So, I am 25 years old and I was diagnosed yesterday with IBS-D. I had been having symptoms for years but, just really started getting bad last summer. We were putting an addition on out house and we had no bathroom inside. We were using a camper 1 bathroom made me nervous. I was always concerned that I would have to go and someone would be in there. Needless to say I was soo happy when the addition was done 2 bathrooms...8 months later! So, finally after I realized that I would get D when I would be going out for the day. I think I would get stressed about little things and that was that. I was sick the rest of the trip.

So, the Dr recommended me taking Imodium before I even go out. I have been doing that and it helps. I just don't know if that is going to help me all the time. Does anyone else do this? I was taking probiotics for a while and stopped I am considering taking them again. I also seemed to get D when I had milk products or chocolate. So, I cut them out imediatly. I have never tried Soy milk or anything Soy for that matter but maybe I will give it a try.

Well, I hope I can get this under control and get my life back. I have 2 kids a Boy 4 and a Girl 2...so they keep me busy and I want to be able to go places and have fun and not worry about my IBS.

it makes me so angry that no one even though no matter how hard I try to show them evidence from the internet believes me that how I am feeling is not all in my head. Yes I do agree that my anxiety does make my disease worse, however it is not the cause of my IBS-D&C
I am so depressed that I can not leave my house because of my stomach and I am so frustrated. As I sit here typing my stomach is hurting me and going crazy, but everyone thinks its all in my head. Hello people...... doesn't any one read, it has been proven that IBS is not caused by the brain. It is a physical disorder of the intestines. I am completely alone in this world right now. My father is telling me get it out of your head and you can go out. All I do is sit and cry when someone says its in my head, I am so sick and tired of people telling me that. My feelings are real, the pain is real, the urge of having to go to the bathroom right now is real. I am so sick of living like this, i do not know how people have lived a long time like this. I have been living like this for only a couple of weeks now. I having been dealing with IBS since I was little but it was never this bad, where I could not leave the house. I really think it has something to do with my gallbladder being removed. It didn't get this bad until about two weeks after my gallbladder was removed. UGHHHHHHHHHHHH it completely sucks. I never should have had my gallbladder removed. Why can anything with me be normal. There are plenty of people out there that have their gallbladders removed and not a problem, but my luck of course it has to aggravate my IBS to a point of no return. I just want to be normal, I just want to be able to leave the house and go to see a friend, I just want to be able to drive down the street to a restaurant or a doctor's office with out have the feeling of having to go to the bathroom right away. I feel so bad, I have put my mother under so much stress because of this. She has me and my grandmother and my father pulling her in all directions. I am 23 years old and should be able to take care of myself, and not want my mommy, however when i am sick and feeling the way I am feeling i want my mommy and I complain to her. I have no one else to go to, and she is my mother, I am her only child, she needs to understand what it is I am feeling, but she seems to think it is in my head as well. I thinking I am going to start printing everything I read about IBS and the brain connection out and have her sit down and read them in front of me. Who knows is what I am sending her she is even reading. Something now she says she knows that its not in my head, but the anxiety is, but it things that she says that makes me feel that she is just saying it because she is tired of hearing me. UGHHHH i hate life right now.

