Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Luna bars in London? Linz, Steph, anyone else

Hey everyone,
I am running low on my stock of Luna bars that I brought with me from New York. Does anyone know where I can get them here? Thanks!

So far everything here is just fine. The night before my first day of classes, I went out for Greek food. I had some of Matt's yogurt dessert, and a couple of glasses of red wine, and then attempted to spend the night in my dorm. Well needless to say I was in the bathroom with D all night and all morning ... what a way to start school. I was in so much pain all through Monday. The rest of the week has been alright though. I have kind of been slacking off on the acacia, because I was wondering if maybe my problems were associated with adjusting to it -- but now that I think about it I'm sure it's the stress and the drinking. I haven't had a drink all week, though I've gone out for dinner and to bars and pubs, so I haven't had to repeat my awful experiece of D in a shared dorm bathroom.
To be honest, I haven't spent a whole lot of time in the dorms. Matt's place is so much nicer, so I've been staying there most nights. Tonight he is out of town on a business thing (they are going sailing in Portsmith or Portsmouth or something), so I am staying in the dorms. He and I are still trying to figure out how things are when we are together all the time, instead of long distance. I knew there would be an adjustment period so I am not panicking, but we are both still just getting used to the whole thing. It's also a new experience for us to be around each other while he is working and I am in school -- usually we are only together during vacations -- so our energy is not quite at the level neccessary for real relationship discovery and all that. This weekend we want to take an overnight trip, maybe to Bath, which is supposed to be romantic. We just need some time for the two of us with no distractions.
So anyway, my stress level is okay and my tummy has behaved since Monday. Most of the pain I had during the day, after the D was over, was definitely from gas. Not to be too graphic, but when that symptom was ... expelled ... I felt a lot better. I have some Mylanta Gas with me that I've never tried. Do any of you take OTC meds for gas? I took the max doses of Hyoscamine and Pamine (not together) and neither of them helped at all. I have also been drinking fennel tea but not with the frequency I was at home. It's so hard to get into a routine when I am constantly going back and forth between my place and his. Well anyway it's just for the summer, so I don't really mind.
The other challenge is finding food here that doesn't have a ton of mayo and cheese in it. My shared cooking facility at the dorm consists of a microwave, so preparing my own meals is not much of an option. I've managed to make do with selections from our cafeteria for breakfast, and then for lunch and dinner I have either pb&j or smoked salmon. Occasionally I'll go to a noodle bar or something for lunch, but it's very expensive to eat near my school building (right off of Trafalgar Square) so I have to be pretty careful with my money.
Well that's pretty much the update from here. Any help on the Luna bars will be greatly appreciated. Time to listen to Michael's CD's .... Oh I missed yesterday, so I am going to relisten to the day before yesterday, and then do the next one tomorrow. I think that's the right way to do it, right?
Thanks everyone,
Panda

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Amanda

I live in the Big Apple, but I don't eat the skin

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