Hi Matt, I too have used the tapes listed in the link below (aka mike's tapes). I was incredibly skeptical too at first, but they literally gave me back control over my life. I had tried relaxation tapes before, but the thing about Mike's tapes is that they are "gut-directed" and he refers to IBS in the tapes themselves. He gave me a way to cope with the anxiety that IBS creates. I'm about your age (24), so i was getting really frustrated with not being able to go out with my friends, go to football games, etc. and now i am actually able to do all of those things again without being paranoid about the location of the bathrooms.The tapes didn't cure me, but they gave me a way to cope with everything - and they let me sleep a lot better too!If you have any questions about it feel free to ask.-Kac
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Matt, I know exactly what you mean about the ruts -- i was in one for a while this summer and it was awful until i got out of it -- bad thing was that it happened to coincide with a trip i took with my boyfriend and his family to the beach...
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You will get out of it - sometimes thats what i need to hear. As for foods - if you figure that out let me know because i still haven't gotten that one - when i'm "off" anything i eat is going to hurt me. If you are in a D circle, be careful with the redmeat and strong veggies (broccoli, etc) - chicken and rice is my standby. Also, have you tried fiber? Sounds cliche but it works. Holly and Cris - i graduated with a biology degree and i used to laugh about the hypno myself. But i can't stress how much it has helped me deal with this and i'm not "new-agy" in any way
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I've also played with "self-biofeedback" to control stress and that was pretty useful as well. Hope you all are feeling well today!kac
Hi theguynextdoor, An actual food intolerance or fool allergy is an somewhat different ballpark and may need to be approached differently. In that situation, the symptoms or reaction that you get to eating certain foods is caused by an immune response in your body which makes you feel terrible -- think of a food allergy in the same light that you would a more common allergy - like one to dust or pollen; exposure to these things causes coughing and runny nose - things your body does to try and get the irritating object out of it! So with an actual food intolerance, eating a trigger food does the same thing to your GI tract. That said - personally i have had problems eating foods outside of my "safe food zone", not because i am intolerant to any of these foods in a scientific sense but because i mentally associate some foods to getting an IBS attack. For instance, I have no allergy to orange juice, but mentally i associate it with something my stomach may react to. Mike's tapes have helped me deal with this sort of thing recently. Quick story to illustrate: my doctor recently put me on potassium supplements (not ibs related) and i was terrified to take them because "what if they cause an IBS attack?" - so i took one and was trying to be calm but my stomach started gurgling and churning so i ran upstairs and got my favorite session of Mike's tapes and listened to it and it completely calmed me down - didn't have a single IBS problem that night or any other night with them. In fact, after i listened to the session my boyfriend and i went for a walk around the neighborhood. And, using the tapes in a similar way, i have gotten myself to drink a glass of OJ every night too -- small step but at least its a step in the right direction for a change!I hope all that made sense
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and i hope you are feeling well today!-kac
Thanks everyone! While Bonniei's discussion does look interesting i have found that i have a more "do it yourself" mentality about these sorts of issues - which is why i enjoyed mike's tapes so much - did those at home without having to deal with "real time" therapist -- thank you for the book ideas - time to jump on over to amazon
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