Active todayDo you ever feel that you have to "fight" to be heard by your doctor?Advocacy can sound like a public act, but sometimes it's as personal as fighting to be heard and taken seriously at your doctor appointments. Does anyone else fight to be...Reactions0reactionsComments26 repliesHealthcare TeamCopingTreatment
Right side Twinge/Spasms/Lower Back painHi all. I've been experiencing the above symptoms constantly everyday for months some days worse than others. I've had bloods, stool & Urine samples all taken twice in the last...Reactions0reactionsComments14 repliesDiagnosisHealthcare TeamPain
Does your IBS doctor discuss mental health with you? Many with IBS experience mental health challenges (such as anxiety, stress, and depression) in addition to the physical pain that comes along with the disease, and it's important for healthcare...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesHealthcare TeamMental Health
This IBS - Cif I dont move my bowls for more than 3 days I go into server pain contractions minutes to a few minutes apart I get hot I feel faint I...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesHealthcare TeamIBS-CAnxiety
New here. Gastroenterologist insisted on hysterectomy?I am currently at an impasse with a gastroenterologist. Actually, it was a while ago, but I have yet to find a way around it. I guess what I need...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesHealthcare Team
Can anxiety cause Ibs?Has anyone else’s IBS started due to their anxiety? My doctor said this was the case for me but I suffer health anxiety so much I’m convinced it’s bowel cancer...Reactions0reactionsComments19 repliesAnxietyIBS-MHealthcare Team
Specialist doctor? Anyone tried this?I got IBS. Does it help going to a IBS specialist doctor? Anyone tried this?...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesHealthcare Team
Hospital and treatment is making me a little nervousToday I got a letter through the post that the referral to see a specialist team has gone through and I should contact them if they haven't contacted me by...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesHealthcare TeamMental HealthTreatment
Blood on my stool. I am a 44 year old woman and the last 2 months I have had blood in my stool. I have experienced it almost everyday there has been a few...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesHealthcare Team
Recent Lab Results Has any one else experienced health practitioners blowing you off? I ask because of a recent experience. My health provider recently ordered some lab work after I complained of upper...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesHealthcare TeamIBS-DDiagnosis