Yesterday I had my first colonoscopy, which was not bad at all since you are asleep for the procedure, however when you hear people say that the prep is horrid, it definitely is. I also seemed to have a delayed reaction to the citrate magnesia which makes you have uncontrollable diarrhea to clean you completely out, and wound up having it also the morning of the procedure. I had no idea how I was going to get into the car to go to the test because I could not stop going. To remind everyone this is the fear that I have because of the IBS that involves leaving the house since every time i get in to a car my stomach now goes hay wire. Getting to the procedure was a complete night mare and the same with coming home. So yesterday as expected my stomach was going crazy all day, however this morning I did not expect to still have the diarrhea and constantly going to the bathroom, but I am. I guess I should mention that I have eaten so that could have something to do with it now. I am so sick and tired of having to run to the bathroom on a moments notice. If i was not in my house I really do not think that I would make it to the bathroom. I really could use some advice of people out there like me about how they have been able to control their bowels. I am only 23 years olds, and should not be having this problem. I really wish that there was a cure for IBS, and that I could leave my house without having the fear of having to get to a bathroom right away as soon as the feeling strikes. I can no longer take car rides, which limits me from doing anything. At the end of June I have to start going to classes which can't be taken online since there is a lab involved with the course, and I am totally freaking out. How am I going to get to the school without going in my pants and how am I going to make it throughout a 3 hour class without having to get up and run to the bathroom every 10 mintues or so, and not be completely embarrassed or called out by the professor for getting up and leaving so much. The other students in the class are going to be making fun of me and think I am a freak! I have absolutely no way of getting out of taking this class either since it is a prereq for the school of nursing that I need to have completed before the fall semester starts. My life right now completely stinks, and I do not know what to do. I could really use some advice from anyone that has been through this and or a similar situation.

Until later
FuturenursewithIBS

Hi stopped taking the anti depressents for my ibs, as didnt think i was having much improvement with them, and didnt really wanna be taking too many things for ibs d as dont really know what its doing to you.

I havnt had ne bad affects after stopping taking them, i have started for the ibs audio program im on the 22nd day now, so im really hoping that this will start working, ive noticed some improvement but nothing mager, i know that i make my ibs worse because i am a bit of a owrrier so im hoping this hypnosis will work.

Hows everyones ibs? how do you all manage your ibs

This few days, I don't even know what the hell I was doing. My lecturer gave my mom a call yesterday, about how my attendance was under 20%, and whether she knew about it. I haven't even told my mom about the problem I was facing, because she couldn't smell it at all. She simply had no idea what I was going through, even the fact of taking a train to school was tedious for me. Having to withstand the comments and coughing, I never did wish to smell this bad. I believed none of us here wanted to.

There are obviously some who had body odor problem which are due to hygiene problem. But people like me and some others, even have the smell after bathing. This is definitely not normal. Why would someone wants to smell bad? This is something I never understand. why other people who never encounter the problem said that we had a offensive smell because we didn't bathe. Everyone wants to smell good. Everyone just wants to be normal.

Anyways, my mom confronted me about why I wasn't going to school, she thought I was hanging out at some arcade or some places. When I told her truthfully the problem I was facing, the fact that I was at home and never even stepped out, she was shocked. She thought I was out there fooling around and not wanting to study anymore. But at least she understand the problem I am facing through now. And I am going to see a Chinese physician on Monday about my problem.

I have been only seeing the western medical doctors, which isn't helping. So she suggested seeing some physician and see what happens. I also have a CT scan arranged on 1st May, to see if the smell came from some anatomical problems. Its good to have someone on my side now. But I need some help here, How do you know where the source of the odor come from? Like is it from your armpit, or is it from your anal or is it your mouth?

After a couple of pretty good weeks, my gut finally got angry with me since last evening and lasted most of today. The pain's pretty bad with the multiple BM's, although it's just loose most of the time. And after pausing for a couple hours, it's starting again now just as I was about to get up and get some exercise ... Sigh, I hate that feeling in my stomach... What a shame I love the Wii fit/sports games... but now i just can't... Must be all the stress from work I'm under, or the rainy damp weather, or both... Ouch... ... Maybe I'll still try and see if I can play a lil later (just love the games tooo much, LOL)...

I have nothing much to say, so I will just reply some comments and messages.

from sisterbear: Hi, Jake Please keep writing in your blog.I have been thinking of you & praying for you 2 get better soon!Go 2 school!

I am really thankful for the prayers and the encouragements. Yes, I will continue to write my blog. But schooling, I think not in the near future. I have been studying on my own at home. Studying differentiation from the very basic, but when I am stuck, I will post my question on yahoo answers or ask my friends about it. I think I will make it through somehow.

