being diagnosed, glad to hear i'm not alone
#321906 - 01/08/08 07:47 AM
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lkr
Reged: 01/07/08
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I was so glad to stumble on this website... I've been dealin with stomach issues for two plus years and just "dealing" with the gas, cramps, embarassing odors, etc. tried to manage the problem by altering my diet, but i'm an avid exerciser and i ended up having to cut out too many foods, couldn't push through with my appetite... dropped 20 lbs in 6 months and though i was worried i kept telling myself i would be able to just eat more, physically i found that to be too difficult. finally after my family got worried about me i went in and i'm being checked for colitis, crohn's, and celiac disease (colitis runs strongly in my family). taking digestive enzymes which have helped immensely, and powering through the peanut butter now with pretty good results, the stomach pains get better every day!
mainly it helped hearing from other people to know it's not just "in my head", that there's really something going on that's bothering my stomach and i need to seek additional help to deal with it. and it helps to know i'm not alone.
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Hi there and welcome to the board! I was diagnosed at 17, after having at least 3 years of mysterious stomach "issues". My senior year of high school was the absolute worst - every single day I felt like I was going to have D, whether I did or not, and the gas was unbearable. Going to school was a nightmare for me, and of course the anxiety only made it worse. I was given an antispasmodic drug to try but I discontinued it after a couple of months because it didn't help my symptoms and actually made me feel like an alien in my own body. Since then I've gone through cycles of flare-up and remission, but finally decided to try this diet. I found this website probably about 3 years ago, but only started following the diet and posting on the boards about 2 months ago. I'm getting slightly better and just taking it a day at a time!
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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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