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  1. Diet
    Hi, I'm an athlete and lifting heavy weight is also a routine in my daily exercise. I do exercise with my gym partner, and from a couple of days he is facing an issue with his back. For treating the issue he has started to wear weight lifting belt after reading its benefits here...
  2. Your Story
    Hello all, My story began with an extremely low calorie diet and lifting heavy weights frequently. Ever since then, I have had issues. I go to the bathroom alot and for long periods of time. The stools are extremely mushy, and difficult to get out. I have lower abdomen discomfort (right below...
  3. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
    Hi All I have been struggling for a while with sore/burning pain in the centre of my chest behind the breastbone and up in the throat when walking/going up stairs. I used to get it after a night of drinking but now it is constant. I can feel it a little when I am sat still but it in generally...
  4. IBS Diarrhea (IBS-D)
    Hello everyone, I started taking Amitriptyline for my IBS 2 years ago & the results on my IBS have been real good... Except having to go up a dose once a year, because IBS symptoms start to come back & I have gained a lot of weight from it as well. What do I do?? Is there anyway to combat...
  5. Diet
    Hi, I've been suffering with IBS for around four years now. Recently I've had two really bad episodes of crippling nausea that were so bad I had headaches and just had to stay in bed. Nobody really seems to know what's wrong with me but the doctor did think it could be IBS and I think from what...
  6. General Discussion
    Hello Everyone! Today I'll be showing you the various things I have tried and will recommend to you. I'll be listing if they worked or not along with a rating. This will include different medicine, nutrition/supplements, diets, and mental exercises. My Symptoms: I have alternating...
  7. IBS Constipation (IBS-C) and Chronic Constipation
    Hello everyone, I've been readings threads on this forum for a couple of years now and I've finally decided to set up my own account - since the level of my desperation has reached its peak. And I'd be really really glad for your advice and help. I've been suffering from chronic constipation...
  8. IBS Constipation (IBS-C) and Chronic Constipation
    I found this very interesting,\; the affect exercise has on our gut bacteria, even helping those with constipation. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/06/20/happy-effect-exercise-has-on-yourgut-bacteria.html
  9. New Member Introductions
    I am prompted to post this because of massive bleeding at the moment - something I have usually assumed is internal haemerhoids. Diverticulosis is the only firm diagnosis I have - following my recent post-55 sigmoidoscopy.at the end of last year. I have had permanent near-diarreah for maybe 8...
  10. General Discussion
    Hi all, I have some questions about IBS and putting on weight. I'm in college and I was hoping to put on as much muscle as possible this summer before going back to school. I had moderate success while hitting the gym between 4 and 6 times a week. My weight seems to have plateaued after I put...
  11. IBS Diarrhea (IBS-D)
    Hi, I'm new here so I have I have put this in the right place. I have an issue I haven't been able to deal with, I'm hoping someone on here might have some advice or some answers. But first, a quick background, I'm a 21y/o male and have had IBS-D for a little over a year now, with fairly...
  12. Your Story
    Helloooooooo, So here's my story (bullet points below): I'm currently 24 years old, 170 lbs and muscularly built (i'm also a male). During high school I weighed around 220 lbs (opposite of muscular) and so decided that exercise and eating well below what my body required was the way to go. I...
  13. IBS Constipation (IBS-C) and Chronic Constipation
    Hello! My name is Jenna and im new to the board. A little background about myself: I have been suffering from IBS-C since I was about 11. I am now 28. I used to have severe spasms all the time in middle school and it got a bit better until 5 years ago. I have changed my diet, become...
  14. Your Story
    Hi All, My name is David and I have been suffering with I.B.S all of my life, I have tried countless things to help me throughout the years. What I have found is a few very basic things which can help people in a similar position to myself. I appreiate that everybody is different and not all...
  15. General Discussion
    I'm wondering what all of you do to integrate exercise into your lives, when it's so difficult to get out and move around if you're having cramps, constantly needing to run to the bathroom, etc. My husband and I used to go on long walks at the beautiful state parks in the Hudson Valley, but now...
  16. IBS Diarrhea (IBS-D)
    Does anyone else get exercise induced diarrhea? I'm a regular 1/2 marathon runner and I get sick every time I go for a long run. I know that there is "runners diarrhea" but I'm trying all of their suggestions: stick to water, only use supplements that you have used before, don't eat a high...
  17. New Member Introductions
    It all started… In the fall of 2007, I began noticing persistent diarrhea and stomach cramping. Most problematic, though, was the urgency to go to the bathroom. I am a musician, and I was in a doctoral program. Rehearsals typically lasted 2 ½ hours with no break. I play a heavy...
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