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Has anyone had success with yoga, meditation, stomach massage, reiki, acupuncture or other complimentary therapies?

IBS-C how to handle constipation

How do you handle IBS-C? I take Miralax day and night and try to eat enough fiber but it seems no matter what I eat I have constipation. Has anyone...

IBS-Smart test

Has anyone taken the IBS-Smart test for IBS (https://www.ibssmart.com/treatments-for-ibs)? If so, did it help determine your treatment?...

Having a colonoscopy OR not?

What are your thoughts about having a coloscopy or not? Why this posting: After trying to manage IBS for more than 40 years and having numerous tests in the early...

Do 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...

Does anything over the counter help?

I've heard Imodium can help some with IBS but does anyone know of something that is truly reliable in curbing IBS symptoms?...

Trying the Medication Cholestyramine

I've been on cholestyramine for my IBS-D for about a month now, with mixed results. It's a powder you take by mouth. I've been experimenting with the dosage and timing...

Stool softener

Does anyone have any information as to whether it is Okay to take stool softener every day to avoid developing constipation?...

Gut Issues I can't figure out

Hello, So I've had this problem for about a year and a half now. It started by me stupidly having too many energy drinks, trying out flavours. I had 1...

Budesonide & steroid medication

Our 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...

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