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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

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....

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,...

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...

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,...

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 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...

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...

Feels like I've been here before and this is really just a rant (or vent -ha ha) but this is nasty. I can feel the pressure building and I can barely think...

Hi there I was wondering if anyone has had similar symptoms to me. So basically just over 5 years ago I was diagnosed with IBS. Since May this year I’ve been...

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,...

For several years now I have a problem with very loose stools/diarrhoea mainly after evening meal. Not always though, sometimes after lunch but not as often....

Pain all the time, abit above the belly button and bad digestion. Doc blamed it on anxiety but im worried if it's something serious or kidneys. Feeling so...

IMO doctors don't have a clue about ' IBS' it's just a label they give to any symptoms involving digestive disorders and poop problems. They send you for all...

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...

I’ve been dealing with IBS for years, and one of the biggest struggles isn’t just the symptoms—it’s the anxiety around food. I’ve noticed that even after...

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....

I was prescribed fybogel mebeverine recently as mentioned in my earlier post. I only took 2 sachets as it made my diarrhea worse. I did wonder if i should have...

hi everyone! I’ve posted about this or something similar before. That sense of dread prior/post any sort of movement in the bowel. It’s really starting to...

I wanted to share something that helped me. A couple of months ago, I came across someone talking about SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) and how it...

So for years I have had stomach issues I have ibs and bam constant stomach pain mostly on a morning before a bm and afterwards all over upper right stomach...

Has anyone found that diet works during flare up? Been suffering 7 months.

Hi has anyone here been diagnosed with an inguinal hernia and, if so, have they had treatment? I have been diagnosed with a small one after ultrasound,...

Help and advice needed about being bullied and lack of empathy and understanding from my line manager over my condition being made to belittled, anxious, that...

I’ve just had my seventh trip to the bathroom not diarrhoea lots of thin stools. Where does it all come from? I’ve also got niggling left sided pain. I ate...

Hello all. I hope you've had a fab Christmas. I've suffered IBS symptoms since forever. Symptoms include trapped wind, loud stomach gurgling, the need to pass...

I had a very scary experience this morning. Had bad bout of diarrhoea. Had palpitations, felt sick and dizzy and my jaw was aching. It took an hour to feel any...

Diagnosed with this in September after a colonoscopy. I have been back to the doctor a few times with ongoing diarrhoea. Some days between 4 - 8 times a day....

Hi Everyone, I've just found this network so I'm new here and I'd like to hear other people's opinion. My symptoms started in November 2022. I'm coeliac...