Anon’s Personal Story
Anon’s Personal Story: Digestive Pain and the Uncertainty of an IBS Diagnosis Firstly, thank you all for sharing your stories. Two hours into my latest “attack” (we’re in for a long night people) and I feel comfort in knowing that there are others who understand me. I’ve always had problems with my digestion, I remember […]
Lauren’s Personal Story
Lauren’s Personal Story: Chronic Constipation Hi ya’all, I am 30 years old and I’ve had chronic constipation since I was a young child. Low iron anemia discovered at age 15, and I get liquid iron transfusions every year since oral iron supplements make the constipation worse. I just read about Angiodysplasia here on this website […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: IBS and the Daily Challenges of Flatulence and Urgency I am 17 years old and was diagnosed with ibs about three months ago.The main symptoms that i experience are flatulence and urgency to go to toilet.Like any other sufferer,I made several appointments to doctors and was finally diagnosed with it .I am […]
Joan’s Personal Story
Joan’s Personal Story: Decades of Digestive Struggles, From Constipation to Suspected SIBO Back in the late 60s I was having UTI infections that required antibiotics, no one was talking about Candida or other Intestinal bacterial overgrowth in the Gut. I never got a good explanation of why these infections kept getting worse. Later I took […]
Karly’s Personal Story
Karly’s Personal Story: “I found my answer and I have learned I have gastroparesis” Well where do I start. Its been a very long road for me and my illness. I started getting sick at 16 years old very close to 17 years old. I am now 26 and it has not been very easy. […]
Shade’s Personal Story
Shade’s Personal Story: Constipation and Debilitating Pain After COVID-19 Hello,I am new to this forum, but exited to have found something where I can express my concerns as well as seek answers. My story is, back in June of 2020 in the middle of a growing pandemic, I experienced passing a kidney stone after which […]
Margy’s Personal Story
Margy’s Personal Story with Diarrhea: Scared to travel I have my diarrhea early morning 2:00 to 3:00 in the morning. I have to wear a diaper every night. Not always needed but I never know. Wonder if taking antidiarrea when I go to bed would help? I’m scared to travel anymore. Back to all personal […]
Mr. G’s Personal Story 2
Mr. G’s Personal Story: “I can’t find anything or much on male conditions” I’ve read these stories on here, and it seems many with IBS get a lot of the same things happening. From reading these posts, its not just me that has these same issues with the explosive urgency as soon as you step […]
Maria’s Personal Story
Maria’s Personal Story: UC and IBS-D I have UC plus IBS-D. The UC is being controlled with infusions, but IBS-D causes lots of loose stools after an evening meal. Immodium helps but it plugs me up @ the same time! W/out it, I have eight loose stools after a small salad or even an egg. […]
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 […]
