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After years of seeing my GP about my symptoms and trying lots of different types of tablets, I’ve recently been told ‘there’s nothing the nhs can do for you...

Hi I was recently prescribed lactulose for my constipation/bulking problem having had ibs for years but only officially diagnosed 6 months ago. I have symptoms...

Hi, I'm new here. I've been diagnosed with IBS. I have been prescribed Amitriptyline but it hasn't helped stop daily stomach pain. Cocodamol nor Buscopan has...

So just over a week ago I tried 6 blueberries. The evening I had my usual food which doesn't usually cause symptoms to be bad. Next morning, bm results not...

I have suffered with ibs for over 30 years, and have generally tried to manage by eating a very plain diet, and trying not to get too stressed 😅 but as I have...

Hello everyone, first post (M 43).. I have had IBS for 18 years, mainly suffering with constipation/incomplete bowel movements, occasional diarrhoea. I’ve...

I recently had 2 Calprotectin tests The first one was 554 , the 2 nd is 694. What I’m asking is are those numbers particularly high ? My dr said she would...

I am suffering for 2 years now going onto 3 with severe constipation, severe bloating and severe trapped gas in my rectum. I feel everything in my butt. It...

Hurts as if im about to need the bathroom but i don't need the bathroom. Hurts from like two days, especially around my belly button and below. Had a fever two...

hi All I’m seriously thinking of having this surgery. Please would anyone who has had this share their experiences? Honesty would be appreciated, negative,...

Hi. Just wondering whether anyone else has noticed a link between their ibs and urinary urgency/incontinence. I struggle with a lot of bloating/wind and also...

I have IBS M and have done for a while (used to be D but now changed to M). I came back from Brazil and had horrendous diarrhea for almost 3 weeks. All tests...

I can't actually remember when I last posted on here but I've nowhere else to get all this out so feel free to completely ignore my rant. So I get about one...

I have the opportunity to go down go 3 days a week at work. I'm mainly anxious at work that I'm going to have an incident as i had a close call not too long...

Hi,I have been away on Holiday for the last 11 days , most of this on a cruise ship . I had one episode where IBS reared its head and I had a very urgent...

Hi everyone, I don't know how long the average flare lasts or whether it's different for everyone? But mine started after a stressful life event and has been...

Is it normal that a doctor just says you have IBS and sends you off with PPIs to take to see if it helps? I began getting upper abdominal pain a year ago, and...

Anyone else dread another flare up after a really bad one? I’ve just had what I think is the worst one I’ve ever had. The cramping pain was like childbirth!...

hi. I’ve suffered from i b s for years and recently had some stool tests that indicated inflammation in my bowel. Ive been referred for a colonoscopy in June...

I was recently diagnosed with IBS , although looking back I think I have had symptoms ever since I can remember and family members likewise. I have always...

I decided to try probiotics. Has anyone suffered a lot of gurgling and cramping abdo pain whe they first started taking them. I am thinking of taking them...

Have a prescription for lansoprazole to see if it's indigestion causing my ongoing shoulder pain. Side effects do not look good for IBS, I am a bit worried...

My lower belly hurts and i can't leave the bathroom. I had a traumatic job interview yesterday and woke up today with ibs and acid reflux and anxiety....

Hello fellow sufferers.Can anyone advise which fruit juice is ok for ibs.

so I finally went to pelvic floor therapy and they told me that there is no poop in the rectum. That the poop is stuck in my sigmoid based on where I pointed...

if I have one or two beers or if I have 10+, the next morning I will tend to go to the toilet with Diarrhoea 3-4 times fairly close to each other in times, and...

Ive been on Metronidazole antibiotics for 5 days now for sibo and they havent helped at all. My bloating is still there and feel so ill… do i leave it for a...

I don't understand but I'm not complaining. Week before last was 'the works', five relentless days grinding me down to a wretched state, but last weekend like...

Even though IBS has it's ups and downs, which one of the above state are you most likely?

hi everyone, this is my first post. I’ve not been diagnosed just yet but I am in the process of seeing a specialist to have me checked. I’ve had on and...