Have you tried a gluten-free diet to help manage IBS symptoms? ...If you've tried to go gluten-free, what was your experience? Was it helpful? Challenging? Worth it? Share your experiences below, including any mealtime ideas and/or food inspiration....Reactions0reactionsComments42 repliesDiet & NutritionTips & Advice
Creating a diet/symptom tracker app...I've been suffering with IBS-D for around 2 years and I want to try and create an app which can manage and track both diet (or any trigger) as well...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptomsTriggersDiet & Nutrition
Peoples anti depressant choices for IBS ...Hi guys, this is my first post. I'm a 43 year old female with anxiety/IBS-D which I have had for as long as I can remember. I've recently come off...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesIBS-DAnxietyTreatment
Tips for Food Journaling With IBS...When you are living with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), it can sometimes feel like what triggers a flare-up is a mystery. That’s why keeping a food and symptom journal can...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
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...Reactions0reactionsComments26 repliesHealthcare TeamCopingTreatment
Have you tried the anti-fungal diet? ...Typically, an anti-fungal diet focuses on reintroducing good bacteria into your digestive tract while also getting rid of extra fungi. If you've tried this, what has your experience been? Did...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesDiet & NutritionTips & Advice
IBS...Hi all, I have suffered from IBS-D for more than 12 years until recently. I now find that my symptoms are alternatingly between IBS-D and IBS-C. Has anyone else on...Reactions0reactionsComments12 replies
App for shopping ...Hi hu by has been told to do the 6 week test as they think he may have ibs. Does anyone know of an app I can take shopping with...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesDiet & Nutrition
The Soreness After a Flare-Up...Facing a health issue is never easy, especially if it is unpredictable and unknown as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The first very annoying part is that to get a diagnosis...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Proctalgia Fugax - Anyone Get Symptoms of This?...Proctalgia Fugax is a muscle spasm in the rectal area that can be associated with IBS and can be very painful. It comes out of nowhere and normally happens at...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesSymptoms
Has anyone been prescribed Linzess??...I’ve has IBS-C for many years, I’m 66 . My gastroenterologist just prescribed Linzess but I read the side effects and I’m scared to begin a new medication. Has anyone...Reactions0reactionsComments21 replies
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and the Vagus Nerve...Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) causes uncomfortable digestive symptoms. But IBS is not just about your gut. It also involves the brain and nervous system. There is a complex connection between...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Swollen upper left abdomen...Hi I am new to all of this and am not diagnosed yet. I am going through a very stressful period and after some ultrasounds and doctors appointments we are...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesSymptomsAnxietyFlare-ups
Struggling with 'Diagnosis'...(I made this post already but it either got moderated or deleted so I'll phrase it more softly this time) I am 20 years old, living in a single parent...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesTips & AdviceDiagnosisIBS-C
Alternative Perscriptions...After 5 weeks on Movicol, I finally will run out tomorrow. My GP wrote me a prescription for Fybogel instead. My local pharmacy have confirmed to me today that they...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesPainTreatmentIBS-C
Struggling with 'Diagnosis'...I'm not sure if this is the right community for someone in my situation but I have to try. Last week I was 'tentatively' diagnosed with IBS-C and I don't...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Has anyone else had accidents at work and if so how did you handle it ? ...Hello IBS community, It's been quite a flare up for me. My IBS had been going well for a while, up until I did a laparoscopy procedure, and got diagnosed...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptomsCopingAnxiety
Does anyone experience colon cramping?...When I have a flare up, I can visually see my Colon cramping, it gets hard and I can feel it with my hand on belly then subsides back to...Reactions0reactionsComments22 repliesTips & AdvicePain
Diagnosis for IBS...After the menopause I experienced many changes, physical and emotional. The one thing I don't understand is IBS. I had never experienced this earlier in life and now a dietician...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesDiagnosis
A Portable History of My IBS...Until now I have never attempted to write a chronological timeline of my IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). I am going to try it now with progression over time, self-care details...Reactions0reactionsComments17 comments
