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Susan’s Personal Story: “They don’t SEE the PAIN!” Hello, My name is Susan and I am 52. About 3 1/2 years ago I started getting Really Bad Abdominal Pain. I also have IBS C but I never thought the Pain was due to that ailment and neither do Any of the Many Doctors I have […]

Anonymous Personal Story: IBS-D I am a 67-year-old female who has suffered from digestive problems most of my life. After having acute pancreatitis at 25 caused by gallstones, my gallbladder was removed. Then came more problems. I am apparently one of the 20% of gallbladder cases left with excessive bile dumping into the intestines, causing […]

Hello all. I just want to say how relieving it is to have read some of your stories. Knowing there are people close to my age that suffer from the same disorder and daily things I have to deal with really is comforting. It shows I am not alone in this. I am a 23 […]

Anonymous Personal Story: Finding Relief from IBS hello all….. i am 27 years old married gal.. rite from my childhood i was a healthy child in concern of digestion.. cud eat anything and was free from any digestive disorder.. but 7 months before.. things started changing.. exact before my marriage.. i had started developing stomach troubling […]

Anonymous Personal Story: IBS Symptoms After Gallbladder Removal I started having pain and heartburn after eating certain foods and at one point went to the emergency room thinking I was having a heart attack when in fact it was my gallbladder. At age 40 I had my gall bladder removed. After that I started having […]

Amber’s Personal Story: “I’ve been living with IBS since I was 12” I am a 30 year old female. I’ve been living with IBS since I was 12. Let’s just say some days feel so long when dealing with this problem. I remember as a teen waking up every night with stomach cramps. That’s how […]

Maria’s Personal Story: Managing IBS-D Hello…I am a 49 year old female who has suffered from IBS-D since High School, so for a very long time! Over the years I have had many bad episodes and tried many diets, medications, talk therapy, you name it. My life got much worse when I had to have […]

The Worst Nightmare of an IBS Sufferer: Don’t worry, you WILL laugh at me, and it is okay. Part of my coping is my ability to laugh at some of the unfortunate incidences associated with IBS. My boyfriend and I went on our weekly date night. I knew something was brewing when we sat down, […]

J’s Personal Story: Living Abroad with IBS and Diarrhea I have just been diagnosed with IBS with diarrhea. I have been sick every 2 weeks since May of this year. It all stated with a bout of salmonella…I am currently living in Mexico because my husband has been transferred here for what was supposed to […]