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For me, well is not having D! I work 10-13 hours per day PLUS a one-hour commute (one-way), so hell to me is a D attack. I do manage to keep the D barely under control with a lot of Imodium and prescription anti-spasmodics. There are some days when I have D no matter what, but usually it's only bad in the morning. I always have pain and cramps. There just isn't any way around that. The anti-spasmodics help a little bit, so does Tylenol, but it never goes away. I am not really that stressed, so don't think that's a contributing factor.

I follow Heather's diet exactly -- I have been doing this a year now so I know all the rules and read labels like crazy. I keep my fat under 25% -- most days it's more like 10-15%. Because I have GERD, I also rarely eat "iffier" things like tomatoes, onions, garlic, etc. I eat practically no IF. I did cut out soy & peanut butter for six months, but it made absolutely no difference so I added it back in.

I was on the breaking the cycle diet for a month. I went off it not because I was feeling better but because I ended up so malnourished (although, for awhile there I did have killer cheekbones from all the weight I lost). I felt better once I started adding in more food.

Thanks for the list of GF staples in your other post -- I'll keep that handy once I do go GF.

Also, that's interesting that you mentioned the doctor might not think it important enough to say anything about the high antibodies. I had a CAT scan a week after my colonoscopy, and the barium I drank gave me the worst D I have ever had. Well, the D was bloody -- so of course I call the GI, freaking out. When the nurse finally called back (several hours later), she said, "Oh, yeah, that's due to the hemorrhoids." I was like, "What hemorrhoids???" She said, "Oh, the colonoscopy showed you had some small hemorrhoids." It drives me crazy that doctors just won't mention stuff like that. I know that it's not life-and-death stuff, but it's still information the patient should have!

OK, had a bit of a crazy fit there. Sorry.

I hope you are still feeling good GF! I am keeping my fingers crossed for you -- you've been sick long enough, you really deserve to stabilize. Also hope you're getting over the flu.

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jen

"It's one of the most serious things that can possibly happen to one in a battle -- to get one's head cut off." -- LC

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