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anyone else been diagnosed with this?

have just been told by docs mine not working the way it should...oh what fun..

Yep - suffered it for about 8 years - Aloe Vera juice worked for me - tastes vile but what's worse LOL :O(

I had it from about 16 until 23 and it was put down to stress. When I sorted the causes of my stress out it went but that might not work for everyone:)

docs have put me on laculose(sp???)very syrupy

hya baby b, on a health website,that i help out on,theres a lot of people suffering with IBS,combined with anxiety,and stress. ive heard good things said about 'pro biotics',might be worth asking your doctor,what he thinks! best wishes....bryan.

It seems to be a sign of the times, this IBS biz. I was diagnosed with it some years ago, after a particularly nasty period of my life. What I was going to say was that an awful lot of people seem to suffer from it. Camomile & Spiced Apple herbal tea with a splodge of honey helps; it's a natural soother for the digestive tract. x

I've had it for about 20 years. I can be fine for months then get a really bad bout. Have found some foods that can spark it off, esp fresh cream...lethal! The most recent thinking is that for about 60% of IBS suffers, high fibre can actually make it worse. Hope you get it under control soon

i know this sounds yucky,btu the doc said to me my bowel was full on xray even tho id been going to loo,they gave me laxative but my tummy still really hurts even tho im loads of tablets

got given tablets by hospital,but the pain wont shift

agree roxanne,very good for IBS! but as roxanne says,ask your gp,before taking anything! bryan.

I know the weather's hot, but how's about an almost-hot-water bottle?

Ive had it for years. Sometimes I have been doubled up on the floor with it. I take Spasmonal - it used to be just on prescription but you can buy it over the counter now but cheaper to get your GP to prescribe. If I feel really bloated and my stomach is starting to hurt I take two straight away and follow up with them all day and usually that is enough to stop the pain becoming really bad.

Lived with it for 15 years.... used to have merbeveryn which used to help...now just careful what I eat. Mine is stress related. Viv

as i said before hospital have given me laculose,and painkillers,cant work out what sets it off tho

baby b, if i can make a suggestion,start a daily journal,write down all you do,all you eat,how you feel at certain times of the day. see if you can find a connection,between what you do/eat,and how you feel. bryan.

Donna - I have this too, and it is definitely stress related. Think of the stress you have been under lately - is that when it started or have you had it for a long time? The other day I saw something on a tv prog. where the interviewer asked this doctor/scientist about probiotics and he said you would only need them if you had IBS or other gut problems. You can buy probiotic tablets containing friendly bacteria - probably cheaper in the long run than buying those silly little drinks. What are the tabs the doc has given you? Are they painkillers or what?

some painkillers and laculose(?)

Weird, painkillers start my IBS off.

Wheat products often cause IBS, but other things might too. Someone I know found that some anti inflammatary tablets she had taken for years, was the cause of hers. Val