karenkay
on't despair. I found a wonderful and supportive boyfriend post-IBSD.

I have had IBSD, on and off, since I was a teenager. It got much worse after 9/11. I live in NY. So around Thanksgiving, I met this wonderful new guy and, of course, was totally freaked out by the prospect of dating him because my tummy had been so damn
irritable . Around the third or fourth day, I decided to tell him because I thought it was better for him to know
before anything bad happened. Naturally, the very night I told him that I had IBS, and explained to him what it is exactly, I had an attack and he had to chase his roomate out of the bathroom so I could get in it.He's been wonderfully supportive ever since. He knows that when I'm sick, I need to stay close to a potty and he's pretty understanding about the limitations I sometimes experience. It's up to you at what point you you're comfortable with telling someone what's going on with you and IBS. But I think if something goes beyond a 3rd date, it's safe to let them know that you have a chronic condition. In the meantime, take some of the suggestions listed above or try Caltrate 600, which has helped me alot. Someone, somewhere else on the board said, "Support is when they're running ahead of you looking for a bathroom." I'm lucky enough to have found just the kind of guy who will do this for me and I'm sure you will too.
Good luck,