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Dec 03, 2012

Two and a half years.

Two and a half years ago I had an accident damaging my fingers in a lawn mower, and since then I have been plagued with bowel problems. I have seen 8 consultants

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Oct 25, 2012

Hayley's New Story... this story could really help you!!

Hi my name is Hayley and i am 23 years old, i posted a story a few years ago on here called Hayley's story! since then i have been on a remarkable journey!

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Oct 25, 2012

This is gross , I have not pooped in four days .

Hello world, Ibs girl here , Telling you more about my ibs story , I have had ibs for 13 years And i still have not found a suitable way to cure the pain

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Oct 20, 2012

Diane great britian

I've suffered for 9 years now and what i fount to be helpful was eating cherries, yoghurt, and sometimes skipping lunch especailly if my stomach feels

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Oct 06, 2012

Got IBS? Then try the Specific carbohydrate diet (SCD)

I began The SCD when my naturopath recommended it after having been diagnosed with crohn's disease 5 years prior. Back then she recommended gluten-free

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Aug 30, 2012

Severe I.B.S. attacks

I would like to know if I am alone in that I have such severe attacks that I almost pass out, sweat is severe, weak and can't move ,face is red ,have to

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Aug 21, 2012

this realy works for me

about three quarters of an hour after a meal, have three teaspoons of plain yogurt in a tiny bit of warm milk, I use alpro soya,I dont know how or why

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Aug 02, 2012

what should i do , stuck in this situation ???

Hello, Fellow ibs sufferers , it is ibs girl here , coming to you from bright and sunny arizona . how are you guys all doing ?leave comments to answer

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Jul 26, 2012

12 almost 13 years with ibs

Ibs girl here , coming to save the world ... no , never mind . anyways ... here is the deal , i have not posted anything in almost a year ! amazing how

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Jul 26, 2012

New ibs sufferer

I was just diagnosed with ibs 2 months ago. Just in the past couple of weeks, the cramps, diarrea, and bloating have been severe to where they wake me

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Jul 26, 2012

sick and tired

Feel like crap. Having a flare up,sitting on the loo, really not enjoying life at the moment. Single, young(26) and beautiful female who like so many others(been

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Jun 29, 2012

No One Understands

I have been dealing with IBS for my whole life practically. For as long as I can remember I have always been stressed and anxious and worrying about every

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Jun 20, 2012

has anyone tried the FODMAP diet ?

i have been diagnosed with IBS now for 8 years, i try to cope with it everyday of my life...and i woke up a few days ago and just broke down in tears....enough

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Jun 02, 2012

Before I buy a couple of cats & never leave the house apart to buy toilet roll lol.

I'm a sufferer of IBS for the past 15yrs from when I was a teenager! It's proceeded to get progressively worse over the past few months. I had incontinence

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Jun 02, 2012

sick and tired of feeling sick and tired

Hi I have had IBS most of my life, but it got extremely worse when I was misdiagnosed with diverticulitis..that was 3 years ago, and now my IBS is uncontollable,

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May 26, 2012

Military wife, mother and IBS sufferer for 15 years

I have been suffering from ibs since i was about 13 needless to say i am now 29 and just one month ago was diagnosis with IBS. Up until then i was told

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May 11, 2012

Beaten Down By My Own Conscience

Every day I walk through school, feeling like I'll never be the same. This thing consumed my body and took over my life. I was bullied and there was nothing

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Apr 21, 2012

Lifeless due to IBS

I have been suffering from IBS & UC for years. I have tried many products and been through all the horrible side affects. I normally go about 10-14 days

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Apr 19, 2012

fructose malabsorption and ibs

A lot of ibs is caused by fructose malabsorption so eat only low fructose fruit, bananas, apricots, red berries,citrus fruit,and low fructose veg, green

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Apr 17, 2012

12 years of IBS

Hello world , it is ibs girl , here to tell you about my day . well it started with constant stomach pain and dirreah . then at lunch more constant pain

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Apr 17, 2012

more ibs problems , anyone else ???

Hey world i recently changed my name from advice girl to ibs girl so my entries will look different . Anyway , how are all of you guys doing ?? my stomach

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Apr 17, 2012

new job bad start

I have been in the first week of my new job and had to leave the last one because of my boss stressing me which brought my i.b.s back after a long absence.

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Apr 13, 2012

Causes-of-Social-Anxiety-Disorder Can Contribute To The Stress of IBS

The Causes-of-Social-Anxiety-Disorder are many and complicated, and can add to, or cause IBS.

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Apr 06, 2012

to much pain

My entire Stomach feels like all of my intestines are getting pulled out and stabbed all at the same time...

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Apr 05, 2012

2 weeks without zoloft

So I decided to see what my IBS would be like without Zoloft. Holy hay was that a mistake. I usually have 4 attacks a month...more if Im careless with

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Apr 02, 2012

How Many Springs with IBS?

