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I had just finished the electronics technician school for submarines in Groton,CT when I was diagnosed with diabetes. Not wanting to lose another submariner, especially
In my early 40s I had episodes of stunning “gas pains” in my lower left gut which I later realized were episodes of diverticulitis. I
I am 29 years old and have been suffering IBS-D (sometimes C) since I was possibly 15 years old. I was officially diagnosed by my
I’m a 29 almost 30 yr old female. I’ve been suffering from IBS-C since my mid teens, and it has become progressively worse since then.
I was always able to eat anything I wanted without gaining any weight. I was and still am very athletic and in shape. I am
I believe I have IBS. I have weird sounding gas followed by a bowel movement. I do this whether I eat or not. It’s worse
Several years ago I began having episodes of fecal incontinence at night while asleep. Sometimes every few months or multiple times a week. I chalked
Okay truly I don’t know what I have aside from chronic constipation but there is a question mark in my medical notes for Hirschsprung’s which
I have always struggled with my weight, my doctor would constantly ask my parents if I showed any signs of anorexia, people would compliment me
In early February 2014, I spent a week in the hospital and was eventually diagnosed with gastroparesis. My life changed in ways I could not
Gastroparesis the beginning. I believe my journey began in 1989 with the first migraine, but I didn’t realize it. The first migraine I had was
I have been suffering from what the doctors diagnosed as IBS for as long as I can remember. I can go for an extended period
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