Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Mom Supporting her Pre-Teen Through IBS-C and Encopresis Challenges Well this story is about my child. At a few months old constipation became an issue that would come and go. Up to age 3 we treated this by the pediatricians recommendations with suppositories, v8 splash, senna a list of things. The suppositories […]
Rose’s Personal Story
Rose’s Personal Story: Managing IBS-D Ihave suffered from IBS for many years when I was about 25 pounds heavier than Iam now My IBS ‘”D” ‘prevelent was terrible Ihad many accidents ,and terrible gas and bloating I was afraid of having an accident and going out to eat ment being careful I tried […]
Mary’s Personal Story
Mary’s Personal Story: Battling Mysterious GI Symptoms and Seeking Answers After Decades with IBS I could really use some support. I am a 54 yr old mother, grandma & wife. I was diagnosed with IBS (but not treated with meds) about 30 years ago & fibromyalgia about 14 years ago. About 5-1/2 years ago I […]
Jorge Castto’s Personal Story
Jorge Castto’s Personal Story: Battling Rectal Prolapse, Constipation, and Chronic GI Pain Hi everyone, my name is Jorge and I currently live in north Georgia. About a week ago during one of my frustrations, I stumbled upon this website. And I am just astonished at the story’s and even though I know that GI problems […]
Joan’s Personal Story
Joan’s Personal Story: IBS After Cancer Treatment God bless you for this site.Sharing with ppl who UNDERSTAND helps! @62, I was dx with very invasive breast cancer.Since I had such fierce cancer, I was given LOTS of VERY strong chemo. One is KNOWN to ruin heart function.But the one that brought me here was one […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Chronic Diarrhea and Suspected IBS at 19 I just put IBS because that’s what I think I have, i’m not actually sure what I have at the moment. I am a 19 year old girl, I’ve had diarrhea daily, sometimes multiple times in a day, for about 2 months straight, everyday. At […]
Satyaprasad Potham’s Personal Story
Satyaprasad Potham’s Personal Story: IBS I am a 43 year old male, been suffering from ibs for last 10 years. I was managing it with exercise and diet control upto last year. But last year I developed ankle pain which was diagnosed as sinus tarsi syndrome which didn’t go with medication hence took a corticosteroids […]
KD’s Personal Story
KD’s Personal Story: Post Infectious IBS I have post infectious ibs (diarrhea) since 2004. My pain and symptoms improve on 2006 due to amitriptyline (50mg a day), a tricyclic antidepressant. My conditions get worse about a year ago. I think amitriptyline was not working anymore. My doctor prescribed antibiotic to reduce gas problems and it […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Struggling with an Uncertain IBS Diagnosis I have had abdominal pain on and off for 4 years. Since January 2016 the pain has been constant, it gets worse anytime I eat or drink anything, I have lost about 30 pouns since January. Last December I had a Colonoscopy and in February I […]
Aleah’s Personal Story
Aleah’s Personal Story: From IBS-D to IBS-C, Navigating Multiple Health Challenges at 47 I am 47 years old. I have had IBS-since I was in about 17 years old. I almost got suspended from school one year for being late to class too many times. Up until about a year ago I had IBS-D, and […]
J’s Personal Story
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 […]
CC’s Personal Story
CC’s Personal Story: Seeking Relief from Severe GI Issues I am a 34 year old female and really relate to every story I have read. The doctors I have seen don’t know what to do with me. I saw the “best” GI Dr. in the area and he said go to the Mayo Clinic. I […]
