Hello everyone one, I have just registered as a new member as I stumble across this forum with the aid of good ole Google.com.Anyway my story.My name is Stuart; I am 26 years old and live in Southampton UK. I have suffered from IBS for a little over 10 years.It all started with a blink of the eye "So to speak" I remember one day being at work dealing with the normal everyday stress, then within a few hours I went from feeling "Normal" to feeling like I was going to be sick, and stomach pains, and it went on like that for weeks. So I went to see my doctor and explained, he just brushed me off saying that I either had a bug or a Virus. So not knowing any better I agreed and went home, but it still didn't go away, things were getting worse to the point I stopped eating as it made me feel 100000% worse. So I went back to my doctor many times more even seeing a different doctor trying to get them to do more, all they said was it could be IBS and sorry nothing we can do. Not happy with that I moan and moaned at them for weeks to get to see a bowel specialist, when they agreed. So I had the camera up my backside looking to see what was up, and all they found was some scare tissue on my bowel lining. and a sorry IBS nothing we can do, which I understand there is no "Cure" for it. But left feeling alone from it..So here I am today, feeling crappy with IBS D, with a touch of IBS C, and for the last few months, every meal I have gives me incredible pain, with lots of D. So again I stopped eating. I know that�s the worse thing I can do but I just want to pain and D to go away. The pain gets so bad I feel like I am going to pass out from it, I mean I don�t even drink fizzy drinks just plain bottled water. I don�t drink alcohol, ok I do smoke.So I have had enough from it all, my partner is feeling the strain from it all, many times he has wanted to go out for meal and do the "Normal" things couples do and I am scared to death of going and don�t go, he has gotten to the point where he thinks our relationship is not worth the hassle anymore, and after 7 years of being with him, that�s the last thing I need. I really cant see the point in going on, and I don�t mean killing my self, but just getting ride of everyone and everything and lead a recluse life. I just don�t know what to do anymore.So I can come on here, asking what can I do to improve my situation? Any help would be most grateful..Stuart