Monique’s Personal Story
Monique’s Personal Story: IBS- “it’s like when I try to get a hold of it, it just gets worse” Lord where do I start? I’m 28 years old. I’ve been living with IBS since I was about 17 years old. Officially diagnosed at 18. I thought I got rid of it a couple of times. […]
Catie’s Personal Stories
Catie’s Personal Stories: IBS- “Chronic illness doesn’t discriminate” Im a 18 year old female, currently in my 5th flare, since I was little I’ve always dealt with severe IBS symptoms, it wasn’t until I was skipping school due to the pain, that I was diagnosed with IBS, things just got worse from here, it was […]
Kasandra’s Personal Story
Kasandra’s Personal Story- IBS and urgency I’m Kasandra, I’ve been fighting IBS mixed off and on since I was a kid. Im now 25 years old, currently in the middle of the second worst flare ever. I don’t even have to eat anything out of the ordinary to get smacked by an attack that leaves […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: The Low Fodmap Diet I am a 24 year old female who was diagnosed with IBS-D a few months ago. I had food sensitivities since age 12 or 13, but my IBS symptoms became severe 2-3 years ago. In order to have a functional life I have to follow a very strict […]
T’s Personal Story
T’s Personal Story: IBS- We are more than a diagnosis Hi! I’m a 23 year old female and I’ve been struggling with IBS-C for I’m not really sure how long as I spent most of my teen years misdiagnosed with anorexia nervosa rather then receiving help for my colon. I had juvenile colon polyposis syndrome […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: The older I become, the worse the symptoms get I*m writing from Europe and I don’t even know where to start this story of mine. I have lived with stomach issues majority of my life. The older I become, the worse the symptoms get, too. I’m almost 40 now. This issue does […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Even doctors have stomach issues I’m a recently graduated medical doctor currently working as an intern. I have been suffering from IBS for around 8 years now. Due to the nature of my job, I spend around 10 hrs of my day under intense pressure in the hospital and the time I […]
Victoria’s Personal Story
Victoria’s Personal Story: IBS I am 57 years old and have just been told by the Doctor that I may have IBS although still doing some tests to rule out bowel cancer. My symptoms are pain under my left and right rib and then across my lower stomach, as well as gas. This usually comes […]
Ronald’s Personal Story
Ronald’s Personal Story: “I’m taking full control and admitting to myself that I have IBS” What helps you ease your stomach? Take a shower. I’m 29, male. Started getting sick years ago, hard to hold a job. But finally realizing I have IBS. Can’t take it anymore. So I’m taking full control and admitting to […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Coping with IBS-C After Injuries I am a female 18 year old with IBS-C.After the cheerleading season ended I started to notice many different things going on around my body. I started out with my coccyx hurting. Every time I sat down I felt pain, needles and numbness all around the tailbone […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Navigating IBS-D I had been through a lot of stress and bereavement. I thought I was coping. I think I got signs of IBS a few years ago, when I had occasional bouts of unexplainable constipation out of the blue. But that was always better in 2 days by eating some more […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: “I am 17 and I’ve been diagnosed with IBS-C” Hello, I am 17 and I’ve been diagnosed with Ibs-c for about a year. For a long time now I’ve been struggling with my ibs because of the intense pain and nasuea I feel on a daily basis. It’s hard to live a […]
