Hi All, I bought one of these devices about 4 months ago. They are not specifically for IBS but I thought I would give it a try as I have tried about everything else!
At first I wasn't sure it was doing anything, but it maybe helping a bit now. My husband seems to think it's doing something! It's a bit of a faff, as you have to keep charging up the appliance and then you need a mobile phone to use it and you have to keep that charged up too. I am not doing it as much as others probably would but I like to do it when I sit down and relax rather than doing jobs with this watch like thing vibrating on my arm. I haven't tried it on my ankle yet!
Anyway, I wouldn't say it's a miracle cure but perhaps I have been feeling a little bit better lately. My husband seems to think so, and sometimes I find that other people are better at judging if something is helping than we are ourselves!
It's not cheap though, getting on for £400 as we had to pay taxes for importing it from the US. I guess with time, it will be sold over here which would make it cheaper but I thought I was worth it this time. All my life I have been careful with money but this time I thought, I don't go anywhere or do anything, might as well treat myself!
No, I don't but you could if you wanted, but I don't know how long you would get from one charge, it seems to run down quite quickly. I don't think you could wear it all day without charging it up again. I seem to be charging it up a lot and like I say I don't wear it that much compared to what other people might!
Yes, you can wear it on your ankle, it comes with two straps (one wrist and one ankle), I bought spares just in case I needed them especially as you can't get it in the UK yet!
I will give updates from time to time, to let people know how it goes. Feel free to ask me about it if I forget to put more posts on. I'm getting a bit batty in my old age! My husband has a website which he is compiling and he is updating that about my progress, see link: test.frimleyphotography.co....
Might be worth a try, if you can afford it. BUT, it's not a complete fix, well not for me anyway! I guess you could always sell it on again, if it didn't help!
Sorry about that, but if it's any consolation I'm still feeling pretty shit this morning so it's probably not a good idea to spend what you can't afford on something that may not help.
I was reading your husband's thoughts on it and was thinking wouldn't it be better to wear if prior to getting any anxiety or IBS related symptoms for prevention rather than when it's started?
The thing is I don't want to do it when I am feeling really rough as I might associate it with feeling awful. I would prefer to do it when I am feeling reasonable. I have done hypnotherapy and other things in the past but once I associate something with a horrible experience, I don't feel like continuing with it. Regards doing it prior to any anxiety or IBS related symptoms. I don't really suffer from anxiety, yes the IBS can make me anxious from time to time but that is usually because I want it to stop for a while. Regards doing it prior to IBS symptoms, it's not very often that I don't have IBS symptoms, they are just there from when I wake up to when I go to bed. These days I can be lucky to get about 4 hours a week feeling like a human being, although in the last 3 weeks or so that might have gone up to about 8 hours a week!
I will give updates from time to time, to let people know how it goes. Feel free to ask me about it if I forget to put more posts on. I'm getting a bit batty in my old age! My husband has a website which he is compiling and he is updating that about my progress, see link: test.frimleyphotography.co....
It's easy to use, my husband set it up for me, but if you have someone to do that for you, I'm sure you will be able to use it okay.
To set it up you need to download a phone app to your phone. create an account on the phone, charge the device, connect the phone app using bluetooth.
So great that you have found something that seems to be helping you Maureen! Very interesting. Just goes to show how IBS, pain conditions and the nervous system can be intertwined.
Hi xjrs, thanks, it's not a total fix but any improvement is welcome at present, I have been quite scared how I was going to live with it the way it has been of late, but this at least gives me a little more hope if nothing else. I don't know if it is down to this or just because I am trying something new but nothing has ever worked before! But equally I don't want to count my chickens! 😊
Thank you for sharing this information, I would be keen to hear how you get on. It is a lot of money but if it helps you feel better and sleep better it will be worth it. Hope the improvements keep on coming for you
Thanks, I'll try to remember to put an update on in a month or so. It's certainly not an instant fix though, as you will know, you get good times and bad times with IBS without any reason.
Good luck with your new device. I know you are like me had IBS for years. May be it's a distraction technique you concentrate on the vibration and it distracts you from your anxiety etc. I am hoping it works for you and brings you some relief.
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