Hi all,
Thanks for the warm welcome all, i've had a good browse around this site and found a wealth of information.
Sarah P:
That has something thats always confused me, i've never actually been sure who i should be seeking help for this from. I asked my local GP a number of years ago if it would be possible to do an allergy test but he said they were no longer done due to dangers of extreme reactions (anaphalatic shock? sp) and they were only carried out now for 'serious' allergies under very controlled conditions.
I am currently looking for doctors/nutisionists in this area but seeing someone in London wouldn't be totatlly out the question, i come from Eastbourne on the coast straight down from London, i'm currently studying for a BA in 3D Computer Animation on meh second year. First year was a breeze, the workload was nothing and i had an en-suite room in halls of residence on campus, now the workload has gone up 10 fold, i'm living off campus 10 mins away with 1 toilet between 5 people. (The 6 hour train ride here the other day was not ammusing, felt sick as a dog all day from the moment i woke, took too many Loperamide to try and feel better, now suffering the backlash 3 days later, hope i'm alright for new years tonight). University is so hectic at the moment with lots of deadlines anyone i see won't be for a good few months anyway.
Heather:
The order for Acacia will be with you in a couple of days  The only place i can find it in England was online for £2.50 for 25g which is very steep. I tried all the health food shops in my area and hardly anyone had heard of it, but when i told them i had stomach problems they had a 1000 different things that would 'cure' me. I eventually bought some Slippery Elm just to get out of one of the shops. Not tried it yet but it sounds like its a fibre supplement like Acacia
Thanks for putting this site together, there are some great tips and advice, i must admit i was a little scepticle about the Hypnosis tapes but after listerning to the samples available they are looking more attractive.
Thanks again.
ShellsBells
I know stress is a large factor for me. My stomach seems to know when i have to go out and gets worse just before hand, its obviously anxieties and i think i'm starting to sort some stuff out in my head and this is improving but its not easy.
A clear example of this is this certain girl who i like etc etc long story , when i'm with her my stomach seems to get 100x worse, things spiral out of control in my head and then i just feel awful, a factor in this is probably being stoned a lot of the time, i've always been paranoid about my stomach to other people but this can get quite bad.
Its bloody weird talking about this stuff as i never have to anyone really, i've tried telling people i have stomach problems and the usual answer is "Yeah i get stomach pains occasionally too, maybe i have IBS"
Alcohol i've near enough cut out completely, i probably go out for a drink once a month now and only if i know i've got nothing for the next few days. Smoking is a weird one for me, i have a sneeking suspician that smoking could be the largest thing upsetting my stomach, but then i find it very hard to get through the day without smoking.
When i wake up in the mornings i have awful stomach aches/bloating, but can often find it hard to have first BM of the day, there's nothing like a ciggerette to help me go. So i know it affects me in a big way but i haven't been able to give up.
Anyway, thanks for all the advice everyone.
Cheers
Martin
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