I wondered today, how many springs had gone by since I developed IBS. It must be almost thirty. The depressing part of long-term IBS is that you do almost

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Mar 27, 2012

Fillers

I am careful to read lables, as I have discovered that Carageean, Gaur gum, and Xanthum gums trigger my IBS ..and it seems like its in everthing these

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Mar 26, 2012

Back up symptoms!

Does anyone else suffer from this? I have IBS-D and took two Imodium on Tuesday as I was a little overwrought about a meeting but was ok. Didn't use

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Mar 18, 2012

Constant pain 24-7 most of the time is making me so sad

Right now I am layed in bed for the second day running, with heat pads, peppermint tea, ginger beer, pain killers, you name it I have tried it, medication

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Mar 16, 2012

grrrr

My stomach is bloated and I am 18 and it is really getting my confidence down. I'm always tired when I used to be energetic I really hate this if the

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Mar 13, 2012

Cleansing and Depression

I have had IBS for a few years now. I am managing it very well through food and excerise. But, over the years I have tried to do a few cleanses and have

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Mar 09, 2012

Coconut and Yoghurt

I read that Coconut from a packet you can buy in any Supermarket will help to relieve IBS-D. I have tried it and touch wood I think it helps a little.

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Mar 04, 2012

Just deal with it!

Well, I just left the bathroom, need I say more? I had my gall bladder removed in 2000, was never told that I would then suffer from the eat and dump syndrome!!

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Feb 26, 2012

All I can say is wow...

I was diagnosed with IBS-diarrhea back in August of 2011. Well, that's not really true. I was diagnosed in spring of 2011, but the doctor didn't bother

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Feb 10, 2012

Fireman w/ IBS

Needless to say stress is a huge factor, but it will be mighty hard for me to avoid that in this field. I find that I am usually ok if I dont eat anything

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Feb 10, 2012

Wanting to work at home

A couple of years ago I was laid off from a job I worked for 10 years. They knew me there. At least enough to know I had health issues. IBS with constipation

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Feb 09, 2012

i just don't understand!

I have been an IBS sufferer for longer than I first realised, I think back to when I was about 15 and I suffered with irregular bowel movements but didn't

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Feb 08, 2012

Ten Years of IBS today and it is having a party in my colon

Ten years today. Ten years today you have haunted me! You have changed me from someone who only makes a poopie at home in creature comforts to someone

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Feb 08, 2012

I"ve Found a Cure

My symptom acts up when I Eat a lot. Also, stressing since I've been working 12 hours a day. So, I've tried different techniques. The way I got rid of

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Feb 03, 2012

The Beast Is Back.

It's very strange how having something wrong with you other than IBS, can make the IBS seem less severe, but so it seemed to me since August, when I developed recurrent UTI's which resulted in ultrasound scans and a cystoscopy in late December. For a little while, I was so despairing of the bladder problems, that the bowel problems seemed far less painful and worrying -- until ten days ago.

I thought initially it was a stomach bug, but it went on, with cramps brought on by eating or drinking anything, even water, and having to immediately, and I do mean immediately, get to a bathroom. Often, I would have to go straight back to the bathroom seconds after leaving it. Since I was advised by the Urologist and my GP to wash every time I evacuated my bowels, (due to e-coli bacteria causing UTI's) this resulted in me spending a great deal of every day and night in the bathroom, and using the shower to clean myself.

This can be a side-effect of Ditropan, which I am given for hyperactive bladder, as the Urologist doubled the dose. I actually went back to the old dose for a couple of days, but my bladder really noticed the difference.I did not think it was possible for IBS to get any worse, but couple it with a bladder problem and life is proscribed in a terrible way. After reading about people (mostly, but not exclusively women) with bladder problems, and that it can lead to despair -- I didn't have to read that, in fact, I already know.

Sian@IBS-Life.com

Feb 01, 2012

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

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Jan 23, 2012

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

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Jan 18, 2012

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

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Jan 18, 2012

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

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Jan 15, 2012

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

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Jan 10, 2012

Welcome to 2012

Hi every-one,We hope you had a good Christmas and New Year. Among the IBS-Life team there has been some downtime with colds and such , therefore it has slowed us down. But we are still here, still trying to cope, and still looking for cures.

In the coming year, I will be continuing with the 4,000 milligrams of Fish Oil capsules daily, (this is four capsules) which do indeed seem to be beneficial, as their action is said to be soothing both to areas such as joints and also internal organs such as the gut and intestines. I will also be looking at the link between IBS and Irritable Bladder, since I know have both, and neither ultrasound nor a cystoscopy have shown any real reason. The Urologist told me that many people who suffer Irritable Bowel Syndrome also come to suffer from Irritable Bladder and more frequent Urinary Tract infections.

Thank-you for continuing to visit our site, and know that we are always here if you wish to post on the site, or email us

The IBS-Life.com team (Sian, Rich & Kev)

Jan 03, 2012

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

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Dec 16, 2011

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

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Nov 29, 2011

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?travel?How?

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