But not too sure yet. I am getting more and more pessimistic.

from d681: Hey, I cured my FBO/LG by using a probiotic called florastor. Check out my thread where I talk about how I cured it. You should try it out. It has worked for other people and people on this board are seeing positive results.

Also, you said: before whenever my neighbors walk past my house, they would always comment and put a hand to their nose. you also made another comment about how when people are around you they cover their nose. How do they cover their nose? Can you describe it? Are there different ways you have seen? Can you describe all of them? I'm curious because people used to do it around me all the time and I just want to know if they were the same kind of ways that they covered their nose.

yea, I have already read that thread. But I don't seem to find this product in my country.

As for the issue of covering their nose, most would have one finger lay horizontally to cover the nostrils. I think I already know the reactions people made when I am out door.

1.) covering their nose with one finger.
2.)look down towards their feet whenever I am near.
3.) this is the worse and done by people who are really nasty. They would comment it loudly, and waving their hand in front of the nose.
4.) and of course there were also some kids who would comment about my smell, but I don't blame them because they are too innocent to understand the problem I had.

These are some of the ways, that people reacted whenever I am near. Not to say those who cast angry glares at me, or giving me those cold stares. Those stares and glares simply make me feel inferior to them. So nowadays, whenever I am outdoor, I don't stay in a place for long. And eating at food-courts or restaurants is a straight no no for me.

I believe it is the way people are reacting to our smell which makes us feel sad and unwanted.

I am not sure why, I am feeling extremely thirsty this few days. My lips are cracked and I feel extremely dry. I have been drinking for than 2L of water. I still smell like feces. And to think that when I was having a walk in the park, I heard some of the people there commenting that I smell like ######, and whether I bathe before coming.

I am really sick of all this things, why do I get it?

I am getting sadder as the days goes by. I used to be a cheerful person, but I guess it would never come back again. I am sick of me, I am sick of everyone. Life isn't as interesting anymore.

I am having a appointment with a doctor next week, Wednesday. He had suggested going for a CT scan, to look at the cross-sectioned of my abdominal region. because he said that there's a chance that the smell is due to some anatomical problem.

No idea, what else to do?

Anyways, my teacher called my home today, asking me why I didn't turn up in school. I just replied that I was sick. I really don't give a damn about school anymore, going out is like a stab to my heart. people moved away from me, covering their nose with their hands, nasty comments. sometimes, I really feel like I don't belong to this world anymore.

I am all alone now, no one to turn to. Family, they never understand what I am going through now. Friends, avoid me for fear of others commenting on them for having a smelly friend. I am all alone.

How I wished this is just a nightmare, I am still waiting to be awaken. The world simply sucks.

Turns out (due to various circumstances) that I went the entire weekend without taking my daily doses of Cymbalta. And I'm certainly feeling the after-effects...

I was fine most of the weekend, but today I've felt dizzy all day. It's one of those things where you find it hard to even focus on words on the screen (for example, the computer or TV).

I love it how my doctor, when she first put me on Cymbalta, was telling me about all the great things of this drug... never once did she bring up stuff like this. It's amazing to me that drugs like this are marketed as "safe" - yet you don't take them for a few days and look what happens.

To top it all off, it doesn't even accomplish what it's supposed to. I've talked to so many people who have experience with depression, and they all laugh derisively when I tell them I'm taking Cymbalta. Not that I'm taking it for depression, of course (after all, I don't believe it'll work and that seems to have a bigger impact than anything else...).

Been quite a while since I last posted. Sad to say, I am still smelly like before. But I really don't know if I am even thinking straight nowadays. The last few days, I have been pondering on my own life, and also made comparison of what I am going through to others. It seem to bring me to my lowest point, when I realize that I could not enjoy/live my life to the fullest as the others.

I am getting more and more depressed. As the title had stated, by now some of you had realize, I had some thoughts of suicide.

But the thing was that it just somehow creeps through my mind. I had no idea when it started, soft of come and go. I was looking through the net, learning how making your body more alkaline, can leads to better health and also cure candida. That was when I started thinking of drinking bleach to cleanse my body. Now that I thought of it, it was really stupid. But to think that for the next few hours since that thought, I was surfing through the net researching on bleaches, and their effect on body.

