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Thanks for all the info - I have just bought Heather's book, the tea and the peppermint supplement. So I am just getting started. I have had the colonoscopies, the light down in my tummy, barium enemas. They have treated me with zelnorm which did not work. I stay pretty stressed - I never relax much, and when I eat, I eat fast, as I have always had to. I am 67 and have this since I was 15. But for the past few years I have gotten much worse. I have a lot of projectile vomiting with mine and have dehydrated. I am looking for all kinds of help. grady
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Hi Grady - Extreme throwing up is definitely not a hallmark of IBS. It's possible for people to vomit from a bad attack, usually as a result and nausea and severe pain. But if you just suddenly vomit any time of the day or night, this would point to something other than IBS.
- Heather
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Help for Grady
#35778 - 01/07/04 07:02 PM
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Bevvy
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Grady, you're 67, have had this since you were 15 -- but you're just getting started? How have you been treating it for the past 52 years? WOW!
Are you eating large meals? They're murder on the tummy! We eat very little meals, keeping something in our tummies -- soluble fiber. Are you concentrating on WHAT you're eating? And eating fast too, eh? Hmmm..... Dehydrated too? Are you drinking any water? We drink a LOT of water -- you have to with the fiber -- it's really important to keep yourself hydrated. ARE you taking any fiber? If so, how much? What kind?
That stress is mean stuff, you have to do something about it. Is it your job? You have to find a way to "chill out" -- take breaks, go for walks, take that lunch hour.
Are you getting exercise? Do you meditate? Do you do yoga? All this really helps. Exercise is crucial. Relaxing is VERY important. Have you considered hypnosis? There's a terrific hypnosis program here -- I'm doing it, and it's helping me IMMENSELY -- check out the hypnosis board and read what others think of it.
We're gonna help you, Grady. But get that water in you, okay?
Everyone -- any suggestions for Grady?
Bev
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That's a great idea!  Thanks for the info.
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Sampietro2003 I'm so glad you said you have never
brewed tea before. I have never done it either and
have been waiting for someone to post how to do it.
I guess you buy something and put the fennel in it
and then what...put in water and wait for awhile?
I feel so dumb but hey I usually can find what
I want in a tea bag. I guess I have to find out
what these tea balls are called and go to cooking.com
and order one. 
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Hi, i know you posted this a long time ago, but I was just doing a search for fennel. I just want to say that is a very smart idea. I buy loose tea and seeds to brew at home but spend way too much money on tea bags to bring to work (not convenient to brew tea at work). But I did the coffee filter thing with a twist tie and it worked great! Now I can save my money (those boxed teas/teabags are so expensive, and they are not even potent enough anyway!)cheers
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I'm glad I'm not the only one, LOL. Just FYI, I've heard the "tea balls" don't work as well as, say, a tea strainer. Speaking of tea strainers (and I swear I must be brain-dead) - I'm still not sure exactly how to use one and am afraid to ask...
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it's no harder than using a tea bag. Once you have the fennel in your tea ball or strainer, just put it in your cup, add the boiling water, and let it steep for several minutes. Taste to see if it's strong enough. You can treat the tea ball just like a tea bag - the only difference is that the ball is metal and re-useable while the tea bag you'd use once and throw out. They're really both just little flow-through containers for the tea inside.
You can also find tea pots that have strainers built in, so you can brew a whole pot with the loose fennel, then as you pour out an individual cup the lid of the pot will keep the loose fennel in the pot, so you just get brewed tea in your cup.
No fear - it's pretty hard to mess this up! The only thing you don't want to do is actually boil the fennel (or any other herbs or teas). This will destroy the volatile oils. Other than that, any way you brew it will work.
- Heather
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Tea balls are metal mesh, and they completely enclose the tea, so you can dunk the whole ball under water in your cup. Some tea strainers are like a mesh cup, with an open top. You put them in your tea cup, add the boiling water, and just lift the strainer out when you're done. You can often add more tea to an open strainer than a tea ball, as the strainers are bigger.
Or try something like the Bodrum tea press. Shell Marr has posted a lot about those - she has one and loves it. That's like a tea pot with a strainer built in.
Have no fear - you can't really make a mistake here.
- H
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Heather - I still don't understand, I guess. If the seeds are submerged, then won't they float out of the strainer? And if they're not submerged, how do they steep? Also, if boiling them is bad, then how does pouring boiling water over them not hurt the seeds?
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