Hey everyone, I've been a sufferer of fbo for 2 or 3 years now, hard to know exactly when it started. But it seemed to happen only in stressful situations, and then got worse and worse until everywhere I went - even 10 minutes out of the shower - I'd get comments like "Why does it smell so bad?"...

I'm a 50-year-old woman and I have had worsening gut pain for 20 years. It started as a low-level discomfort in the turn of my lower colon that increased in pain intensity over the years, and over the last two years I've had burning constant pain in my stomach and a strong feeling of pressure...

My Internal Med MD asked me to go gluten-free for 2 mos to see if my gut problems were IBS-D. This was over 2 yrs ago. It helped along with HYOSCYAMINE generic for ANASPAZ. Now gut issues are related to stress, also. I have Colonospy scheduled in a few wks. In addition, this New GI DR suggests I...

Not sure how to do this. New to site. Having terrible time tying to get help with intermittent diarrhea/constipation, nausea, bloating, cramping, wgt loss and loss of appetite since March. Family doctor was trying to treat me but finally gave up this past week and sent me to...

So I've suffered with IBS-D for years, I would say it really started when I was in highschool. My family doctor "diagnosed" me a few years ago. This past November my symptoms finally escalated and I noticed some blood in my stool. I went to my GP office and saw another doctor who works in the...

I've posted before in the my story section embarrassingly about my condition, being poor and cant afford a doctor and that is a concern. Now, I have another concern. This past summer my IBS has gotten extremely worse. Every month for the past four months I have contracted a cold. And that is...

Hi, I have so many questions i really hope someone can be kind enough to help. Firsly i am 29, British male of italian origin, i am healthy fit and thin. About a month ago i had the feeling in my left abdomen under my ribs like someone had blown a balloon up in there, i had fatigue, mild...

Goooooood afternoon. It has been over 2 years since my battle with IBS was started... My first diagnoses was "Celiac diesease" the gluten intolarence that everyone is talking about. My family doctor who has been so patient with my constant questions and self diagnosies (lol) odered a Celiac...

Hello, I have just signed up to this IBS group. My name is Chloe and I am eighteen years of age. I am currently sitting my A2 level exams, which I need to continue my further education at university. I was diagnosed with IBS in February this year, and for the previous three weeks, I have...

Sensitive To Gluten? A Carb In Wheat May Be The Real Culprit by ELIZA BARCLAY May 22, 2014 3:55 PM ET As late-night host Jimmy Kimmel so cleverly captured in a recent segment, some people on the gluten-free bandwagon don't know much about gluten, or why, precisely, they should avoid it. (For...

hello im new. if anyone knows what this problem is please let me know. i do have celiac but have been gluten free 14 years and keep it under control. also i have had surgeries in my abdomen...hernia, tummy tuck, hysterectomy so possiblity of adhesions exist. but.. once in awhile...

I am a 25 year old female waiting to see a gastro enterologist but in the mean time would like to hear some of your opinions. In my late teens I started getting frequent diarrhea, bloating, and abdominal discomfort. As with many of you, it started slowly and its hard to say exactly when it...