Hi All! So I am an 18 year old female student in my first year of University. I have been struggling with stomach and digestive issues since I was about 11 years old and when I was 14 I was diagnosed with IBS as an intermediate diagnosis (the doctors have speculated between pancreatitis...

Hi there, Ive been reading this stuff on this website for years but have never taken the time to post, because I never really felt like I needed to till now. Im nineteen and have had IBS for about 5 years, starting as IBS-alternating which in the last couple of years has become IBS-D, and most...

Hi There. I'm extremely new to this website and this is my first time ever posting. In the past I have been embarrassed to confess that I have IBS but now I'm desperate for any type of solution. I have been suffering for around 4-5 years now as my IBS started when I was around 15. It has...

Hi all, I am a twenty year old male just diagnosed with GERD about a year ago. I am a little depressed or unhappy with developing what appears to be a 'lifetime' condition because of a chronic overuse of NSAID medication (Voltaren and Advil) which were recommended to me long term by my family...

Hello again! My name TheLIberation and I have just joined this IBS online support group. I have been suffering from this dickens of a problem since May 2013. I've always had GI issues growing up as a child but it all got hugely worse for me once I started something pretty stressful AKA nursing...

Hi there, I am a 24 year old female who has always had some minor constipation but the last two years have gotten progressively worse. I finially went to the GI doc who diagnosed me with IBS and gave me a prescription of Linzness 290 mg to be taken in the morning. I didnt have luck on the...

Hi everyone, my name is Ben and I'm 15. I'm a Sophomore in high school, and have struggled with IBS since the 7th grade. I was almost a straight A student, getting good grades, I had some close friends, but it seems like in just the 3 years I've dealt with this everything has completely gone...

Hello Guys, My name is Daniel im 19 years old and I come from a small town in Ireland called Cork City. I have always had anxiety issues including GAD (due to childhood experiences) and now Health Anxiety. Here is how it started. About 5-6 weeks ago on a Tuesday night i was sitting at home...

This is my story. If anyone could give me ideas, put in input, ANYTHING, it would be greatly appreactiated. I'm running out of hope. Bear with me, I know it's long but I just need to get this out to people who understand. My symptoms started December 7th 2013. They appeared out of the blue...

This is my story. If anyone could give me ideas, put in input, ANYTHING, it would be greatly appreactiated. I'm running out of hope. Bear with me, I know it's long but I just need to get this out to people who understand. My symptoms started December 7th 2013. They appeared out of the blue...

Hi everyone. I've been to many, many doctors over my short 19 years. All of them agreed that IBS and anxiety or depression (or both in my case), seem to go hand-in-hand. It makes since seeing all of the studies about serotonin levels affecting your gut. My "levels" have always been erratic -...

I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I've had IBS like symptoms but was never diagnosed with anything, so I believe joining the Military is possible. My only fear is bootcamp. I wanted to know if anyone has been to bootcamp with IBS like symptoms and what their experience was during the...

Hello everyone, I'm not sure if anyone will ever read this or respond, but like some of you, I feel totally helpless. I have been suffering from IBS for 3 years after an infection that ruined my digestive system. My symptoms have worsened over the past year and I am so discouraged. No matter...