Hi I have resently fould this web. I have suffered from stomach problems for most of my adult life. For along time It was just constipaion,but when I reached 30 I would get mostly diarrhoea with undigested food. The last few years I have had increased burning pain on my righthand side of my lower stomach and back. I also have burning in my anus after I have passed a stool. I am interested in what you have just said about the baking soda and acidity so on. I have just read a artical on the web about taking a backing soda enema, followed by boiling flex seed, allowing it to cool and taking the strained water from this which you should hold for awhile, this would then coat the bowel in the same way as taking say slippery elm orally.. Anyway I have got bicarboated soda as I am asuming that this may be more pure I feel abit scared. I have taken coffee enemas which I felt just irritated it, I not scared of taking the enema, its just taking the backing soda cos I don't know the ins and outs. Any advices or help would be great...thanks Moonie