Honestly, they really do help!!
I've been in the process of moving to a different state over the last few weeks, and was doing the best that I had been since starting this diet in July. Well, 2 weeks ago I ended up C again. I think I averaged 3 "small", hard and painful BM's a week, at most. Naturally, by yesterday my stomach looked like an inflated balloon along with so much discomfort that I had a hard time sitting down. After desperately trying to do anything and everything I could think of to feel better, and was unsuccessful, I finally got in to see my "new" chiropractor at 4:00 yesterday. They took some x-rays of my spine, among other things, and came to the conclusion that my lower back (way down by my colon) and my neck (which has nerves that are directly connected to the same nerves attached to my colon) were very much out of allignment, which means they were cutting off the supply to the nerves and blood vessels to those areas. He did some manual adjusting which I figured he would do, but he also used this thing called a "Chi Gong" which is placed on your lower abdomen and "pulsates". It sends out a certain type of pulse that helps the gut "relax" and improves function. Not only that, but he's planning on using some kind of needleless acupuncture to help things continue functioning properly. This morning I woke up with very little bloating AND I had a successful BM (I didn't empty completely, but it was one that helped me to feel even better).
I'm not sure what your financial capabilities are, but a lot of chiropractors are usually willing to work with patients financially to be able to treat them. Also, most (not all) insurance companies have some kind of coverage available.
Every Chiropractor works differently, but the ones that are into "Wholistic Medicine" usually operate close to the same. This may not be something that you're willing to try, but I thought I'd at least tell you about it since you seem so desperate to feel better. I hope that you are able to get some kind of relief soon. Good luck with everything.
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~ Rachel (IBS-C)
If life hands you lemons, make lemonade!!
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