What I never did realize at that time was that it will bring a painful death. But in my mind, Bleach=alkaline-------->drink it, make body alkaline= smell good. I was lucky to have my parent coming home at that time. It broke my chain of thought. I immediately saw what I was doing. I really have no idea why I am this way. I don't dare to go to the kitchen now, where all the cleansing liquid and bleach are kept. What's wrong with me now?

I really had changed, I never had such thought before. I am really afraid that I will lose my mind someday and drink the bleach. Am I going crazy?

Today, I leave my house early in the morning to go to the park. I really have to get away from places with chemical reagents. I took a walk of 5.6 km, and then sat at the park reading newspaper. At least, when I am in the public, should I do something stupid, there will be help nearby. I really couldn't imagine what could have happen if I had drunk the bleach that day.

Alright,
I've had my first colonoscopy friday afternoon. The prep was one of the most horrible moment of my life in terms of discomfort. I've puke, and explused amount and amount of you know what. I've drank water every hour and did sleep for 36 hours in a row. Anyway, no sign of inflammation in my colon. My GI wants to do other blood tests and a small bowel radiology (radiography?) I'm also thinking of start a blog on blogger, it's dull and lack colors here.

Yukie

Sigh. Off all meds as of yesterday. The lymph lumps have become softer but still haven't disappeared . And I've become a lil bit of C than D -- wouldn't complain about the solid BM's if it's not for the pain, always worse when BM's are solid/C-ish... Still multiple BM's, so no luck there reducing the number...

After a search on google, I think now I understand why my dr. was suggesting an ear-nose-throat specialist if the antibiotics and antiviral combined doesn't work... And to my great surprise, I realized after reading all that info that having blood in the nasal mucus every single day is not normal -- it's been like this for me for years and I thought it was normal and that everybody was like this -- I even told my dr. that my nose felt fine and there's nothing out of the ordinary, because I didn't know! It's a bit surprising to discover that it actually isn't... And then I asked Hubby who has a nose problem and always sneezes, blows his nose, and clears his throat and he said, "no, I don't have a trace of blood from there!" ... I mean, whoa, hopefully it won't be like what my dr. was thinking!

Call him now? I'm not sure -- last time after seeing him, an appt. was scheduled early next month... so is it really necessary to call him up with my new "realization"??? I don't know... Is it really necessary? Or am I just being hypochondriacal? I really don't know!

The things doctors dont tell you about meds.. I was taking the meds. for my IBS not knowing it was making me feel worse off then I was before. The one doctor I fisrts saw was just like he wanted to give me the pills and shove me out the door. Then I finnally got a new doctor.. who told me there really isnt much you can do for IBS. There is no Cure!!! But.... ha get this it dose go away... hum.. but you have to want it to go away.. by changing.. yourself and your diet. when i say yourself I mean get more positive. exsersise. and diet I mean Fiber. 25 gms a day and water lots of water like 80oz of water a day. It wont work over night it takes a bit of time but it does work. So people hear me now get on the ball and get your fiber.

Day 2
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I went for a walk, about 5.6 km this morning before breakfast. Yea, i didn't go to school today. I had, a few slice of lettuces for the meal, before taking anti-fungal. I soft of was low on energy after the anti-fungal. Not sure if its due to the 5.6km walk, or the candida dying. I went to bed and sleep for like 1 hour.
Then I went out to buy some more veg and meat for the week.

Of course, there are nasty comments here or there, but it's much better than being in a classroom. where I had to sit at the same spot for hours. Now, whenever someone comment, I can step away from he/she. I also have the freedom to take my time to select the stuffs for the candida diet. Then I had steamed chicken with garlic for lunch, and also some more raw lettuces. I also bought a bag of pumpkin seeds today. I check it and it said that it just have 3g of carbohydrate, but no preservatives or sugar added. I hope I made the right decision.

