Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Intro and where to find Acacia Gum in the UK?

Hi, and welcome! Please do look around the site - the diet info starting here diet will really help get you back on a good path. Don't know where to get Acacia in the UK - I don't even think it's available in the US anywhere but from me. If you can't find it locally, I can ship it to you in 3-5 days. There's info here acacia

Okay, I know you know this, but you really have to give up the cigarettes. They're a GI irritant, stimulant, and carcinogen. In other words, one of the worst things you can do to your IBS. If you're interested in gut-directed hypnotherapy for IBS (check here IBS hypnosis ) that can be a helpful tool for dealing with the stress of quitting cigs as well as fabulous for IBS itself.

Any chance of moving to a more hospitable environment where you're not surrounded by junk food and can cook some decent meals for yourself?

The pot smoking...well, there aren't any studies on its use for IBS but marijuana is a painkiller and muscle relaxant so it's quite believable that it's helping you. But it's also putting you in a bad environment, making you much more susceptible to overeating and to eating the wrong foods, and it's not certainly not helping your health in general. I guess I'd worry about that last at this point - the cigarettes and junk food diet are probably much bigger problems.

Look around the whole site, the boards, etc. and let us know if you have any questions!

Best,
Heather

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