Surviving with IBS in schoolby Anonymous I've had IBS since 2004 when I started high school. It was real bad. Lots of bloating, gas and pain on the left side of my stomach. I could write a whole page of the embarrassing situations I've had to endure. I even started to have panic attacks in class when my stomach hurt. Now my drugs of choice are SSRI Cipralex and antipsychotic Zyprexa. Using drugs is kind of scary to me but together they have gotten rid of maybe 60% of my symptoms. I was even able to go back to school so I guess it's worth it. I also run and swim every day, which helps. I'd like to quit Zyprexa though so now I'm trying Rifaximin and peppermint oil capsules. Let's see how they work.
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