Right now I am on a super restricted diet, but it's not a good long term way to live. I am worried that I will have to keep this diet to keep my symptoms under control. Right now I am working hard to improve my health and well being so I can enjoy my life. I feel like I am working towards something, ultimately healing my gut so I can function and eat more normally. I wonder if that's realistic. As you said, you feel well if you stick to a specific diet, as do many stable IBSers. But I keep thinking if I find the right treatments, I will heal. I want to heal.