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I was never really a coffee drinker, so I've not actually had any since I started the diet over a year ago. i do drink very small amounts of diet pop every once in a while. But I never really drank that much pop before anyways. One of the few bad habits that I did not have! I do eat pizza from time to time, I make sure to have breadsticks or something so that I have a good base. I do not ever eat any fast food places except for Subway. I dont think I ever will again, I had some really bad experiences with them. I have eaten a few grilled sandwhiches from Wendy's that have been okay though. I go out to eat often with my boyfriend to regular restaurants and I haven't had a problem since knowing the basic rules. I had quite a few severe attacks before I found this website, so I know the consequences! I eat a lot of frozen meals too like Healthy choice or Lean Cuisine, along with a lot of soup. Either Healthy Choice or Progresso. None of these have bothered me much over the last 6 months.
I am doing acupuncture. I have been for about 6-8 months. I do it for a variety of reasons, but she has helped a lot with my IBS. I had severe diarrhea and cramps and went to her and literally within the hour of leaving I had felt better. I am taking acacia fiber. I added that to my diet about a year ago gradually and have never stopped it. the other thing that I do that Heather advocates is use heat therapy. When I eat a meal that I think may upset my stomach or my tummy starts to feel a little like there could be trouble I sleep with a heating pad. I truly believe that has prevented attacks for me. I have one that automatically turns itself off after an hour. It's amazing how much an effect that has on me!
Also let me say that I dont think that I am as bad off as many of you are. In the begginning I thought I had it awful, but after reading everyone's stories I realized that mine was bad, but not awful. I also believe that when I got diagnosed with cancer last year that my stomach kind of let up on some of the eating issues. i could be crazy but i let my diet go when i was going through chemo and my tummy was relatively okay. it will just be interesting to see how okay it is now that my last chemo was back in january. And I was scared too but my thinking was that I had to deal with the cancer and couldnt handle freaking out about my stomach like I had for so long.
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Melinda
IBS-A but leans toward C mostly
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What kind of cancer did you have? I had Hodgkin's 10 years ago and I'm pretty sure the treatements caused me to have IBS. I too am not nearly as bad as some people on the boards, but I'm trying to not feel so bloated/crampy, etc...I pretty much gave my tummy free reign during treatments (which was probably the wrong approach), but if I was hungry for fast food, I ate it. I didn't really have anybody cooking for me and there were a lot of days where I didn't have an appetite. You'd think after having cancer I would be a health nut, but I'm not. I'm just the average american trying to lose some pounds and get this tummy under control.
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I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 25 last July. You sound a lot like me in that during my chemo i ate pretty much whatever i wanted. If elt so crappy that I decided that if I wanted a milkshake I would have a milkshake and not worry about the calories or the IBS stuff. Since I am just getting done with my treatments now I need to go back to a somewhat healthier way of eating that I was doing before. But it is soo hard! I need to lose weight now too. I gained wieght during chemo. Also the kind of chemo that I took is leaving me bloated even 2 months away from it. I am hoping that goes away soon. My energy is finally back so I am going to head back to the gym next week. We'll see how that goes!
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Melinda
IBS-A but leans toward C mostly
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I was 25 when I was diagnosed with Hodgkins. Mine is the type they can't tell how it happened (like yours at such a young age). I have had a lot of issues with eating, not disorders, but i've probably been harder on my body than I should. I let stress stop me from eating right and exercising. I feel like since I had cancer I should make my health a priority and it is not. But then I think, well, it wasn't really food that caused it so what does it matter. It's just very emotional and the IBS doesn't help. I can't even eat fruit without getting sick. But yet, I can handle a pizza? It makes no sense whatsoever. My sister thinks I'm crazy that fruit get me ill but not pizza. I'm just to my wits end with it all at this point. As far as your bloating from chemo, I think that will get better. I think it's great that you can get back to the gym. I lost 20 pounds while on treatment, but then over the last five years, I've gained about 40 or so. I really want to lose some weight too, but can't follow the conventional fruits/salads type diets.
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Sorry to jump in on your conversation, I just wanted to say that most of the people on the IBS diet do lose weight because it is so low in fat. Personally I've lost over 18 lbs since last November, and I'm not even exercising!
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IBS-A since age 12, and fructose sensitive; with the exception of my pregnancy, have been following Heather's diet since Nov. 19, 2007.
Taking 12g of Acacia per day. Relatively stable since March 2008!
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Thanks Erilyn. I'm still in that oooh maybe I can do this with having cheat days. It really is a bit psychological to convince yourself NOT to cheat. I'm keeping a food log so that should help. But I do think about you losing weight without exercising. You are very inspirational.
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I am becoming to believe, after much reading, that there is no connection between food (sensibly) and IBS. It's the act of eating.
Of course, this doesn't mean eating greasy, fried, high fat foods...but not as cut and dry as single foods being helpful for IBS (or harmful, except for the obvious listed above). I know too many people and posters who "do their own thing" and it just depends on the day how the IBS reacts. It come to a point where the sufferer beats themselves up for not being able to "figure out" their food tolerances and it can make you, literally, lose your mind, your time, your emotions.....your very quality of life.
I envy the people who have found this approach to be so cut and dry helpful for them. But for some of us, the situation will never be the same. Just like SFS works wonders for some and hurts others. There are so many opposing views on diet. I read so much that says the total contradictory food advice.  I just don't know what to do anymore. Or what and who to believe. I need a break. My current approach is obviously not working for me.
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Well I just saw this post and I officially stopped following the diet so strictly, I just stick to the basics and believe it or not I have been amazing! I still take my fiber and peppermint but i have been enjoying more fresh fruit and veggies, drinking caffiene, eating some cheese and dairy(icecream), and basically eating whatever just as long as I have some soluble fiber. I feel so free eating whatever I want and am going to continue to do so until I have a bad bout. But as for now I'm enjoying lots of fresh fruit and veggies and even chocolate!
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I understand. I think sometimes the stress from having to follow a strict diet contributes to IBS even without having to eat trigger foods. Every time I go out I start getting slightly stressed out when they hand me the menu. I haven't even eaten anything and I already worry about whether it's going to make me sick, thinking about all kinds of ingredients that could have sneaked into my meal without me realizing it. Usually I end up getting sick anyway. I can't have a stress-free meal because I know I'll get sick so I worry about it up front. IT's driving me nuts!
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IBS-C, bloating, cramps
pregnant 
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