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After suffering from IBS-D for 20+ years, I finally have it completely under control. I never have to rush to the bathroom anymore and am very regular in the morning and then I am good for the day. I tried numerous pills and powders, and none of them gave me a complete cure. The key was...

Hi, I'm 29. I have excessive gas with cramping and abdominal pain. Almost everything I eat seems to give me gas. I've suffered this way for about 2 years and 3 months now. This has affected my social life. I used to be an outdoor person, hanging out, making new friends but now I spend most of my...

Hi guys! I am a 20-years-old from Germany, so please excuse my language skills, if there's anything wrong spelled, grammar wrong or something, I'm just a student I suffered for a long time from bowel complaints and several food intolerances including lactose, fructose and most grains, also...

Hello, This is my first post in this forum. I was diagnosed with Post Infectious IBS and since then life kind of sucks... I have adapted relatively well overall to the diet, but from time to time, something kills me (for instance, had 2 gluten free pizzas in the past 6 months, both sent me to...

Hi all, I've been ill for 2 years, doctors have diagnosed me with IBS. But what's killing me is that I think I could have "caught" these digestive system problems from a past partner. Here's the story: I gave oral to a partner and afterwards I heard people saying that he stunk up toilets...

Hello, I was wondering i have always been a lover of milk, cheese, ice cream etc. and have never has a problem but now after a number of experiments i think i may have pin pointed where my major flare ups come from... Dairy products. I recently moved to Spain and although my diet didn't change...

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...

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...

The FODMAP theory introduced the concept of a "personal threshold" to FODMAPs, meaning a point at which IBS symptoms began. The FODMAP diet is based on the principle of excluding all FODMAPs for 2 months then gradually reintroducing one FODMAP at a time to test tolerance. The FODMAP theory...

Just so you know when I say cured it means every day is a normal bowel movement. It is not good for a week and then a bad day. It means not having to rush to the bathroom ever. It means a regular bowel movement each morning, and once in a while an additional movement later in the day, but...

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...