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IBSD88
post Nov 7 2009, 01:07 PM
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I am currently on holiday and misserable as I have not enjoyed myself, first my IBS made what was going to be my big impression on long lost friends a bust, my second day held together just long enough to be engaging but totally gone by the dinner time, I then went to visit family which as my IBS played up at nights made my unrelated choice to get a hotel room rather than staying with family a great idea.

Then on my last week looking after the parents dog for there holiday I have had a bad cold over my first period of non ibs problems in ages totally worthless and now before my cold is gone I have my IBS flare ups again.

I love where I currently live and the people at my work, but even though I am on good wages I live in such an expensive area its totally pointless, and if ever I get to a point where I cant control my IBS my job is a total right off. Conveniently while I am looking for other jobs and realising there isn't IBS as a disability has entiteled me to potencially get some interview's (if I can manage to get to them).

What I am thinking about though is can you claim disability allowence in the UK for IBS, I dont mean rather than working (though good to know incase things ever became unmanagable) but I mean for the extra costs incurred can you claim like you could for other disabilities?
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PeaLea
post Nov 7 2009, 02:11 PM
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Sounds not god mate!

I was thinking the same, but i asked the docs other day n they said because its GENERALLY a managable illness you cannot claim, yes you have bad days or weeks but they said your quailty of life isnt any different from someone who has a stomacbh upset apparently.

Which to a degree, kinda peed me off because id give anything just to have my old life back having only been diagnosed 3 months ago.
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