Posts - IBS Network | HealthUnlocked

IBS Network

47,601 members • 15,610 posts

All posts for April 2017

Feeling trapped! - Does therapy work?

Hi, I'm 21 and have had IBS now for nearly 2 years however I am sure I had symptoms prior to this as I clearly remember the "stand out" problems happening many...

Hi, I'm 21 and have had IBS now for nearly 2 years however I am sure I had sympt...

•7 years ago

CONSTIPATION!

I know the low FODMAP diet is somewhat effective (for bloating/pain), but I can't be on it right now due to school etc. so I'm going to try it properly in July...

I know the low FODMAP diet is somewhat effective (for bloating/pain), but I can'...

•7 years ago

New and struggling

Hi, I'm 17 and have just been diagnosed with stress related IBS. I'm going through exams at the moment so this is a particularly stressful time for me. I'm...

Hi, I'm 17 and have just been diagnosed with stress related IBS. I'm going throu...

•7 years ago

Want to take advantage of all our features? Just log in!

or

Lactulose and side effects

Has anyone on here taken Lactulose for constipation? I have been suffering with bad constipation for about 3 to 4 weeks now - I don't normally suffer that...

Has anyone on here taken Lactulose for constipation? I have been suffering with...

•7 years ago

IBS and TRE as relief

Hi, I started looking at these posts over a year ago when my IBS was flaring up on a weekly basis. Some weeks I had some type of symptom all of the time, it...

Hi, I started looking at these posts over a year ago when my IBS was flaring up ...

•7 years ago

IBS excess mucus in throat/reflux

Hey guys does anyone else with medically diagnosed IBS experience acid reflux and excess mucus in their throat ? Also fatigue as well as tension headaches ?...

Hey guys does anyone else with medically diagnosed IBS experience acid reflux an...

•7 years ago

Diarrhoea changing colour

Hi on Tuesday I woke feeling nauseous had stomach pain vomited twice an had one bout of diarrhoea... Slept all night next two days still felt on/off nausea but...

Hi on Tuesday I woke feeling nauseous had stomach pain vomited twice an had one ...

•7 years ago

Probiotics & gas

I've recently been taking Holland & Barratt high strength Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum. But I've been getting really bad gas and...

I've recently been taking Holland & Barratt high strength Lactobacillus acidophi...

•7 years ago

Loperamide

Does anyone use unbranded Loperamide? I'm finding constantly buying Imodeum to be expensive! Also not sure wether to ask the GP for a prescription, would that...

Does anyone use unbranded Loperamide? I'm finding constantly buying Imodeum to b...

•7 years ago

Endoscopy.../Sedation: what do I expect

I'm about to get an endoscopy next week at my local medical centre as doc wants to rule out certain things - he thinks it's probably IBS but it's a just in...

I'm about to get an endoscopy next week at my local medical centre as doc wants ...

•7 years ago

Soft stools but difficult to pass

I get this from time to time and now have had a 'flare up'. When I go to the toilet it's difficult to pass yet the stools are small and soft (no 5 on the...

I get this from time to time and now have had a 'flare up'. When I go to the toi...

•7 years ago

Digestive enzymes have been a god send!!

After over 15 years of living through this nightmare, being frightened to eat food due to the hour or 2 afterwards where I would be in extreme agony with...

After over 15 years of living through this nightmare, being frightened to eat fo...

•7 years ago

I'm new here - IBS action plan?

Hey - I'm new to this site and am looking for information about how to handle my IBS symptoms in the hours before and after they present - what kind of foods...

Hey - I'm new to this site and am looking for information about how to handle my...

•7 years ago

Newbie who's losing her mind

Hello All, I'm a newbie here and have joined because I've hit an emotional breaking point with IBS. I've been visiting the doctors for 9-12 months with the...

Hello All, I'm a newbie here and have joined because I've hit an emotional break...

•7 years ago

Diagnosis

Hi guys this is my first post! I've been to the doctors today and he's referred me for blood tests. Is this common before an IBS diagnosis? Any advice would be...

Hi guys this is my first post! I've been to the doctors today and he's referred ...

•7 years ago

Do other people experience this?

I have now had IBS for a few years but as of late I have been experiencing new symptoms when I have flare ups and wanted to know if anyone else experienced...