After my lunch, I had a diarrhea, even though the amount of stools isn't really much, its almost watery and there's mucus. Tomorrow is the third day of my candida diet. And it seems to be time the die off of candida. Hopefully, I can clear some of it tomorrow. looking forward to stools with white flakes.

Jake
signing off

The antibiotics were up this morning. The bumps are a lil softer but still not cleared (or smaller, or fewer). My gut is so painful today.
Still have a one-day course of anti-viral pills to go. Fingers crossed that it could work... Otherwise... not sure if I'd call my dr. right after the meds are done or just wait a couple more weeks for the next scheduled appt.??? ...

I went to school today. At the start, with good mood. But when I was on the train, the smell starts to come out. And people started to comment. Comments like 'what's that smell' etc, I know I had heard these kind of comments for a few months now, but I never got used to it. What makes it worst is that the class I ended up in, totally sux. Or I should say it cause of my smell. They were commenting about smelly stench the moment the lesson started.

And I know that they knew it was me who was letting out the stench. Its not my fault! I want to smell nice too. The moment the lesson ended, I left. Even though there's still a lesson at 3pm. But I seriously cannot take it anymore. I took a train back, facing the same comments and glares again. I really hate my life now.
When I reach my neighborhood, I sat at the park pondering for like 1 hr. I went to a local clinic for consultation. She gave me some anti-fungals, I am hoping to clear the problem bit by bit.

I hate how I attract the attention of other people, by the stench. I am also starting my candida diet today.

Day 1
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Breakfast: bread( the last bit of carbo before the diet.)
Lemon water

Lunch: Just plain water, wasn't in the mood to eat anything now.

Dinner: later, I will find some vegs in the fridge, boil them and get some dietary fibre. Not to forget to take the antifungals.

I really don't know what else I can do now. I am really not sure if I can stand another day like this anymore. I don't feel like going to school tomorrow. really.
But I know that going to school is very important for my future. NO Sch=NO Future. Not too sure what to do. I seriously need some motivation to go to school.
In my heart, I always hope people would be more considerate.

I am also using the Beatleakygas.com as a reference as to what I must do to smell good again. For the author, it took 6 whole months to get it back. I think killing yeast is a reaction that will takes place slowly. Not to forget the fact that candida diet must be upheld for the whole time. In his blog, I realise that the candida die-off will begins at day 3 of the diet, of course, with anti-fungal taken too.

I am also checking right now what other supplement he took and see if I could get them locally.

Supplement he took/do:

-liquid form parasite cleanse
-milk thistle and flaxseed oil
-grapeseed extract
-Pau d arco(kill candida)
-colon hydrotherapy

AND I seriously need to do more exercise. So basically, Exercise+antifungal+supplement=smell good.

Can't wait to try out. I am go make some salad as my dinner now.

Jigsaw
signing off

Not looking forward to tomorrow.

I am new to this forum. I have been diagnosed with IBS. I have had issues practically my whole life. It didn't cause me frequent issues til I had my first baby 9 years ago. I remember having issues as a kid though. There was this mysterious stomach issue when I was in 6th grade that caused me to miss about a month of school. I remember having to play catch up just to pass the grade without an incomplete. The doctors did several tests including a lower GI - barium enema. But nothing came back as wrong with me. Eventually the pain went away and I returned to school. Then I remember when I was a teenager waking up in severe pain on my lower left side. My dad took me to the ER only to find out I was constipated. I got an enema and was fine. What was funny about all of this is that I have had low iron my whole life and the doctors of course want you to take iron pills which of course just constipate you, so I had to decide whether to take them and be in pain or not take them and feel weak and tired. I opted to not take them.

I got pregnant at 18 years old. Of course in my pregnancy that dreaded constipation came lingering again. I tried stool softeners and nothing helped. Eventually I had to have another enema. Then once I had my baby everything was fine.

