Although I’ve had it on and off for 24 years, I have been really struggling with almost daily symptoms the last few years. I am IBS mixed but more on the IBS-d side of things. I seem to have a super sensitive digestive system which gets thrown out of whack at the drop of a hat.
I have put myself through a barrage of uncomfortable tests (colonoscopy, gastroscope, pill camera endoscopies, scans etc). They keep saying it’s ‘just’ IBS.
I am low fodmap, keep a food dairy, drink only water or mint tea, exercise, listen to gut directed hypnotherapy. I live a really plain, boring life in order to try and keep my symptoms down but they still haunt my regularly.
I have tried all the recommendations for this condition such as probiotics, all the IBS meds available, antidepressants, kefir etc. I have had lots of complementary therapies such as reflexology etc. I have had CBT, hypnotherapy and counselling to try and help, nothing sticks even though I’ve thrown so much time and money into it.
I was lucky enough to be referred to a neuro-gastroenterologist and excitedly waited for nearly a year thinking they would be able to suggest something only for her to tell me that I’ve just got to learn to live with the condition. Her only suggestion for me was Imodium on the bad days!
Do you also suffer with regular symptoms? How do you get through your day to day life? How do you live as regular life as possible with your guts constantly battling with you?