Adriana’s Personal Story
Adriana’s Personal Story: IBS with Constipation I had ibs constipation from a child, I’m 47 I am usually home bound, bed bound, some times I’ll be ok for a while, I can’t go without enemas. I feel embarrassed. I’m glad I live alone. But if it’s really bad I go to my mums and she looks after […]
Gera’s Personal Story
Gera’s Personal Story: “I am scared of developing cancer in the future.” I developed GERD and IBS about 2.5 years ago. I went through a lot of stressful life events and ever since then I’ve been suffering from neverending stomach pain/ cramping and horrible acid creeping up my throat, especially when I’m trying to sleep […]
Mr. G’s Personal Story
Mr. G’s Personal Story: “Been dealing with IBS and bloating for a long time now. No one talks about it or what to do about it.” Been dealing with IBS and bloating for a long time now. No one talks about it or what to do about it. Doctors don’t tell you how to deal […]
Geoffrey’s Personal Story
Geoffrey’s Personal Story: “I always have anxiety.” I’ve had IBS well over thirty years. Besides diarrhea I also have some nausea and bitter taste in my mouth and occasionally pain under my right ribcage. I do have gallstones but I’ve had them checked and there not a source of the problem. I always have anxiety. […]
Cynthia’s Personal Story
Cynthia’s Personal Story: “I have been living with IBS for over 10 years” I am 28 years old and I have been living with IBS for over 10 years. It has not been easy and finding a good diet is the one main thing I struggle with because I love food. Over the past year […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Constipation I started this problem when I was giving my exams, the first time I remember it was at night of 2016 and I started with a dull pain with feeling of bubbles bursting in my lower right abdominal region. Then as the time passed I started to suffer constipation with pain. […]
Rosie’s Personal Story
Rosie’s Personal Story: Digestive Issues I’ve had digestion issues for a few years now. I am 72 years old. Most of my problem is bloating, looking pregnant. I was put on a low FODMAP diet and I also am lactose intolerant. What to eat? It’s been very difficult lately and if I want to go […]
Stasia’s Personal Story
Stasia’s Personal Story: “Because of my IBS, I have closed my business because I can’t be reliable” I have had digistive problems from about age 55 (I am 63 now). Mostly gastritis, diverticulosis and IBS, which make it difficult to know what to eat. More recently it seems to be more IBS-D with urgency and […]
Maureen’s Personal Story
Maureen’s Personal Story: “For over fifteen years I suffered from what had been diagnosed as IBS” For over fifteen years I suffered from what had been diagnosed as IBS. Three colonoscopies and lots of blood and stool tests revealed nothing out of the usual but I was at my wit’s end coping with cramping, pain, […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: “I am a healthy 56 year old man that struggled with moderate IBS for years” I am a healthy 56 year old man that struggled with moderate IBS for years – being a little kid and having to leave a baseball game and run home to having to walk off stage while […]
My Son’s Personal Story
My Son’s Personal Story: Mother and Son became a team! While the topic of IBS is rather personal in nature sharing my son’s story here is the hope it will help someone else out there so they don’t experience the same added conditions. Early symptoms were directly correlated to stressful events with a change in […]
Kimberly’s Personal Story
Kimberly’s Personal Story: Living with IBS-C for 20 Years Hello I am 55 and have had IBS-C for twenty years. As a child I suffered with ulcers from stress…. terrible pain. These days I’m in moderate to severe pain DAILY. I take gabapentin to take the edge off but not completely. I use distraction and […]
