WARNING!...POSSIBLE TMI AHEAD!...WARNING!...POSSIBLE PITY PARTY AHEAD AS WELL!... 
Since December 28, when I started following the IBS diet very carefully, I've only had one D attack. It was a minor one (just one loose bm) that coincided with what I consider to be a severe panic attack. (I'm currently getting treatment for anxiety.) Other than that one time, I've been doing really well, having one or two good bms a day.
Today I have had four bms, three of those loose, in the last hour with bad cramping but not really any urgency. I've taken Immodium, which I can feel working, and I don't have any pain. The only thing different in my diet yesterday was Amy's Asian Rice Noodle Bowl, which probably had too much IF veggies. I did eat a lot of bread, and looking back through my food journal, I had eaten a lot of bread/pancakes/crackers the last time I had multiple D back in December. I'm not gluten sensitive according to tests and such, but I have noticed problems when I eat something with yeast or yeast extract in it. And the Amy's noodle bowl did have yeast in it.
Sorry to keep ramblin' on, but I guess my point is I just feel really sad because I had been doing so much better. My goal was to try to go eight weeks without D.  Now my plan is to start the IBS diet again at the beginning; I work tomorrow (Thurs-Sun schedule) and I don't want to be sick. Do you think it's reasonable to start over on the diet (Break the Cycle) when you have a one-day setback like this? I wouldn't say the attack was as severe as I've had in the past, but because of past experiences I'm just afraid I'll get into a cycle of D again.
Thanks for your help. I'm a very private person and it's hard for me to share my problems and ask for help, so having joined this board in February was a big deal for me. I appreciate all your replies and your kindness. Part of my anxiety had to do with being with people, even talking on the phone, so just posting on this board can be difficult for me to do; I worry I'll offend someone or come across as a freak. I was never like this until recently, so I'm working on getting back to my confident, free-spirited, and somewhat obnoxious self.  I've been doing better in managing my anxiety, but I'm starting to feel depressed because I don't understand why my body is like this or why my mind over-analyzes everything. I mean, I've been doing good until today! It's just with the weight-loss, having been sick for so long, I keep worrying I'll have to quit my job, that I'll be useless, and I really do not want to be dependent on anyone. I've been dealing with IBS for 10 years now, I made it through college, and I was fortunate enough to have been stable for almost four years after graduating! It's just the starting over again that gets me down. One of those, two steps forward, one step back deals I guess.
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