awakening (around 5:30am-- luckily I have to get up at 6 for work). I usually stabilize after eating. I am afraid to take an Immodium. As the day goes I don't go to the bathroom sometimes all day until the night. Sometimes I go...no rhyme or reason. My bowels are going through bootcamp retraining right now, so this is a critical time for me (I have been on the IBS diet for only one week and I already have positive results)., So, you are right--things will get better. I am thinking about counseling--any thoughts?
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counseling
#287148 - 10/19/06 06:03 PM
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line415
Reged: 09/09/06
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I haven't tried the hypno tapes but apparently many people have been helped by them. I would go that route instead at least giving it a try first. In my opinion, unless a counselor has IBS or another digestive problem, he/she couldn't truly understand how your feeling (in the way that the people on this website do). And besides, I don't know about you, but I would be stressed out about needing to use the bathroom right in the middle of my counseling sessions so I wouldn't even be relaxed to take in the info.!! 
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Then IBS-A, Now a transformed slightly C
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I have just recently started counseling, and I'm glad I did. My counselor doesn't have IBS or anything like that, but he is very understanding about the problems I'm having and the anxiety it brings on. That's what the counseling is for... dealing with the fears and anxieties you may be facing as a result of the IBS. I have been following Heather's diet pretty religiously for a little over 8 months now, so I don't have big D episodes much anymore. When I do, it is almost ALWAYS triggered by stress and anxiety. That's why I decided to go to counseling... to get rid of that last trigger.  If stress and anxiety are big issues for you, I'd highly recommend a good counselor.
About the morning problems... I have to have a safe snack before I go to bed at night or else I feel very yucky in the morning. Also, I eat oatmeal and drink water every morning for breakfast. Nothing else. This sits very well on my empty tummy and allows my body to wake up gently instead of throwing on tons of food.
After eating this way for the past 8 months, my bowels have stabilized so much. Instead of the unpredictable BMs and D all the time, I now have a regular BM within an hour of waking up each morning. As long as I follow the diet, don't allow myself to get overly hungry or overly full, and don't let myself get carried away with anxious thoughts my tummy is great. Don't give up! It will get better the longer you follow Heather's diet advice!
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