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Beau’s Personal Story: GERD I have been dealing with gastrointestinal issues for nearly a year now after having the stomach flu in November 2016.   My symptoms were often upper and lower GI- constant diarrhea, stomach pain after eating, constant acid reflux, awful nausea, headaches, vomiting. April 2017 I took a turn for the worse and […]

Alex’s Personal Story: Chronic IBS and Functional GI Disorders Hi, I’m Alex, Male 25 yrs. I would like my story about my sufferings from GI disorders.   I still remember the day when it all started, all of a sudden. It was a fine day in the year 2008 & I was in my high […]

Sara’s Personal Story: Functional Dyspepsia and IBS I have suffered with chronic severe mental issues for 16 years. I’m 21 now. As of January 2020, I have been suffering severe abdominal pain associated with Functional Dyspepsia and IBS. Every day is like hell. I can barely fall asleep due to the immense pain I’m in. […]

Anonymous Personal Story: “I grew up believing there was something wrong with me” 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 is what I believe I may have.I am writing because I am a bit down about my […]

Anonymous Personal Story: 16 Years of a Cough HI, I have been wondering for some time why I had a chronic cough for 16 years! I have been to numerous doctors for it. They have given me Advair thinking it was some king of Asthma. Also allergy medicines for allergy because I also had post […]

Anonymous Personal Story- “I remember screaming whenever I had a bowel movement” Hello – I had an umbilical hernia repaired at age 5. I remember having constipation issues my entire life, and remember screaming whenever I had a bowel movement. My mother’s sister had a twisted intestine at age 22 and died during surgery while […]

Cheer up folks!!! I read stories about people staying home all the time and scared to leave the house. I have had incontinence for over 10 years. I am now a 55 year old woman who wears diapers and has a wonderful life. I can go most anywhere and remain stealth about my diaper issues. […]

Tatsuhiro’s Personal Story: Navigating IBS-D and Embarrassing Flare-Ups   Since I was in high school I had developed IBS-D (diarrhoea predominant irritable bowel syndrome). Fortunately I do not consider myself to have a chronic but frequent flare-ups of diarrhoea. It has been sort of a nightmare with me as I have had many embarrassing public […]

Just finding this site is such a help. I can identify with so many of the stories. Maybe my experience will help others. I am male and 67 years old. I started seeing doctors about my bowel problems, diarrhoea and constipation, nearly 40 years ago. I have heard it all from the docs; it was […]

I am 26 and was diagnosed with irritable bowel at the age of 8, it was braught on by severe stress and chronic constipation when my brother was still born. I get constant cramps, day and night and can cry because the pain is so intense, I can go weeks without emptying my bowels and […]