Hi all,
I'll ask my main question first and put the intro below as i tend to ramble, so, does anyone know where to buy a pure Acacia fibre supplement in the United Kingdom? I've tried Fibregel and a few other brand names which caused bloating. After reading about psyllium and inulin i've hunted high and low for pure Acacia powder but can only find it as an ingredient to something else. Greatly appreciate any help.
(Always hate writing an intro for a new board, but here goes 
I'm a 21 student studying in Wales, i've had stomach problems from the age of 16/17 onwards, up untill that point i had an iron stomach, i could eat anything and i would be fine. During my last year of 6th form college (17yo) i started to have serious bouts of Diarrhea and missed lots of lessons, after numerous visits to the doctor and various tests (barium meal and enema, ultrasound, blood work) i was told i had IBS. I was surprised at this and blamed other reasons (I was over perscribed pain killers for a number of years which can't be good).
The doctor perscribed me Loperamide and booked me to see a dietician, it took months to be seen and the first person i saw was a joke, and disappeared after seeing her twice, then another few months to get an appoitment with no progress etc etc. I'm currently looking into seeing a private dietician and hoping this will be more succesful than my previous experiences on the NHS. My confidence in doctors at the moment doesn't exist, i can honestly say i doubt i've had a single good experience. (I almost lost my leg when i was 15 to a massive bone tumour in my ankle that was un-dianosed after going to the doctor 10 times over a year, the bone had started to compress and colapse in my ankle at this point, 4 operations and 2 re-occurences and its all sorted now)
So if anyone knows a good doctor or dietician who specialises in IBS in the UK and has any information that would be a great help.
I've come to realise over the past few months how my stomach controls every element of my life, for the past 6 months i've been smoking 10-15 spliffs a day, its the one thing that lets me forget my stomach, and its easier to be known as a stoner who doesn't go out much than to explain i'm just worried about crapping my pants in public.
I'm perscribed 40 loperamide a month which will generally be all used up by the time the next perscription is due. My worst time is in the mornings, which happens to be when most my lectures are, i don't think i've made a 9am lecture this term, even if i'm up at 7am my stomach will still not have settled by then.
My diet is awful, i live in a house with 4 other heavy pot smokers who eat junk food and our kitchen is awful for preparing meals.
Its time i did something about this and stop feeling so sorry for myself, i can happily give up smoking pot, its ciggys i struggle with.
Ok, i'm starting to ramble again
Thanks for any help
Martin
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