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·TO: TYThanks so much for the advice about magnesium. I also get nauseated with MOM but I will look for another form of Magnesium supplement.KHB43This is my first time writing. I am glad to find a "support group". I feel like IBS controls my life. I have been through all the tests and told it must be IBS because all they could find is very spastic intestines. So the Dr. put me on Levbid. I have been on it for 3 years. It causes fewer episodes, but I still have them at least once a week and they are so painful. I am chronically constipated. I wonder if the Levbid makes the constipation worse? I use Metamucil and fiber supplements. With them I have a BM every 3 days. Without them I never do. My stools are always very hard and hard to pass. Also, I am always bloated. I look like I am 6 months pregnant! I can't wear pantyhose, even the largest plus sizes, because it binds and causes me pain. I also can't wear pants without elastic. I would like to know if others have the bloating and if there is anything that helps with it. Lately I also noticed my skin on my lower abdomen area is discolored - looks like dark horizontal lines. Has anyone else had that? I am so tired all the time. I had a blood test and was told I am anemic. I take an iron tablet everyday, but it is not working. They will do a uterine biopsy on me next week. I am so depressed because I feel so sick and tired all the time, and miss out on so many activites because of IBS. It is such a struggle just to get through each day. Thanks for letting me vent.------------------KHB43[This message has been edited by KHB43 (edited 10-16-2001).]