Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | I survived a 4 day trip away...

We went to Sydney for a wedding last Friday and came back Tuesday. My husband, son, sister,mum and dad all came along.

Even though I have been "managing" IBS for some time now I still get nervous about eating out, going away etc.

This trip was particularly tricky as I felt I didn't want to spoil everyone else's fun by saying "there's nothing for me to eat here" or "can we go somewhere else?".

I did say those things though and realised that sometimes it's hard for others to understand the eating "rules". Mum was convinced that the McDonalds chicken salad was the perfect meal for me just because salad is healthy. I am still trying to explain that you need more SF than inSF with each meal and that yes we eat healthy foods but there are certain guidelines. In any case I just don't like going to McDonlads any way and would rather go to a nice cafe for a turkey sandwhich or something. I think sometimes people just think I'm being fussy because isn't salad good for everyone???? Still I'm getting there I suppose.

Sometimes I get fed up having to cart Benefiber, breads, safe snacks around everywhere even though I know I need to in order to be safe. BTW, any aussies know if we can get SF in tabs anywhere. It wasn't ideal trying to mix up benefiber in a wine glass of water at the wedding!!!!

Another thing I find is that even though a lot of places have soy milk they don't have the low fat varieties they way they do with regular milk.

All in all, though I made it through and it was a fun trip. It is hard not to get a bit fed up though. My husband is so understanding and eats "my way" at home all the time without a single complaint. When we were away he didn't complain either but felt like a nice juicy pizza for lunch. It meant we ate seperately because there wasn't anything for me at the pizza place and I didn't want to deprive him of a food he loves when he's always so supportive of me. It just made me sad though as it would have been nicer to eat together.

Anyway as I said I'm not really complaining just getting some thoughts out I guess.

Kerrie

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