Those with ibs I need your upmost sympathy

[PrincessHoneysuckle]

Not poo troll I cant even be bothered to name change.
Driving home from supermarket and I started with urgent cramps,they went away then returned and I couldn't stop what happened next.
Got home threw clothes and shoes away, dh was in the garden thankfully so didn't witness any of it.
It's never happened while driving before I'm mortified.
I dont want anyone else's stories of shitting themselves btw I just want solidarity.
Definitely on the wine later.

Sorry I'm going to be that person. It's utmost.

Yep and I literally feel that shit I didn't proof read

Yup been there. If it makes you feel any better at least you were in the privacy of your car. I was on public transport.

Been there too, more than once. It's awful, thank god no one else have ever been aware it's happened, but I live in dread x

forgot the sending you sympathies bit. I'm sorry you had an awful day. Ibs is very shit. Pun not intended.

OP I stand with you 100%

The anxiety when I’m not close to a toilet makes it worse when I get even an inkling of any rumbles and cramps.

Sounds silly but over the years I’ve used my labour breathing to manage it when out. Even the DC know when mummy’s got a funny tummy when I start the panting and blowing! 😂

I had to get from the car to the door it was horrific

@saveforthat

really?

couldnt you have just been 'that person' in your own head??

Why???? Couldn't you, you know, just not have opened the thread?!

I have narrowly avoided being that person on numerous occasions. I have severe bile acid malabsorption.

Agree with this! Doesn’t always work, but definitely helps!

Crohn’s / IBD sufferer here! It’s shit, literally!

Sympathies, OP. 💐

OP I'm so sorry. I absolutely dread this. In fact it rules my life. Travel, jobs, days out, appointment times.

Please try and forget it and enjoy your wine x

I feel you. Wine won't help obviously but... fuck it. Takes the edge off x

I was trying to breathe the cramps out without panicking coz driving but they won

@mayorofcasterbridge

i think you need to calm yourself down & read the post I was actually replying to (hint, NOT the OP)

(I have voiced my opinion to MNHQ about how the quotes 'look' & it's not right, but so far no response)

Nearly happened to me on a plane once during take off!!! Happened twice in my car also. I feel your pain, its hell at times having IBS.

I've come so close in the car but failed walking upstairs to the loo

I am filled with dread it will happen at work as my desk is a long way from the toilets

Try to forget about it, have your wine, watch something funny on TV. I know it's a horrible feeling, but it will pass.

Oh yes

Im sorry op, it’s the worst and you have all my sympathy.
I haven’t got IBS but I had bowel cancer and had to have a third of my bowel removed. I dread holidays or anything that involves long journeys with other people and it’s always at the back of my mind.
I have a prescription for codeine linctus as that’s the only thing I now that’s guaranteed to work for a few hours, but the doctor will only prescribe it sparingly so I keep it for emergencies.
The whole thing is a nightmare. I mean, if you’re going to be sick then you can be sick into a bag or something - ok, it isn’t great for anyone in the vicinity - but it’s a lot better than the other.

@Wintersonata really sorry I hope you make a full recovery

I've just said to dh if I tell you something promise you'll still want to live with me and he said "you shit yourself?" So who said romance was dead

PrincessHoneysuckle - thank you. I’m fine now apart from that.

You have my sympathies. If I'm not near a toilet I get major anxiety. In fact I tend not to go anywhere unless I know where a toilet is. I've just spent the day out BIL house for a BBQ, and spent half the time in the toilet. Didn't know if I was gonna make the 20 minute drive home 😬

I, too, have severe IBS and a stomach/digestive issue. Had it since birth. It got worse over the past 20 years. I was diagnosed with C PTSD before.

I know full well what you're going through. I have a radar key, a change with me when out and always know where toilets are.

Yes, I've accidents outside. It's degrading, embarrassing, and horrendous.

There are a lot of us out there with this issue.