Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards

Welcome to the Boards!

Congrats on your mom's success! Good for her -- that's excellent. So you'll want to be sure to have that colonoscopy. I suspect mom will push for it, eh? It's a wise thing to do, especially when you have something like that in your family. I keep thinking if Charles Schulz had had one, maybe he'd still be alive today.

I'm also a D, and I have diverticulosis. Fun stuff.

You came to the right place, here in the boards. There are a lot of terrific people here who, as you say, "understand this condition." They can help you, as they have me, and you'll get better as a result. If you haven't already gotten Heather's books, you'll want to do that.

Yes, the caffeine... I still miss it something terrible. Hubby returned to the car yesterday after doing some banking, and had a cup of coffee in his hand, then handed it to me while he got himself comfortable in the passenger side. I looked at the coffee, smelled it, and couldn't stand it, so I had a sip. Then another. BIG mistake! Luckily, there wasn't much in the cup, so I had to hand it back over to him (couldn't drink it ALL, ya know!). Ah, well, maybe I'll get over the craving one day ...

Austin is a beautiful city. I rowed Town Lake at the Nationals with my crew in 1993. (Boy, was it hot down there! We kept dunking our hats in the water to try to cool off our bodies a little.) You guys have some great bars!

Again, welcome to the boards. You'll like it here.

Bev

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