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Weird IBS Symptoms

Have you ever experienced what you thought was a "weird" or "strange" symptom and wondered if others with IBS have experienced it too?

Share your "weird" symptom here and see if others have.

  1. Yes. I would get a rash on the inner aspect of my butt cheek a day BEFORE an IBS flare-up. The doc kept saying it’s from raw skin from IBS flare ups totally ignoring that it happens BEFORE a flare up. My neuropathy in my legs also get much worse. My doctors gaslight me when I report these symptoms

    1. I get extremely hungry every 4 hours,then I have to eat and when I do my IBS D flares up,it’s a never ending cycle and the GI doctor dismisses it. I finally asked my family doctor to refer me to someone else because for over 20 I’ve been seeing this man and not really getting the help I need. I also have breakouts of skin rashes mostly on my face when the bowels act up.This is so frustrating.

      1. I was referred to a nutritionist

      2. My symptoms are similar. It does seem that we are on our own, there seems to be an acute deficit of knowledge both with health providers and sufferers alike regarding IBS. At least we have the internet today to share our experiences. The only thing that I feel somewhat confident about is (in my case) it seems to be related to the inability to absorb water from the colon. But I still do not understand what regulates the water absorption from the colon. And is it somehow part of the brain-intestine interaction that is getting more & more attention these days?

    2. I don’t think my symptom seems to be very common but when I get really anxious, I feel a bubble on my lower left abdomen. I’m having a particularly tough time right now and it really feels like there’s a lump in that area. It can’t felt on the outside of my body, it a sensation of having a lump. I hate IBS.

      1. gluten free

      2. Thanks

    3. Same here and they can't find anything

      1. can you describe your symptoms? I’d really appreciate it.

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