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I've had IBS-C for a long time, always had problems with gas and bloating but I was managing it with Magnesium - Calm supplement (magnesium citrate) and was going daily and feeling pretty good for the most part. As soon as I got pregnant I became the most bloated I've ever been in my life! I...

Hi everyone, for the past year or so i've been taking Colestipol my PCP advised it was safe to continue taking while pregnant (i'm currently 5 weeks pregnant). I'm concerned because it's a category C but my OB said lots of pregnant women need to take Category C medications while pregnant and...

Hi everyone, for the past year or so i've been taking Colestipol my PCP advised it was safe to continue taking while pregnant (i'm currently 5 weeks pregnant). I'm concerned because it's a category C but my OB said lots of pregnant women need to take Category C medications while pregnant and...

Hi This is my first post here although I am constantly on this website reading other posts - which is always helpful because its nice to know I'm not alone. But here is my story - I am 30 years old and I have had IBS-D as far back as I can remember, although it definitely became drastically...

I've had IBS for about 7 years and it has steadily worsened. Now I've been told that I'm severely anemic and that I'm malnourished. My new doctor has told me that because I have so little "friendly bacteria" in my gut and the lining of my stomach is so destroyed from the IBS, I am unable to...

I am in my mid twenties and I am always thinking about having children. My partner of nearly 6 years and I have plans to have a family within the next couple of years. BUT, how do you cope with pregnancy while suffering from IBS-D. I suffer from IBS-D and at times it can be pretty bad...