[CandyElfKY]

Janet - don't worry! My family doctor diagnosed me with IBS without so much as drawing blood. That made me uncomfotable so I trotted on over to an internest. When I described my symptoms, he said "It sounds like IBS - I had it all through Med School" He decided to do stool samples instead of a colonoscopy. He put me on Zelnorm, althought I'm IBS-D, to relieve the pain and bloating (it worked for about a week). I too started getting pains in my upper abdomen, right below my left ribcage, and close to my naval, but since it hasn't been severe, I've been leaving it alone. I have a follow-up appointment this week, so I may be trying something new. Don't sweat that they didn't do a colonoscopy - my doc said there was no reason to go through it with my medical history, unless the stool samples came back abnormalHope this helps,Beth

 

[CandyElfKY]

Janet - don't worry! My family doctor diagnosed me with IBS without so much as drawing blood. That made me uncomfotable so I trotted on over to an internest. When I described my symptoms, he said "It sounds like IBS - I had it all through Med School" He decided to do stool samples instead of a colonoscopy. He put me on Zelnorm, althought I'm IBS-D, to relieve the pain and bloating (it worked for about a week). I too started getting pains in my upper abdomen, right below my left ribcage, and close to my naval, but since it hasn't been severe, I've been leaving it alone. I have a follow-up appointment this week, so I may be trying something new. Don't sweat that they didn't do a colonoscopy - my doc said there was no reason to go through it with my medical history, unless the stool samples came back abnormalHope this helps,Beth