I have now had IBS for a few years but as of late I have been experiencing new s...

•7 years ago

Silicone gel

I have so many things wrong with my stomach, and any organ in it's vacinity. I heard something about silicone gel. Does anyone know what it is, or what it does...

I have so many things wrong with my stomach, and any organ in it's vacinity. I h...

•7 years ago

Amytryptaline 10mg update

So 1 week on from starting this drug for ibs d with severe stomach cramps mostly all first thing in the morning then calming down a little as the day goes on....

So 1 week on from starting this drug for ibs d with severe stomach cramps mostl...

•7 years ago

Doc visit today

Hi all, Finally saw my gp today kind of expecting to be fobbed off again about my stomach issues but nope!! Last time I had tests done was about 7 years ago...

Hi all, Finally saw my gp today kind of expecting to be fobbed off again about ...

•7 years ago

Be the first to reply

Headaches with IBS

Hi everyone newbi here, I was wondering if any of you out there who suffer with IBS have the headaches also, I'm getting like a burning sensation up the back...

Hi everyone newbi here, I was wondering if any of you out there who suffer with ...

•7 years ago

Newbie!

Hi guys I'm new here! I've only recently been diagnosed with IBS after having all the tests to rule out anything more sinister! I've figured out some of the...

Hi guys I'm new here! I've only recently been diagnosed with IBS after having al...

•7 years ago

Yellow flakes in toilet

Hello all. I am freaking out I have had terrible dirahea for about 3 weeks it just won't pass, I was starting to think it's IBS but I have just been the toilet...

Hello all. I am freaking out I have had terrible dirahea for about 3 weeks it ju...

•7 years ago

Intolerence testing

Hi,new to the site. Has anyone had experience of food intolerence testing?

Hi,new to the site. Has anyone had experience of food intolerence testing?

•7 years ago

New, in pain and worried

Hi everybody. I'm Gemma. I'm 34 and have been told I have ibs although I've not undergone any actual tests. Doctors said could easily confirm it due to my...

Hi everybody. I'm Gemma. I'm 34 and have been told I have ibs although I've not ...

•7 years ago

What is caused more by diet?

I know to some extent I have candid and overgrowth, but I may have also have sibo. What I'm wondering is do you think candida is caused more by a poor diet or...

I know to some extent I have candid and overgrowth, but I may have also have sib...

•7 years ago

Getting desperate

REALLY flaring up over the last year. My speciality is bloating and trapped wind which totally drains me. It also creates a nausea . I've some lifestyle...

REALLY flaring up over the last year. My speciality is bloating and trapped wind...

•7 years ago

Awaiting diagnosis!

I'm 25, a mum, & have otherwise been fit and well. I'd say for the last year or two, I've been suffering. My symptoms are not continuous, they are very much...

I'm 25, a mum, & have otherwise been fit and well. I'd say for the last year or...

•7 years ago

Be the first to reply

IS CHICKEN NUGGETS HARD TO PASS?

I ATE CHICKEN NUGGETS ABOUT 4 OF THEM AND I BREAD YESTERDAY EVENING AND NOW I CANNOT PASS THEM. IS CHICKEN NUGGETS HARD TO PASS??

I ATE CHICKEN NUGGETS ABOUT 4 OF THEM AND I BREAD YESTERDAY EVENING AND NOW I ...

•7 years ago

Newcastle IBS support group: Wednesday 26 April

Have IBS, live in Newcastle and want to talk to others in a similar situation? IBS support group taking place on Wednesday 26 April, 5-6 pm, and every fourth...

Have IBS, live in Newcastle and want to talk to others in a similar situation? I...

Partner•7 years ago

Can vaping trigger IBS symptoms?

The title says it all really, have any of you fine folks noticed a flare up of symptoms and thought it could be related to vaping? I'm currently trying to...

The title says it all really, have any of you fine folks noticed a flare up of s...

•7 years ago

1
2
...
5
Next page

Search posts

Pinned Posts

Guidelines for using our community

Latest poll

What in particular about IBS causes you to be anxious?

Topics

All things IBS Network(105)

Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.

Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.

Archive

2024

Jan Feb Mar Apr May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

2023

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2022

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2021

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2020

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2019

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2018

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2017

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2016

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2015

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2014

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2013

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2012

Mar

Apr

May

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec