[cori2262000]

AAAHHHH....how long is okay to be C before worrying???? I'd give anything to have D right now! I used to have D all the time until about 3 years ago. Now I'm in a different cycle, and it's crappy!

 

[Kathleen M.]

Going as few as 3X a week is still in the normal range, so not going for a couple of days isn't a big concern.Not going for a couple of weeks generally starts getting you into the concern area.K.------------------I have no financial, academic, or any other stake in any commercial product mentioned by me.My story and what worked for me in greatly easing my IBS: http://www.ibsgroup.org/ubb/Forum17/HTML/000015.html

 

[Fille]

as i have found, it is worth taking some herbal laxatives if it starts to get unbearable...

 

[AD]

Before I had IBS, I never took notice when I would "go." I may have gone a week or so and not known. Anyway, when I did get IBS, it started with bloating as the first symptom, and I realized it was unbearable. After being treated for C and "exploding," I felt better. My sensitivity had changed and I needed to go to feel good.I say a person is only C when they are bloated, have discomfort and have not gone to the bathroom in 1-4 days in accordance with what he has eaten or when he is used to going.

 

[cori2262000]

what kind of herbal laxatives do you use... I've not tried anything other than Metamucil as of yet. Sometimes I go a week before anything moves, and even then it's not a normal amount.