If you need more brownies you could try adding more sugar, flour and oil, but getting the proportions right would be tricky.

I think I'll try Sue's suggestion. I'm not dressed to leave the house anymore.

I couldn't have one more stressor.

I get that, believe me. I'm going to need to reach total zen before I can quit, which makes it fairly unlikely.

You could use rice or dried beans to support the foil wall.

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Quester, the mix WILL fit -- you just have to "mold" it, kind of, and just shove it around to make it fit. It's a very very VERY thick batter. More like dough than batter.

t edit I've made the Betty Crocker GF brownies about 6 or 7 times now, so I can tell you it really does fit in a 9 x 13 pan. It just seems weird because the batter isn't like the batter you're used to.

Well, I spread it all out and lowered the heat a tad and reduced the time. I'll keep an eye on it and hope I don't burn it. At worst it will be a brownie/cookie/bar thing. I have dark chocolate icing to spread on it.

I just realized after I put it in the oven that I didn't "grease the bottom" of the pan. It's non-stick so I hope it will be ok.

Thanks for the advice, Steph!

RIP, cricket from the basement.

They haven't thought about any medication for you?

Prilosec. And peppermint. And fiber supplements. Peppermint does help, as does oatmeal in the morning.

Wait. What the actual FUCK? They didn't give you any IBS medication?!? You should be on Bentyl and/or Levbid (sometimes it's called Levsin; I have no idea why). I cannot BELIEVE your doctor didn't prescribe one or both for you.

Please, seriously, go ask for those drugs and don't leave until you have a prescription. They aren't magic, but they help with the spasms and cramping a LOT, which in turn helps with the bloating because the spasms and cramping *cause* some of the bloating.

That is unfuckingbelievable. Those are the only 2 prescription drugs that do ANY good against IBS, and any decent doctor should know that.

Bentyl is the brand name; the generic is dicyclomine. And the other one is brand name Levbid (or Levsin), with a generic name of hyoscyamine.

Oh my god, I am FURIOUS on your behalf. That is BULLSHIT.

I didn't even know there were medications. The internet always wants me to buy herbal remedies and also meditate away brain cancer and stuff.

You mean there's something that reduces the pain?

Um.

I need to go scream.

I was taking something called Hyoscyamine, it's a generic name. It did help with the pain and spasms. But, since I've gone gluten-free I haven't needed to take it.