To ask if anyone has ‘cured’ their IBS?

[ImaHogg]

I know it’s classed as a life long condition but I’ve been suffering for 22 years and have just about have enough of this horrible condition.
I belong to endless IBS support groups but obviously most of the members are people like me who are still suffering a looking for help and advice. I am assuming that if people do have a grip of their symptoms then they are hardly likely to be on support groups.
I’ve tried endless things over the years from the low fodmap diet to hypnotherapy and CBT. None of which have really helped long term.
Two things I haven’t tried are probiotics (some of the reviews say they can cause diarrhoea which is one of my huge fears with this complaint). I’ve also tried a few antidepressants but I couldn’t get past the awful side effects.
I’m 48 and am starting to think that hormones now play a big part as my symptoms became much worse and virtually daily at the age of 45 and I also can’t lie and say I don’t suffer from anxiety as I really do and I have a very stressful life atm.
Late 2019 I had a colonoscopy, endoscopy and ct scan. At the follow up appointment the gastroenterologist said all was clear. I handed him a list of my symptoms and he asked if I had tried all the standard IBS meds, which I have to no relief. He handed me back my list and told me that he couldn’t help me and to go back to my gp!
So I am just wondering if anyone on here has/had IBS and has found a way of living well with the condition and has minimal or no longer has symptoms?
Any advice is most welcome.

Yes. I don't have time to read this thread but about 14 yrs ago, absolutely I cured it.
I saw a nutritionist for it as it was so severe. She explained about candida and leaky gut...I went on a strict detox to kill off the candida and repair the gut wall which was full of holes.
It took me 6 weeks..others can take longer..it did feel like a lifetime though! But it worked...I've never had a proper attack since. I've been very careful since with the right amount of probiotics. I did have colonic irrigation for a while and that would tell me if the candida was coming back, in which case I'd do mini detox again, and up the pros'..but I've never had it back like did when was younger

@ImaHogg

I forgot to list my symptoms, Gurgling, rumbling, growling guts which can often wake me through the night and I have this symptom most mornings Feel worse in the morning and up until around mid day Bloating and very gassy in the evenings Awful nausea, especially mid cycle. Acid and excessive burping which can go on for hours (often this also happens mid cycle) I am IBS- mixed so can be constipated sometimes (usually a week before period) and the looser other times even though I basically eat the same foods most days. Acid indigestion Feeling that I need the loo even after I’ve been Little appetite especially during flare ups

Hope you don't mind me jumping on this but I am going to gp this week after ignoring my issues for a while

They sound very similar to yours what do you find helps etc

Those who mention taking antibs to help with diarrhea, which ones helped? I am very gassy and get bouts of diarrhea every few weeks, doesnt seem much but it can come on so suddently that it often is an issue.
The only food i found that may cause it is eggs, but eat them many times without issue. So no idea really. One of the worst days i had was when i had sliced bread, soft cheese and salami so... Really unsure of triggers