can we have a support thread for IBS suffer's please

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having a hard time with this at the moment just was looking for fellow suffers

how long have you had it
what meds are you on
what has worked to lessen it for you
any food triggers
what have your gp done

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Right in the middle of a bout now actually.

I've not had it like this for a few years, and I can't imagine what has triggered it off.

I first started suffering with it in 1989 after a bout of gastro-enteritis.

The remedy that worked for me was the homeopathic remedy Colocynthis 6 which cleared it up in a few days, and didn't come back for months. I am currently dosing myself now.

The food triggers used to be tea, coffee, alcohol and onions (not necessarily in that order )

It's the nausea that I can't stand!

Oh, and the gp gave me Fibogel and Colpermin if I remember right, which helped but didn't cure me.

thanks girl and boy -what do you think of aloe vera gel ? i think i might try this
have had bloods done today to rule out other nasties
have you had bloods done?
im just sticking to fruit ,veg and rice cakes ,been ok today only 3 times which is very good
was 20+ on monday

Oh you poor thing.

I've never tried the aloe vera gel so I can't comment on that. I did have bloods taken years ago, and there was nothing else it could have been except for IBS. However I've not had a bout for ages so it didn't occur to me until yesterday that this is what this was.

I should have realised I was in for a bout on Saturday because I felt dreadful. I'd also been constipated last week (again for no reason) and I've got sodding piles now, just to add insult to injury. Felt incredibly sick last night and then the squitters from hell this morning. Sorry for the graphic details, but it's dreadful isn't it?

Rooibos tea is very settling on the stomach and is also anti-spasmodic, as is peppermint tea. I'm drinking gallons at the moment.

Hope you feel better soon. Once you work out the triggers then you will feel more in control.

Oh yes, orange juice was a trigger too. I'd forgotten about that one.

i think bread and chocolate are my triggers gp has told me to keep a food diary
am drinking plenty of peppermint tea too
am on colofac before a meal 3 times a day
i had ibs 5 yrs ago and i nearly went for a camera up the bum thingy but it settled down and so i didnt go but its all started up again 3 weeks so far
im wondering what triggered it again ,been quite stressed ds had to taken to hospital and i had done 3 lots of ab's for an abcess and tooth infection,so maybe thats what started it all off again?
i dont have the squits more normal poo but so much of it its got to be seen to be believed ,do you get back ache with it too ?

Darn it! Chocolate for you and alcohol for me. How fair is that?

I expect you're right - I bet it's a combination of ab's and stress that's started it off again.

Fortunately I don't seem to get backache, but I do look 6 months pregnant with the big swollen belly.

BTW - do you think we are the only 2 people on Mumsnet that have IBS? If so, IT'S NOT FAIR!

I think I have IBS as I have all the symptoms
I seemt to suffer from it mainly due to anxiety.
I have colpermin (sp) and it stops the tummy aches a lot.
I mainly get the runs, nausea and tummy ache, rarely constipation (think that's TMI!!)
I did cut out cheese at Christmas and have been slowly re inrtoducing it.

i have lost 4 pounds in weight this week alone partly coz im scared to eat too much incase i poo more and partly coz anything i do eat quickly comes back out !!!!!!
i really really fancy a big family sized bar of galaxy ,what can i have instead ,need some idea's

Am posting quickly here so that I can come back later and find you again

Just wanted to say started drinking the aloe vera - symptoms cleared up for first time in years stoppped and came back expensive but worth it.

Also have tried to avoid trigger foods too much bread or choc for me.

Have also found when in pain massaging my tummy - like baby massage helps.

Yes, I lost quite a bit on holiday last year htorugh it,then again at Xmas.
Guess that's one good thing

where can i get the aloe vera stuff ?

Well, at least it's not just the two of us anymore.

i have ibs and get bloated all the time along with bad BM [blush most days , i suffer with health anx also ... and this doesnt help , mine was triggred by gastro bug almost 3 years ago now ... and had various tests to rule out other things ..
i find it doesnt matter what i eat .. infact the more im carefull and chose this and that the worse it gets ... very strange ...

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im hungryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy