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Sorbitol intolerance perhaps

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...

Anyone on here been found to have this via testing, and if so, can I ask where y...

Emaych61

•21 hours ago

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l got gall stone!!!!

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...

I am due to have my gall bladder removed due to stone any advice please lm dread...

juniepoonie

•2 days ago

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Constipation

I suffer on and off with constipation and find it difficult to treat when I get a flare up

I suffer on and off with constipation and find it difficult to treat when I get ...

Albert7

•2 days ago

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Constipation

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...

What to start taking for constipation. I haven't gone to loo in 5 days, don't f...

Albert7

•2 days ago

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soft very sticky stool

I have started to have very soft but very sticky stools which are hard to pass I have 2 laxido per day and eat a lot of soluble fibre in the form of fruit and...

I have started to have very soft but very sticky stools which are hard to pass ...

Avacadoking

•2 days ago

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tenesmus

I have had IBSc for many years and diverticulitis - now I am suffering from I presume Tenesmus and I wonder if anyone has some remedies for it. Thanks

I have had IBSc for many years and diverticulitis - now I am suffering from I pr...

Reindeer1

•3 days ago

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Struggling with severe IBS-C

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

I’m desperately searching for answers. I have been dealing with severe chronic a...

Prettyflow

•3 days ago

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can reducing prednisone cause IBS flare

I’m down to 1 mg of predatory for polymyalgia and I kept getting diarrhea. I’m wondering if it’s connected.

I’m down to 1 mg of predatory for polymyalgia and I kept getting diarrhea. I’m w...

Uglow

•4 days ago

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extremely low vitamin D

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....

So I got blood work done for my ibs and was told my vitamin D was at a level 7? ...

Lookingforhelp05

•4 days ago

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Chronic Pain

Hi, I have IBS but this week pain has shot up In lower abdomen. It’s like a stabbing pain that moves right across the abdomen and I have lower back pain too...

Hi, I have IBS but this week pain has shot up In lower abdomen. It’s like a sta...

Avacadoking

•4 days ago

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Laxido Diarrhea help

I have been taking 2 sachets of Laxido for 5 days now and I think the hard stool blockage has cleared. This morning I woke up with lots and I mean LOTS of...

I have been taking 2 sachets of Laxido for 5 days now and I think the hard stool...

Happygal99

•4 days ago

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coffee and IBS D

hi. How’s everyone doing. I just had a question with regards to coffee. I have IBSD 2018. I have notice since few months that every time I drink even one cup...

hi. How’s everyone doing. I just had a question with regards to coffee. I have I...

Laxmik

•5 days ago

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Bowel bladder interaction

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've had symptoms of IBS for about 30 years was diagnosed after a colonoscopy. ...

SanVeron

•5 days ago

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Upper Back Pain?Trapped Wind

Hi, Wondering if anyone has suffered upper back pain/spasms with ibs, I seem to get painful upper back pain when really tight bowel spasm, I also suffer with...

Hi, Wondering if anyone has suffered upper back pain/spasms with ibs, I seem to ...

marmaris234

•5 days ago

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The power of Vinegar

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...

I have had mild IBSD for about 10 years. I saw a nutritionist last year who reco...

SpongeJim

•6 days ago

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did anybody’s IBS start around Covid/ vaccines?

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...

as a full time carer myself and daughter have not had any illness/ cold/ flu/ co...

Fybogellover

•7 days ago

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How Long?

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

Phil_Layshio

•7 days ago

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IBS Research

Hey, I'm conducting a research project on IBS and other patients suffering from chronic stomach illnesses. I would like to conduct a quick 30-minute interview...

Hey, I'm conducting a research project on IBS and other patients suffering from ...

Granola_Lover123

•8 days ago

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Pain after bowel movement

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...

Sometimes after a bowel movement I feel really exhausted and have stomach pain i...

Bigbrother-8

•9 days ago

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IBS lower right back pain

in the midst of a bad bout of IBS with severe lower right back pain, I’m currently hydrating like crazy and taking Paracetamol……….any tips or suggestions to...

in the midst of a bad bout of IBS with severe lower right back pain, I’m current...

TeeCup

•10 days ago

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endoscopy

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...

who’s had a endoscopy upper without sedation I can’t have sedation for many reas...

LISaprag

•10 days ago

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Sudden flare-up

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...

Out of the blue my IBS flared up. I think it's related to stress but trying usua...

Growyoung

•10 days ago

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injection for colitis

Hi, I have colitis and IBS. Does anyone use an injection called Adalimumab? A friend recently told me she uses it to manage colitis. I think it’s very...

Hi, I have colitis and IBS. Does anyone use an injection called Adalimumab? A f...

Pinkpop21

•11 days ago

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Hopeful at last IBSC

Maybe I have started a recovery from IBSC. I was so desperate I paid to see a Gastro last week and had already decided to cut most sugars and lactose from my...

Maybe I have started a recovery from IBSC. I was so desperate I paid to see a Ga...

Skyline4

•12 days ago

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Swollen abdomen, pain and needing the bathroom every time i eat

I had a bit of relief but i started eating again and now i need the bathroom all the time, am swollen and it hurts. I'm worried

I had a bit of relief but i started eating again and now i need the bathroom all...

No_Longer_Human

•12 days ago

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Mini-go Irrigation

Hi fellow sufferers, has anyone any experience of the Mini-go Irrigation device please? It is a small hand held device with replaceable cones. The hospital has...

Hi fellow sufferers, has anyone any experience of the Mini-go Irrigation device ...

Gardener

•12 days ago

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Mini-go irrigation

Hi fellow sufferers, has anyone experience of the Mini-go irrigation device? It is a small hand held device. The hospital has given me the kit to try. I am...

Hi fellow sufferers, has anyone experience of the Mini-go irrigation device? It ...

Gardener

•12 days ago

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Physical Activity Survey

Help out improving what we know about IBS!! As part of my dissertation at Edinburgh University I am conducting a survey looking at the effect of physical...

Help out improving what we know about IBS!! As part of my dissertation at Edinb...

JamesB1

•14 days ago

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IBS University Research

Hi, I am a second-year undergraduate student at UC Berkeley. I am conducting a research project on IBS patients and others suffering from chronic stomach...

Hi, I am a second-year undergraduate student at UC Berkeley. I am conducting a r...

StephCurrGoat

•15 days ago

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A lot of pain!

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...

Hi everyone, I’m struggling atm with more pain and discomfort than usual and I’m...

JulieB5200

•15 days ago

18 Replies

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All posts for February 2025

Sorbitol intolerance perhaps

l got gall stone!!!!

Constipation

Constipation

soft very sticky stool

tenesmus

Struggling with severe IBS-C

can reducing prednisone cause IBS flare

extremely low vitamin D

Chronic Pain

Laxido Diarrhea help

coffee and IBS D

Bowel bladder interaction

Upper Back Pain?Trapped Wind

The power of Vinegar

did anybody’s IBS start around Covid/ vaccines?

How Long?

IBS Research

Pain after bowel movement

IBS lower right back pain

endoscopy

Sudden flare-up

injection for colitis

Hopeful at last IBSC

Swollen abdomen, pain and needing the bathroom every time i eat

Mini-go Irrigation

Mini-go irrigation

Physical Activity Survey

IBS University Research

A lot of pain!

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