ibs..?

people always question it when you say you have ibs .. i hate it , its alomost like they think youre over exaggerating or something !!!..if they only knew !!

i had a few good weeks not terrible ds ,quite relaxed really but then had a bad few days and had to have more days off work which now brings me up to about 11 days off in total this year , which doesnt look to good for me but luckily saw a nurse at my work who actually sympathysed and said it may be expected that i have the occasional odd day off due to my ibs which cannot be helped.... which does help me a bit !
am due to go and see the nutrionist in november which seems a while away but at the moment im just happy to have an appointment !!

untill then i have been trying to find some supplements to calm my stomach as im going away in a few weeks and whenevr i go away my rountine seems to get messed up and i end im getting constipated and bloated and then end up having a day stuck in the bathroom !!! not nice.
-but cant seem to find anything, have tried the antispasmodics but they still dont seem to help with the 'd's which is my main problem.

does anyone know of anything herbal that can be recommended? has anyone had luck with peppermint tea ?