Reged: 07/10/04
Posts: 1176
Loc: Manhattan, New York
arrrggghhh I just replied to you here and lost the reply!!! that has never happened here before!! thanks so much for the compliment and of course you can lean on me! your fruit intake sounds good...not too much...just you must eat much more vegies. a few pointers: can you heat up the milk on your cereal? sorry if that sounds grose but the warmth really helps. is there a microwave at work to heat up soup and rice and vegies? have you tried the brown rice bread? the reason this post has come down to food is because food IS your medicine here, the supplements are just side dishes! I am not accusing or anything, but I do think you rely too heavily on these supplements and you are taking to many. I think you need to return to a clean slate and eat a pure light IBS C friendly diet and move from there. If you still want to try these supplements then once your diet is clearer you can reintroduce them one by one, over time, documenting each change...but to have them all at once is not good. Do you think that you psychologically feel as if you are doing something to help yourself if you are taking medicine in the form of pills? because its not working evidently...so take them out of your life for now. I know its not easy and scary...but keep reminding yourself that they are not helping you right now. Food is your medicine!
-------------------- Feel the fear and do it anyway!