IBS and Liver Disease

[Sah27]

Hi,

Just wondered if anyone has had IBS like symptoms with liver disease and how you cope with it?

I was told I had IBS for 2 years before being diagnosed and I was in a lot of discomfort and could not eat properly. As soon as I was diagnosed and on meds my symptoms went.

However three years later I have started to get it again, get diarrhea and stomach cramps and loose stools & acid reflux and nausea. I have lost my appetite in the past from it and then get nausea when I eat.

Does anyone have similar problems? Trying to find out if it's connected to my liver disease and how to combat it?

All I can do for now is take peppermint oil tablets but just want to get rid of it.

Thanks

Sandy

[freddie76]

I think you should get you liver checked again to make sure it is not connected.

Good Luck

[Identity75]

Are you positive it's IBS and not crohns or colitis?

[jojokarak]

I have had ibs since birth and when I was diagnosed with cirrhosis I didn't suffer with any ibs symptoms and I mean the cramps and that but stool movements went from one extreme to another which is common with cirrhosis and so is acid reflux... You should go back to gp/consultant and mention what is going on.... Since transplant my ibs has returned with a vengeance

[Sah27]

I had a blood test which did not show anything unusual.

My latest liver biopsy last year showed my liver damage had improved from stage 5 to stage 3.

I was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis, my consultant has a lot of patients with crohns so think he would have diagnosed it as that if it was, but I don't really know how they test for crohns/colitis?

I've already had 2 biopsies.

Thank you for all the information I appreciate it. ☺️

[Hidden]

Hi

I was diagnosed with ibs years ago, nafld last year and Nash in January. Ibs does seem worse but whether it's connected or not I'm not sure. Ive had operation for acid reflux called a fundoplication,, this was a done march 2014 . Maybe you could speak to your consultant. Please take care, lots of love Lynne xxxx

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My son has Crohn's disease, he was diagnosed with a colonoscopy xxxx

[Hope4MyLiver]

I find that taking a high-quality probiotic, such as Metagenics UltraFlora Spectrum, helps immensely.