hi caroline, im also a new user on here from england and iv only just been 'diagnosed' with ibs. i know what you mean with having a dr who sympatises with your situation, luckily mine is very helpful, she started me on an antispasmodic but lately she told me to use fybogel instead. i agree it tastes interesting, but i also just started taking activia and am finding it really helps. one other thing iv found you can do is eating little and often. normally i eat a normal size lunch but for the last week iv eaten a little something every few hours and it really helps. By not putting pressure on the stomach the food seems to filter through much better causing less symptoms. try a combination of activia, eating little and often and the antispasmodics and it might help. i hope this helps, sometimes its nicer to alter your diet than to take drugs. feel better and sorry about my grammer
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kim
