I hate Ibs!

by Veronica
(Timmele, Sweden)

I am 36 years old, and was diagnosed with Ibs a couple of months ago, after a cuople of years going back and forth to the doctor. And I hate it!!
I have Ibs-c with nausea, and it has just taken over my whole life. I´m not in charge anymore, Ibs is, and it decides when and what I can eat, when I can go out with my friends etc...
And the fact that there is no cure makes me so sad. What if this is as good as it gets???

How do you cope with your Ibs? I hate feeling nauseous all the time, some days I can´t even get out of bed, and I´m terrified that this will go on forever..

I´m in school right now, studying to be a nurse, but sometines I worry what the future holds for me. What if my Ibs doesn´t get any better, only worse? How can I work when I feel like I´m going to vomit any second??

I live in Sweden, and the doctors here say that Ibs is not an illness, and it´s hard to get them to take me seriously. My husband and my friends are all very understanding right now, but for how long?

I´m feeling sad right now, and I´m glad I found this webpage!