Missing out  I'm 19 years old and was diagnosed last year with IBS-D but looking back now I had flare-ups before I realised there was any problem. What's affected me ...

The life of a court reporter ... With IBS  So I'm currently sitting here dreading work tomorrow because i have just had an unfortunate episode of stomach spasms and diarrhea. Although, I'm not ...

I need help with my ibs  My name is Sarah I have had ibs for 5years I have chronic pain all the time I don't get
A break from it I have tryed many tablets that the doctors have ...

why dont my inside work properly  I have suffered with ibs for the last 20 years, at this moment in time i am getting painful spasms in my lower gut and buscopan is of little help. I have ...

Is this forever?  Hello,

I struggled with dibilitating IBS symptoms off and on for about 6 years and it progressively got worse 3 years ago. I was finally diagnosed with ...

Newly Diagnosed  Confused. Annoyed. Why did this happen to me? It just seems like 8 weeks ago I was a normal 20 year old girl, I didn't have to worry about what I could ...

It won't rule me anymore.   Hey I'm 12 years old and was ment to be going to London with my school today before my stomach played up and the ibs kicked in. I'm lucky I don't have ...

IBS & UTI's  I have been suffering from recurring UTI's for the past 2 years CONSTANTLY. I have finally linked it to my IBS. I am unsure what exactly sets it off and ...

No rest and no where to GO  Well I am 20, I had a baby last year, after I had my gaulbladder removed from so many stones that where stuck in it.
I have been in pain for a year now ...

grrr cheesy pasta  well right now i am lying in my bed with a really painfull stomach! it feels like a stitch but it comes every couple of seconds, im 18 and it feels like ...

My worst fear  I know it sounds gross but I'm sitting in the bathroom right now trying to pull myself together. I am out shopping with my family and suffer from IBS-D....

IBS and anxiety  I have been suffering with IBS and Celiac disease for 13 months. I am 46 and my life has drastically changed. I am unable to work because I get so weak ...

Milk milk milk ,And more milk  Hello ,advice girl here . well I Did the stupidest thing anyone with ibs could do ,I had four servings of milk . Today I opened up my fridge at lunch ...

What to do???  Hello if you don't know me I am autumn or advice girl.I post to tell about my struggle .tonight I am going to a restraunt but am very worried about what ...

For last 2 years I am running away from friend, family, and relatives  it has been two years when i first time faced IBS. i was in University when i feelt smell of my own. and that was the worst day of my life. i was the ...

Fear and Loss of Hope  About a year ago I started having weird bowel changes. Violent episodes of diarrhea, cramping, a lot of really bad gas (worse smell than ever). My life ...

What type of Specialist??  Can anyone tell me what type of specialist to go to that specializes in the relation to bladder and colon problems that seemed to be related to each other?...

suffering for three years and now the doctors are taking away the one thing that helped me  ive been an IBS victim for just over three years now. it started when i was just sixteen, the occasional urge to immediatly need the bathroom, but over ...

IBS and irritable bladder go together?  I've noticed that everytime I have a ibs flareup, I also get bladder problems such as bladder infection symptoms even though infection doesn't show up....

desperate...  I have had bowel problems for years but the last 5 months have had diarrhea or loose bowels every day. The doctor has recently given me lopermide and ...

What am I going to do?!?  I was diagnosed with IBS less than a week ago and this is truly my worst nightmare. I grew up with my mother's IBS problems always close at hand and always ...

IBS Diary Archive  An archive of diary entries submitted to IBS-Life.com

Does anyone also suffer with teeth grinding and biting (TMD/TMJ) as well as IBS?   I have been to the dentist about my teeth grinding and biting when i am asleep. i just got a night guard for my teeth, and my dentist asked me whether ...

feeling very low....   i have been diagnosed with ibs now for 7 years. ive had lots of flare ups and ibs seems to be part of my everyday life. the last few weeks i have had a ...

Why? Why? Why?  I feel so miserable.I've been reading this diary for an hour and I just can't stop crying.This is so difficult.How i'm going to live?Raise kids?Study?work?...

My fight with what i believe is ibs  I cannot sleep, I just keep wondering why do I have to deal with the embarrassment, pain and depression, my family doesn't understand my bosses think I'...

Getting better every day   Advice girl here not telling advice today though . i have been getting better since i have not had cheese today ,But that changed last week . I went ...

Living with IBS aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh  Ive lived with ibs for years but have only just been diagnosed.
Where ever i go i need to know "where is the nearest toilet"
I sometimes get stomach ...

I thought you were supposed to be healthy when young...  I'm 19 and developed lactose intolerance last fall...then came the IBS. If I'm this young and already having so many bowel problems what will I face later?...

The first of a thousand steps...  I'm new to this website. I saw the creator's vlog on YouTube looking for advice/suggestions on how to deal with my problem and it ended up leading me here....

stress really does add on   hello world, it is advice girl here not telling advice today thought .i cannot believe how fed up i am maybe it is because of all the tension in ...

What is ibs-d?  I have ibs but have been hearing people comment that they have ibs-d. What is the difference? Can someone tell me the symptoms of ibs-d?

ibs sucks  hello advice girl here i just wanted to type some advice . this week i had loose and watery stool .i decided to come up with a method to fix it .so ...

College Girl with IBS  Hi All,

I started getting IBS the first year I started college. It was terrifying and embarrassing because I would have to go to the bathroom for diarrhea ...

Serious question about IBS-A  So recently i've been researching all about IBS, and have discovered I think I may have IBS-A which is going between IBS-C and IBS-D. I have read all about ...

Anyone out there ?????  So I have no friends ibs and all these problems and only eleven .I just started. Sixth grade and it is difficult for me to Cope with everything .I have ...

Another day another struggle   Hello I just started to. Use this website only so long ago. I am eleven and yet I struggle with ibs. Every single day I find myself struggling to hold ...

I guess it' s IBS  Hi, I am now 21 years old and have been suffering from IBS C for about 6 years. At first I didn' t realize what it might be as I have always had bad bowel ...

Tess Moore  im felling bad today as ibs is going bad today , don't no what iv eating to get this bad , have not been eating wheat ,bread and im eating Gluten free ...

Painful attacks  Does anyone have any advice for how to deal with agonising attacks in my upper bowel.
Been suffering for two years and had many hospital admissions. Once ...

I feel just like all of you that have blogged.  I feel exactly the same way as most of you.I am having a horrible day again.This is the third day of my ibs attack and have started taking new meds (Yentreve)...

I feel just like all of you that have blogged.  I really feel exactly the same way.Oh My goodness. I feel like i'm the only one in the world.Every day is a hassle.Today is the third day of my attack ...

diarehha   My Dear Lady,

Pl try use :

- fresh carrot juice 3-4 glasses per day
- ginger juice (ginger tea, small pcs of ginger boiled in water for 15 min and ...