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Stomach gas and pain

I have suffered with IBS-D for over 30 years. Over the last few months I seem to have been suffering off and on with what feels like trapped gas, I get a pain...

I have suffered with IBS-D for over 30 years. Over the last few months I seem t...

•8 years ago

Slippery elm powder for IBS?

I have mild IBS, which swings between constipation and diarrhoea. I have read that slippery elm powder can help with both these symptoms, and am interested to...

I have mild IBS, which swings between constipation and diarrhoea. I have read th...

•8 years ago

IBS or something more serious?

I have had "IBS" for as long as I can remember. I cant finish a meal most days without my stomach cramping up in excruciating pain and having to run to the...

I have had "IBS" for as long as I can remember. I cant finish a meal most days w...

•8 years ago

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Just an observation

I have had IBS for over 20 years now. As other sufferers have commented, not one person in the medical profession , in all that time, mentioned the possibility...

I have had IBS for over 20 years now. As other sufferers have commented, not one...

•8 years ago

Coffee and IBS-d

Hi everyone. At the minute I'm cutting coffee out completely as I've read about the effects it can have for people with ibs-d. I've tried switching to decaff...

Hi everyone. At the minute I'm cutting coffee out completely as I've read about ...

•8 years ago

Abdominal pain - IBS?

Since about 2012, I've been suffering from right-sided abdominal pain concentrated just under my right rib cage, but sometimes is also present just under the...

Since about 2012, I've been suffering from right-sided abdominal pain concentrat...

•8 years ago

Anal fissures/tears

Hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas! Sorry this post may be a tmi one but I'm honestly at a loss right now. I have "irritable bowel syndrome". The...

Hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas! Sorry this post may be a tmi one but...

•8 years ago

Alcohol ,Christmas and IBS

HI Everyone, Just a note of update , to say Imodium was a good choice and Christmas day went well and free of any IBS symptoms. I have to admit , due to...

HI Everyone, Just a note of update , to say Imodium was a good choice and Christ...

•8 years ago

So close....

Almost made it through Christmas eve and Christmas day with no major IBS issues. Just low-level complaining from my guts due to over-indulgence. Then for...

Almost made it through Christmas eve and Christmas day with no major IBS issues....

•8 years ago

04:15 Christmas morning...curled up on the bathroom floor!

So it's Christmas, and I've been in the bathroom since 1am in the usual agony of an attack. I was woken after only 15 minutes of sleep by the familiar waves of...

So it's Christmas, and I've been in the bathroom since 1am in the usual agony of...

•8 years ago

Christmas Greetings

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all at The IBS Network

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all at The IBS Network

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Help for Xmas please Phenergan.

Can anybody help please. I have started the Phenergan and last night took two tablets, I was awake until 3am and when awake had usual bad tummy ache. Took 2...

Can anybody help please. I have started the Phenergan and last night took two ta...

•8 years ago

My Story

Hello followers :) I am a 18 year old girl now but when I first starting having symptoms if IBS-C was when I was only in grade 10. It began all of a sudden...

Hello followers :) I am a 18 year old girl now but when I first starting having...

•8 years ago

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Phenergan

I decided to try Phenergan as I was so upset with IBS. At first I only had 10mg from Dr but now have 35mg. I have never had the double dose, I still wake up...

I decided to try Phenergan as I was so upset with IBS. At first I only had 10mg ...

•8 years ago

Apple Cider Vineger

Hi All, Someone put a post on this forum about Apple cider Vineger ,and I've lost it. I have a great belief in this for IBS,but I can't remember how to use it...

Hi All, Someone put a post on this forum about Apple cider Vineger ,and I've los...

•8 years ago

Is it IBS or IBD

I recently received both a upper GI endoscopy and a colonoscopy. Both came clean. The GI doctor did not find anything. So why do I still feel bloated? Could...

I recently received both a upper GI endoscopy and a colonoscopy. Both came clean...

•8 years ago

Christmas, alcohol and IBS

With Christmas Day looming , it occurred to me, that many IBS sufferers might well have a problem with a flare up of symptoms, following being stressed ,being...

With Christmas Day looming , it occurred to me, that many IBS sufferers might we...

•8 years ago

IBS-d

Hi all, I've had ibs with diarrhoea for the last 15 years, (I'm now 54)...for the last 9 years I have managed ok by eliminating certain foods (all the...

Hi all, I've had ibs with diarrhoea for the last 15 years, (I'm now 54)...for th...

•8 years ago

Amitriptyline and IBS

Has anyone any experience with using amitriptyline for IBS? I was on it for a brief period several years ago but stopped after a week due to side effects. I've...

Has anyone any experience with using amitriptyline for IBS? I was on it for a br...

•8 years ago

Try acupuncture and Chinese herbs

I suffer from IBS mainly with constipation. Diet plays a big part in the symptoms and if I stick to the Monash University Low FodMap diet (download the app and...

I suffer from IBS mainly with constipation. Diet plays a big part in the symptom...

•8 years ago

Heartburn

I have suffered with IBS since my early twenties, I am now 64. Over the past three weeks I have been getting acid reflux for which I am taking Gaviscon which...

I have suffered with IBS since my early twenties, I am now 64. Over the past thr...

•8 years ago

Mebeverine reactions

Hi everyone. I'm new to this site having been recently diagnosed with IBS and GERD. Have had lots of test/scans/endoscopy/bloods/poo but thankfully all come...

Hi everyone. I'm new to this site having been recently diagnosed with IBS and GE...

•8 years ago

Ibs treatment

Hi everyone . I suffered a very bad bout of ibs spasms and pain last week for 11 hours ...nothing worked so went to the hospital where morphene didn't even...

Hi everyone . I suffered a very bad bout of ibs spasms and pain last week for 11...

•8 years ago

Did you suffer from encopresis (stool withholding) as a child?

I have been diagnosed as IBS-C (I'm not convinced!) and have been reading recently about constipation to see if I can find any clues to my problems. I've long...

I have been diagnosed as IBS-C (I'm not convinced!) and have been reading recent...

•8 years ago

Cure for ibs

Hi everyone I have ibs and the last 3 week I have had acupuncture . it's brilliant. I usually get bloating and painsin my stomach when I eat anything. Lots of...

Hi everyone I have ibs and the last 3 week I have had acupuncture . it's brillia...

•8 years ago

abdominal pain on and off without any other symptoms

I am 56 years old. I was on an Atkins diet since 2013 and it did help reduce my weight. I was very careful to include a lot of fiber in my diet from vegetables...

I am 56 years old. I was on an Atkins diet since 2013 and it did help reduce my ...

•8 years ago

Struggling :(

Hi everybody I've had IBS for nearly a year now and I have to say it's been a difficult one! Have had to change my diet so drastically and got so stressed I've...

Hi everybody I've had IBS for nearly a year now and I have to say it's been a di...

•8 years ago

What's the Problem

I recently received both a upper GI endoscopy and a colonoscopy. Both came clean. The GI doctor did not find anything. So why do I still feel bloated ? Could...

I recently received both a upper GI endoscopy and a colonoscopy. Both came clean...

•8 years ago

Tired. Feel like giving up the battle.

This is my first post here. I signed up yesterday. I've been battling this shit for 10 months now. I've been more or less home bound because of it. For 10...

This is my first post here. I signed up yesterday. I've been battling this shi...

•8 years ago

Nutritionist for IBS-d

Hi, wondering if anyone knows a nutritionist in the Philadelphia, PA suburbs who is experienced in helping people with IBS-d. Thank you in advance.

Hi, wondering if anyone knows a nutritionist in the Philadelphia, PA suburbs who...

•8 years ago

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