I have been suffering with IBS for nearly 9 years now (though it was only diagnosed around 2 years ago!) and I am getting to the point where I just can't cope with it any more.
I honestly feel like crying right now.
The main problem I get is with colic-y trapped wind pains, which are often so severe I can't move or sleep, and sometime so bad that the pain makes me vomit. I also suffer from cycles of constipation vs not-quite-diarrhoea and the colic-y pain seems to be linked to the constipation.
The things I have found to be triggers are fried food - which I now avoid completely; some dairy - this is intermittent and seems to just be milk / cream, I try to avoid especially around trigger times; lack of sleep - if I have a bout of insomnia for any reason, the IBS is always much worse the next day; my period - I seem to get problems every month, but not always at the same time. Sometimes it is just before my period, sometimes just after. It is also affected by stress to some degree.
I have been to the GP many times about this, and in the years before I was diagnosed I had many different tests and was tried on various medications, with varying success. However, since I got a diagnosis (and also moved areas and therefore GP's) I feel I am treated quite dismissively. The last time I went to the GP was because I had had a diagnosis but no real advice, and I was going through a bad patch with the symptoms and was at the end of my tether. I was told to take peppermint and look at a website.
After a bad nights sleep last night, I am now in agony and feeling really low. I feel like I don't understand what to do to help control the symptoms and don;t know what to do during an attack - I have been drinking peppermint tea and have taken a peppermint tablet and will probably start eating mints soon, but I am still in a lot of pain and feel sick :(
Sorry this is so long, I don't really know why I'm posting... I guess I just needed to let it all out and get my thoughts down. Maybe it is time to go back to the doctors and try to make them understand how much this is impacting on me?
Are there any other IBS sufferers who want to share their experiences or advice? TIA
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IBS colic/trapped wind - can't cope any more :(
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KateBeckett · 27/02/2012 21:32
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