When he was about 6 months old something changed. I started getting cramping in my stomach well at least I thought it was my stomach. I know now it was lower and it was my intestines. The pain would continue until finally I would have excessive diarrhea and the pain went away. The problem was the pain would last an hour or two. I thought that was strange the first time it happened but I was okay. Then it kept happening. I couldn't find any rhyme of reason to it. I then heard this news broadcast about irritable bowel syndrome and I thought, "That must be what I have." I went to the doctor and actually built up enough nerve to tell her about it. All she said was that it must be that. She didn't run any tests or anything. She told me to take Imodium for the cramping and diarrhea and to take Metamucil twice a day.

I started doing that but of course still had the issues. Then one day I got this new pain on my right side. I just thought it was constipation and it would go away. I woke up the next morning and felt worse. I went to the ER and my appendix had swollen 10 times its normal size. I had to immediately get it removed. After that, my symptoms seemed to disappear. I thought I was cured!

Then probably 6 months to a year later the symptoms came back. I thought oh well what's the use the doctor is just going to put me on the same stuff so I will just deal with it. Then the Imodium stopped helping the cramping. I had to switch to GasX. It was like my purse was a walking medicine cabinet. I had Imodium, Gas X, Tylenol, and ibuprofen.

Finally, years later I decided to have another baby. Everything was good until it got near to the end of my pregnancy. I started throwing up but I thought it was just from morning sickness only I was having it in the evening. I started having these HUGE pains in my chest and the middle of my back. I would go to the ER and by the time they saw me it had stopped so they just sent me home. This happened several times. My OB/GYN became concerned that it was this rare abnormality with my hear that sometimes manifests itself in pregnant women. He put me on bed rest for a week to see if that would help first. It did. I had no more issues and finished out my pregnancy with a beautiful 10lb 3 oz baby boy.

I thought all was well with the world until he was about 3 months old and boom! Those pains in my chest and back came back. At first I thought that I pulled a muscle as I was going back to working out. I got cortisone shots in my back to help with the pain. It didn't help. I went to my PCP doctor and she said I had a bladder infection. I took the antibiotics and still had the pain. Then one night I thought my skin was looking a little yellow. I decided the next day after work to go to the ER. By the time they saw me, I was completely jaundice. My liver had enlarged. I had pancreatitis and all from a gall stone trapped in one of my ducts. They hospitalized me, took the stone out, removed my gall bladder, did a liver biopsy, and then kept me in the hospital until my jaundice completely went away which took a week.

After that everything was good. I thought all my issues were over. Then the same diarrhea and pain came back. I just dealt with it the best I could. Then one day my brother called me up telling me he was having similar issues. He was seeing a gastroenterologist and was getting a colonoscopy done. When he got the colonoscopy done they found out that some of his blood work came back abnormal and that he had celiac disease. I immediately started looking up more information on this illness and thought surely this was what my issue was too. It ran in families after all. Then my symptoms seemed to change again. I was still having the cramping but now instead of having diarrhea I was constipated. I just had to grin and bear the pain. It took a while for me to go get tested but I eventually went to his same doctor and got the blood work done. It came back inconclusive. I got the colonoscopy done and got an endoscopy with a biopsy to see for sure if it was celiac. Everything came back normal. He then diagnosed me again with IBS. I was immediately disgusted with this. I had been diagnosed this 7 years earlier with little or no help about it.

I immediately went home and started researching all I could about IBS. I am glad to know it has had some advances since the first time I was diagnosed. The doctor put me on Librax and I did research on diet and trigger foods and found so far that eliminating chocolate, dairy, caffeine, carbonated beverages, high fat foods, and increasing my fiber intake is working together to make me okay so far. Of course I have tried over the counter things like Activia yogurt and Digestive Advantage IBS Formula and they seem to work for a while until my body gets used to it. So here's hoping this lasts.

IBS sufferer-FBO,LG

Hi guy, I am Jake. Currently 18 years old. I am a Singaporean. Currently still a student.

I really have to admit that I stink.

I am always lying to myself that it is just in the mind. But I know deep inside, that I am a smelly person. I have tried to cure it on my own by taking some supplements.(Herbal pills, garlic pills and also probiotic) but I still stink. I have taken 6 months off from school to try and tackle the problem. But it seems to have failed. I am going back to school soon.

