**TMI** IBS vs tummy bug

[Mycat]

How do you tell the difference between a tummy bug & IBS

I have IBS, I alternate between D & C over the course of the hour day, I get tummy cramps & wind.

Yesterday I was C all day (I'd been travelling the day before & being stuck in the car doesn't help) then I was in a lot of pain with explosive D and feeling sick

So I cancelled work as I never normally feel sick with my IBS & I can't go into work with a tummy bug.

2 hours later I was fine, a bit tired but fine and today I'm not ill at all. So it's likely it wasn't a bug at all.

How do I tell?

Are you sure it's IBS and not something else, like gallstones?

There is a gallstones thread active at the moment. I have them. The symptoms can be similar to your description.

I don't think there was enough pain for that tbh