Hi Barb,

Those are good questions.

I have had a very positive feeling about coming to US as far as work and returns are concerned. Since I had to leave several Close friends and family back home, though, I have felt quite homesick from time to time. I do have friends here now and think am managing fairly well. But there are days or weeks at a time when I have shut myself away from all fun things due to exams and work and worries about my stomach (e.g. avoiding parties or sitting together with someone for a group-study for fear of the noise etc).

I have absolutely No other symptoms other than the stomach noise and anxiety related to it that causes it to increase even more. I haven't even had a cold in the past 2 years.

I believe that if I get something through *pathy, which helps me have a good day if I take a pill in the morning, and which is Not habit forming or to which I would get immune to, and which has No side effects, then I can get back living a great life! I am having a great life otherwise.. just this anxiety thing and this noise.. a 'trivial' nuisance I would really like to get rid of! I plan to take this wonder pill for now and slowly fade it away so I don't 'remember' to get anxious before a meeting and don't 'remember' to think about my tummy..

Thanks all for reading.. waiting for some great help...

-R