[wow! gypsybyrd, thx for the info...read the whole thing and it blows my mind! i had already begun to suspect a few of these things because whenever i eat lentils, beans, albran, i feel pain in my bowels..which goes away if i quit eating it...so now i am really mistrusting doc's advice; don't know if thats a good thing or bad thing...i am going to stay on a low residue plan though, get some good probiotics going and see how it goes. probably stick to eggs, fish and cooked vegies for awhile. again, thx and i will check in later.