http://www.ibsgroup.org/forums/index.php?autocom=blog Community Blog List Syndication Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:00:02 -0600 ibsbb@ibsgroup.org (IBS Self Help and Support Group Forums - IBSgroup.org) IP.Blog 60
I wish I could just veg in front of a TV with my friends there and have some popcorn, even some ice cream... I wish I could have a chicken burger with fries on the side next to them and just laugh at whatever.

I wish I could say "I'm not hungry" and barely eat in a day. If I did that now, my whole digestive system would crumble.

I wish the bloating and gas would just go away. I wish I had regular BM's.

I wish, I wish, I wish, there it goes again.

I know I have IBS, but it seems it's VERY hard for me to accept it.

I thought my bigger obstacles would be related to academics, which way to save the world and all that. But apparently, I'm just destined to eat bland food for the rest of my life. 'Cos whenever I go out with my family, I end up having either chicken soup or steamed fish with rice. That's it.

Unbelievable.]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:14:00 -0600
ok first all to give some background info, I am male, 25, very active (run and lift weights), and have no family history of any bowel disorders. I am currently on a high protein and high fiber diet, i get plenty of raw fruits and vegetables, and drink a lot of water.

my symptoms: I have very bad and very stinky gas which makes me feel bloated and causes abdominal pain. usually i do not feel any abdominal pain in the morning but around lunch the saga begins. My bowel movements are very inconsistent, usually go 1-4 times a day. lately (and this has happened in the past) I have had narrow stool, which usually breaks up into many little pieces, although sometimes stays long and narrow. also latley it has been flat!!! which it very concerning because that means there must be some kind of obstruction. right?? sometimes i do not feel like i am satisfied w/ the bowel movement but cant push any harder because it hurts, which may be from hemhroids i was diagnosed with about 8 months ago. Not sure why i still have those, i guess from lifting weights. Many times there is blood on the TP and lately has been more than usual. but no noticeable blood in the stool. For the past few days there has been black specks on the tp too!!! almost like little crushed black pepper but too many to be undigested food. also my rectum just feels swolen a lot of the time after a BM.

It has gotten to the point where this is begining to dictate my life!! My symptoms seem dreadfully similair to rectal and colon cancer. But i have no idea how i would have that considering my age and history. Also seems very similair to IBS, UC, and celiac disease. stress and anxiety seem to make it worse but i dont know if it is just the symptoms stressing me out. I certainly dont want any of these and especially not cancer. I am scheduled to see a G.I. doctor on the 24th and hopefully he will give me some good news.

The only natural thing i can contribute my symptoms to would be the whey protein i take is not sitting right, or the raw veggoes... too much protein?? too much fiber?? so if anyone has any knowledge or experience with my symptoms please let me know because i need the piece of mind now. I CANT Wait the two weeks to see the doctor too much uncertainty. thank you kindly

-David

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I rarely went to the Dr up until about three years ago, that when I wound up being hospitalized with a partial blockage in the small intestines. After that it seems I now go to the Dr ALL THE TIME! which I really don't like but all in all it could be a lot worse. I hate taking meds too, and it seems that that is what I have to do all the time. Take this med, try this med, lets see how you do on this med, come back in four weeks ( get the picture ). Now the question, when do you talk to the Dr and which DR about what is the best and right coarse of treatment? I didn't think my problems with Crohns was bad enough to warrant anything other than the meds I was taking, now my family Dr has me taking a med for arthritis so I am taking three different kind of pills a day now. I want one medicine that will cover it all !!!!

One other thing do we all start falling apart at age 50 ??? I never thought to much about birthdays and such because to me it really is just another day and you are as old as you want to be. I have noticed though that I do have a lot more aches and pains where I didn't use too. Doctors aren't much help with aging either, comments like well you'll be 50 soon and you need to have that checked regularly, or since your close to 50 you need to get these test done every year or two.

Now taking different medicines for the different problems associated with Crohns and Arthritis who tell which is a side effect of the medicine, or the condition.
Seems every med has the same side effects ie. diarrhea, constipation, nausea, headaches, so here I sit waiting on the next side effect sending me to the potty room.

And life goes on. !]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:20:00 -0600
Hoping that anyone can help i decided to write this blog.
I was diagnosed with IBS 8 years ago, but to be honest i have never noticed any significant symptoms until a year ago.
I started having servere diarrhea with stomach cramps, feeling really hot and feeling really nauseous so the doctor gave me tablets to stop the diarrhea. The problem was that they worked too well and i couldnt go to the toilet for 2 weeks, not surprising i ended up in hospital with servere pains, so they gave me some laxatives to help. Over the next 2 months i had countless blood and unrine test as well as scans and xrays saw countless doctors nurses and surgeons and in the end they decided i had a kidney infection but they still wanted me to have a Colonoscopy.
So March this year i had the colonoscopy and they didnt find anything, and at this point my symptoms had subsided.
Now i have started again with the same symptoms and a different doctor from last year has said that my IBS has flared up due to stress and that i need to relax, drink herbal tea and try a get more fibre into my diet. He also gave me Mebeverine tablets that i have to take 3 times a day which i have been on now for over a week and nothing has really changed.
Has anyone got any ideas that will help with the nausea and the pains?]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:27:14 -0600 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:53:00 -0500
I was in shock, I couldn't talk. I had the last tiny bit of hope in the E coli thingy, and now not even that could explain why my IBS symptoms have gotten worse as the months pass.

Then she checked me and found out I have an extra long colon, a part of it goes over my liver instead of behind. So yay me, that explains the constipation...

Why now? Because I hurt my digestive system since I was 15 or 16. I ate a lot, I ate ####, then I developed binge eating disorder, I'm still trying to cope with it, and my long colon, which had been resting peacefully all these years, suddenly went nutty (I can't tolerate nuts now, so it's not funny) and I developed IBS. Wahoo.

I'm really frustrated for the E coli discovery. I wanted the problem to diminish a little bit, at least! I take good care of what I eat and of not getting stressed, I even talk myself out of binging and all...

I feel defeated. Less than two decades old and I'm defeated. By my colon, by the boogie woogies, by binging, by Hume (whom I have to finish reading besides doing other college stuff)...

Question: How the HECK do I get rid of the victimizing mentality? I want to be strong, cope with this, 'cos it's not like I'm gonna die or anything, it's not that I'm gonna be a social outcast.

So why do I feel like such a victim?

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