For years, I had a habit of eating my head off at the Soup Plantation. Always looking for a bargain and a way to simplify my life. I would eat enough to skip dinner. My stomach would burst at the seams from mountains of tuna in pasta salad, soup galore, loaded bake potatoes. And the best part-chocolate muffins with vanilla icecream. The joy came close to ecstasy. I had coupons. It was less than $5.00. But this overindulgence back fired when I was diagnosed with IBS. It’s actually a default diagnosis when they can’t figure out why you have a stomach ache all the time. I started on this horrific diet called Fodmap which I would like to call f…kmap. No gluten, no garlic, onions, limited fruits and vegetables-only strawberries-no other berries-no watermelon. And finally no high fructose corn syrup which is in almost everything. Amazingly, I’ve stayed with the diet since 2008! Only through my writing can I experience the delight of those food group missing in action in my life. Overindulgence has consequences.