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Ibs or something else

I was told I had ibs years ago. I'm 32. I've recently had a 5 day flare up after not having this ever before. I have an uncomfortable feeling on left side of abdo. Flatulence and constipation the niggly feeling on left side moves throughout the night. Has anyone's ibs ever progressed to anything else. I'm waiting gastro app

  1. Sorry you are going through these symptoms. Definitely like with anything in life, if there is an issue that isn't taken care of it can progress into something else. Not saying that is what is happening to you. However, I would ask to get appropriate testing so you can be sure what that feeling is on your left side. Could be as simple as trapped gas or maybe something like colitis? Left side is typically the descending colon. You can even request a colonoscopy to be sure. -Elizabeth (team member)

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