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...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesMental HealthHealthcare Team
Fear of bowel cancer is making me not want to be here anymore Hello, I’ve literally just made this account because I have nobody else to talk to. I’m so so scared. For the last few years I’ve suffered with severe health anxiety...Reactions 0 reactions Comments51 repliesAnxietySymptomsMental Health
Need help desperately! Hi everyone, This is going to be long but please bear with me. I made a post on here a few months ago about having extremely bad health anxiety about...Reactions 0 reactions Comments26 repliesTips & AdviceMental HealthSymptoms
Is IBS an issue with the Gut Microbiome or mainly related to mental stress ?I have been suffering with IBS-C since 5-6 years. If I actually look back and think correctly the initial symptoms probably were noticeable 10 years ago, but I did not...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesIBS-CAnxietyMental Health
Book Recommendations: Hope and Help for your Nerves by Dr. Claire WeeksI have really bad anxiety which correlates to my IBS. When I feel panic I can feel my stomach churning and a flare up coming. It feels like I live...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesMental HealthAnxietyCoping
Yoga - can it truely be helpful?So during this worst flare-up period I ever had (7 months now but who is counting?!) and only a handful of "safe foods" left (which don't feel safe anymore) I'm...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesTreatmentMental HealthExercise
Ayurveda Eating for IBSI am learning about the power of meditation and yoga to help deal with my IBS. I have spent the last few days learning about Ayurveda. Has anyone tried Ayurveda...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesAnxietyDiet & NutritionMental Health
Terrified over positive occult stool test.Have any of you did a home occult stool test and it is positive for occult blood. I cannot get into see a GI specialist until after Christmas. I have...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesDiagnosisAnxietyMental Health
Had IBS 30+ years - getting worse last 6 monthsIts never ending and the more I stress about it the worse I get. I recently took saxenda (the weight loss pill) and that seemed to make things worse. I...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesMental HealthFlare-upsDiagnosis
Is this standard of IBS or am I just extremely virus prone Trying to minimize the disgust here but my story is as follows Long term ibs person , main symptom is unrelenting nausea . Drs think it’s a vicious cycle of...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesFlare-upsIBS-MMental Health