I can't imagine how am I going to get along with the others, doing projects work. And not to mention, putting up with the comments from some jerks. Just what did I do wrong that I have to suffer like this?

Exercise is now part of my life now, and I jog once per week and also skip rope daily. Am I suffering from Candida-sis? or TMAU? All I know is that humans should not smell like this. there's definitely something wrong with my body.

My school will start soon, hope that people can judge me from who I am, and not what I smell like. I know there are moments in my life where I just want to end everything, once and for all. But I constantly have to remind myself that 'Its easy to die, but it takes courage to live on.'

How I came to be like this:

I was suffering from some severe bloating and gas problems at first (around April last year), I went to see a GI specialist, and was diagnosed as a GERD. But after some treatment with the acid pills, the problem started, I start to stink. I told my doctor about the BO problem, and he sent me to various tests, ultrasound, endoscopy etc. all results come back negative. & I was concluded as IBS. I have to admit that I am really happy to find this website.

It at least let me know that I am not the only one suffering from this problem. This gives me encouragement.

Life is full of difficulties, But a life of a IBS sufferer, is even harder. I will tell myself to look towards the positive and just try and close one ear from the comments about my smell. I am going to go to school daily, and don't care anymore. I paid the school fees too, so I deserve to be there. Its for my future. And also It is always better to tackle problem face-on then to escape from it. I might escape from it one day, But I can't escape from it forever.

To all those who smell good, cherish your health. To anyone suffering the same problem as me, GL. We can get rid of it and stay healthy again. Hopefully the day will come soon.

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Feel free to comment on my blog. I know it might not be as interesting, but I am going to keep this blog active, until I died, or there are no more sufferers like me.

Jake
signing off

Hi,

I thought i would update you on how i've been suffering over the last 10 years with IBS!

My name is Jenni, i'm 21 years old and live in the UK - i've been suffering with IBS for 10years now!

I have recently come out of hospital after having a laproscopy to see if they could find anything medically wrong with me <-- surprise surprise they couldn't!

Symptoms

1) nausea
2) fainting
3) stomach ache - bloating
4) abdominal cramps
5) pain during sex
6) fatigue

Oh it's endless!

After the surgery i'm feeling totally washed out, but i've vowed to be more positive!

Let me know your stories, and advice if you have any!

Jenni

Update: Amazing what a lil bit of yoga & light exercise can help emotionally, after 1/2 hour of Wii Fit (oh I love wii), I've decided -- what the h*ck, enjoying the moment is the most important & I'm still the happy-go-lucky me even IF things don't turn out well...

I won't have Internet access tomorrow, so have a great rest of Friday and a wonderful Sat. everyone!
:-)

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Finally feeling a little better today! I found that eating something salty (not sweet) to go with the meds make the nausea much better -- at least it's true for today.

It's so hard juggling so many pills (LOL, now I feel like 100 yrs old! ). I have to get up very early to take the Protonix. And then go back to bed for about an hour cos I'm still too sleepy. But of course I can't fall asleep anymore, because my gut will start feeling painful once I wake up and get out of bed for even once in the morning. Then an hour later I get up again and take my antibiotics with some food. Then the nausea kicks in and so is the IBS stuff... and by late morning when all this is almost done, I'm so so exhausted... Thank goodness today the nausea's not that bad. And b/c of the antibiotics, there's stuff that i can't take for now cos there will be an interaction if i do...

Ugh, i just wish this antibioctcs stuff can be done and it'd better be effective... so i don't have to go through other tests etc etc... I mean, except for my IBS (which i know is chronic), I usually have confidence that all other non-chronic illnesses that I get can be cured and that I can deal with my health problems; so, while I do vent, I'm usually not afraid/worried about myself, but this time for some reason I am really concerned... It doesn't feel good to not have that confidence anymore and to be kinda afraid...

Pray that everything turn out OK......