Dealing with the despair of a sudden explosionI was going along on a winning trajectory ingesting Aloe Socatrina at intervals throughout the day, avoiding tomato and citrus, exercising on elliptical trainer, lifting weights every second day then...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesIBS-DFlare-upsTreatment
IBS Research I've decided that as the medical establishment offers ZERO help to cure chronic IBS, a life-altering illness, that we must do it ourselves. I hope to review/collect medical articles on...Reactions 0 reactions Comments11 repliesTips & Advice
Diarrhea rescue options Neither GP nor GI has offered anything to stop or manage exploding diarrhea beyond USELESS Rabaprazole and Dexilant. So far, Immodium OTC gel caps are my survival essentials. First 2...Reactions 0 reactions Comments12 repliesTreatmentCopingIBS-D
The acid reflux/asthma connectionThere is NO discernible pattern to my version of chronic diarrhea IBS. Neither food nor drink is a reliable trigger. I can have two large vodka lemon cocktails on an... By explodingguts1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
IBS and the Presumption of Neurosis: the Canadian ExperienceIt's challenging to have an illness about which strangely little is known by the medical establishment. And as so many of us have discovered, when MDs are unfamiliar, the typical... By explodingguts4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Desperate. Need suggestions.Metamucil, Olestyr, Dexilant, Align after the usual tests, including colonoscopy OK for a week but now zero effect. Supplementing with Immodium 8x a day. GPs don't know. Respirologist, gastroenterologist agree...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 replies