having a bit if a melodramatic day because of my current episode of ibs that came out of the blue a week ago. This year I've had several flare ups with everything settling down in-between. Usually starts with an urgent dose of the runs, usually somewhere with no loo (!) and then I'm rubbish for about 2-3 weeks after, with chronic pain after every meal. The pain after eating is a new symptom to 2011 even though I've had ibs for 20 years. I've been tested at age 16 and 24 for all other IBD disorders and since then, I've just got on with things really with a concoction of mebeverine and immodium during a flare up. I usually know my trigger foods. But this year, it's come on regardless of healthy eating. And the pain after eating is worrying me.
To add a bit more to the story, I've been ttc for almost a year now and I can't lie, I've found it really stressful. I'm due a hsg on Thursday and worried about that. Today me and dh decided to shelve 'trying' til I'm better and can get through the day without as much pain. Much as I want a baby, I worry that it would be doubly hard when I need to be near a loo all the time and have so much pain. I guess I'd like to hear from other people with ibs. Do you ever think that maybe it has got worse or changed into something more serious? Qm thinking if asking the gp if i need more tests, 10 years on, rather than repeat prescriptions. My brother is currently been investigated for chrons, so I do wonder if there is a genetic link. Do you think stress of ttc could be making it worse? I've always connected it to food more than stress. Also I can't take my meds v much at the moment as they aren't compatible with ttc. Does anyone else have any ttc/ibs experiences?
Sorry, this is a right whinge of a post!