Can you have IBS with no pain?About 8 years ago my doc said I had IBS (diarrhea) and to eat more fiber - Metamucil specifically. The thing is I have few symptoms and extremely short warnings...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesIBS-DDiagnosis
IBS Pain with regular bowel movementsAny body else have unexplained right side pain but no other symptoms. Sometimes gas, but no bowel issues but dull pain. All tests have come back clean, ultrasounds, CT Scans...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
IbsI’ve had IBS for a long time mostly diarrhea but the last few years it’s been more constipation turning the diarrhea. Every three or four days when I go to...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Why is there abdominal pain after bowel movements?I've been a sufferer with IBS for five years. Despite attempts by Gastro docs who basically prescribe the same ineffective pills and scans, my abdominal pain after morning movements (usually...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
IBS solution for meI've have had IBS for many years and for the longest time I could not find a solution to all the pain and misery, until one day I decided to...Reactions0reactionsComments25 replies
Constipated to diarrhea Hi, I don’t know if anyone else experiences this.. I’m usually IBS-C but recently it’s turning to IBS-D. I’ve noticed it’s when I’ve been out and eaten different food to...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCopingAnxietyDiet & Nutrition
FODMAP for IBS - What's your experience?Has anyone been on the FODMAP diet for relief of IBS symptoms? I recently went to see a gastroenterologist because my diarrhea symptoms were getting more severe. She went into...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesLow FODMAP
Summer heat and IBS symptomsHere in southeast lower Michigan, we have a week-long forecast of temps in the high 90s. That is extreme for my zone. But we are not the only region affected...Reactions0reactionsComments13 repliesTriggersCoping
Is anyone losing their ability to eat foods over time progressively?Hi, I have been suffering with IBS for 4 years now, and while I was devastated the first year when it showed up, I find myself envious of how it...Reactions0reactionsComments47 repliesDiet & NutritionSymptomsTriggers
Budesonide & steroid medicationOur community member rosie is taking Budesonide - one tab daily, after starting on 3 - and it seems to work for lymphocytic colitis (which was thought to be IBS-D...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesTreatment