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as a full time carer myself and daughter have not had any illness/ cold/ flu/ covid nothing since 2016 (fact), we live on the NW coast of Ireland in a remote...

So I got blood work done for my ibs and was told my vitamin D was at a level 7? Which they said the normal is from 30-100. I know vitamin D if super important....

Looking for advice how people with IBS take breaks at work? Worked, 11am-6pm and my break was at 4pm (30 minutes). When resumed to work my stomach was...

I've had symptoms of IBS for about 30 years was diagnosed after a colonoscopy. Recently my symptoms have taken a turn for the worse. I contacted my GP for...

I’m desperately searching for answers. I have been dealing with severe chronic and sometimes debilitating constipation for 2 + years. It started after I...

Hi folks IBS for years but as i get older constipation (despite a healthy diet) getting worse doctor suggested a few laxatives, Senekot made cramps worse,...

Ok been on here many times before ( slow transit bowel etc etc) had several impactions over three years. Anyway things have started backing up again so have...

Out of the blue my IBS flared up. I think it's related to stress but trying usual things. Buscopan and eliminating foods that aggravate it. I feel so awful...

Has anyone tried Fybogel or Buscopan, I am desperate with the pain and was wondering if it worked and also I don’t know what to eat Thank you in advance Jan

I’ve just been prescribed the above for my symptoms which are constipation (probably slow transit or lack of peristalsis), excess gas, nausea (in the morning...

Hi everyone - new member here. I've joined in some desperation to help my elderly Mum whose IBS-D is escalating with great detriment to her quality of life....

I am due to have my gall bladder removed due to stone any advice please lm dreading it making my ibs worse than it is! I'm looking at google an seems it can...

Just wondering when constipation becomes dangerous or an emergency? I don't think I have been properly for 10 days. Last night, I was late to bed and when I...

What to start taking for constipation. I haven't gone to loo in 5 days, don't feel pain or bloated but stressed about where is it all going!! Have a headache...

Does anyone find that paracetamol makes their IBS and/or diverticulosis worse? If I take two tablets A DAY I am alright. Any more and I feel more pain and a...

I have had mild IBSD for about 10 years. I saw a nutritionist last year who recommended taking a supplement of stomach acid on the basis that people lose...

Hi I have posted this also on the Osteoporosis page. I had the Zoledrolic acid infusion ( first one) nearly 4 months ago and since then I have had constipation...

Anyone on here been found to have this via testing, and if so, can I ask where you managed to find a place that tested for it? Thus far I’ve been checked - by...

who’s had a endoscopy upper without sedation I can’t have sedation for many reasons but so scared to have this done any tips to get through it and is it as bad...

how long can an IBS flare up last? Can it last weeks? Can it be chronic?

Sometimes after a bowel movement I feel really exhausted and have stomach pain is this normal is this normal for IBS I also have painful hemorrhoids which...

I have suffered with IBS-M for 60 years with UC for 30 years. Over the past 6 months the wind has been getting worse. I wake up in the middle of the night...

how did you get diagnosed my doctor just said you have ibs, no tests, nothing should I ask for your tests. my symptoms are worse when I eat I get a pain in my...

Maybe a strange question, I am being treated for the last 12months with anxiety the minute I wake up it's has though someone switches it on in my stomach it...

I was wondering if anyone has had experience of gallbladder problems causing IBS D? I’m suffering persistent symptoms, pain under my ribs on the right side,...

Hello everyone! I was wondering how long people’s IBS flare-ups can last? Have been diagnosed with IBS-D, following abdominal pains and diarrhoea, in...

Hey everyone, I am someone who is highly sensitive to cow's milk, and so whenever I cook I normally just completely avoid any recipes that use milk. However,...

Hi everyone, I’m struggling atm with more pain and discomfort than usual and I’m unsure why. So a lately I’m having to empty my bowels up to 6 times mostly in...

I have now been prescribed loperamide and since last Thursday I have been taking 3 a day. The doctor suggested 2 or 4 initially. My system settled down and I...

so I have had IBS for several years but my symptoms got worse in October 2024. In January 2025, I was told I have multiple gallstones! I might need surgery....