Date:   12/17/2009 5:27:47 PM ( 15 y ago)
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Maya --- Yet another wise post from you! Thank you! One reason that I'm not willing to give and take meds is that due to doctors and nurse practitioners not listening to me for the last 20 years, I lost a lot of time that could have been used to get and stay healthy.

20 years ago, I had my gallbladder removed. It didn't surprise me as this runs in the family. Before it was removed, I had developed IBS-D. It worsened after the gallbladder came out. IBS-D kept me from eating more fiber and excercising. Yet when I went to the doctor/nurse practitioner I kept being told to eat properly and exercise. I would explain the whole IBS-D problem and then be told to eat more fiber and not get stressed. Then I would say that fiber worsened things and it didn't matter whether I was stressed or not. This was always met with a shrug. So...we went round and round until I stopped asking.

Last year, when I was diagnosed as type 2, I went through the whole IBS-D thing with the doctor. This time things were different. She had spent several months battling cancer and that experience made her more sympathetic and a better listener. She prescribed a medication that immensely helped the IBS-D symptoms. Before that, I read that adding 2 teaspoons of flaked coconut to my diet would help --- and it did!

Now, I'm working hard trying to make up for those lost years. Thus I'm not willing to give into meds that easily.

I know this is long---sorry! However, I really like what you had to say and will try that --- it all made a lot of sense. Again, thank you for your words of wisdom!
 

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