Stories

When I was a young mother, I used to go to Kay's house for coffee (after several cups, I would go use her bathroom!) We would laugh about it; and...

Constipation makes me feel like crap! And it annoys the hell out of me, what with the bloating and literally feeling like you know what. Why does it have to...

I thought I'd post my story since it's a good reminder to push for testing and fight for your right to good care. When I was sixteen I started to...

Developed IBS-D after years of medical neglect and misdiagnosis. Through researching the internet I felt that it was most likely a Blastocystis parasite infection. Requested a test from my doctor...

First of all I’ve learned so much from this site... the pain, the bloating, the bathroom runs or lack of, not being able to wear jeans that aren’t elastic or...

Hi everyone from (sometimes) sunny Wales, UK. The saga begins in a doctors surgery far, far away. I might as well have gone to the mighty Jabba as to date...

Here is my IBS story, if maybe someone can be helped by it. I know we are all so different, odd how we all react differently to different foods. I...

Last year the symptoms of an IBS flare of severe diarrhea and nausea caused me to report to the ER where it was determined that I undergo emergency surgery for...

Family of 6, one bathroom, two parents with IBS... I am familiar with some of the symptoms which IBS can present... Early on I had the loose and very urgent...

I've recently been diagnosed with IBS-C. My symptoms didn't start until November of this year. At the beginning of October, my 11 year old daughter had to get a benign...

I am an 82 year old male who has had IBS-D since before the onset of puberty. Other than my (rather severe at times) IBS I have been a healthy...

I'm a 49 year old male, carrying 15kg too much, and my first experience was back as a 20 something in the early 2000s. I'd been away on a trip...

Hi there :-) I'm Tom, 31 years old and a teacher from Germany. When I was 25 (and still a student) I ate at a restaurant which may or may...

I had a very difficult marriage with my second husband. My psychiatrist told me that in his professional opinion, he and his behavior was the reason I got sick, and...

Hey there, fellow friends in spirit! I'm Tom, 30 years old and from Germany. Over the last ~6 years I have been suffering from IBS-D and all the stuff that...

Blessed day to everyone, my story begins 23 plus years ago. After a trip to the Dominican Republic about 6 months after I ended up in the hospital for a...

I started feeling sick about 4 years ago just got out of the blue and they said I have gastritis, IBC-C, imo I'm sick all the time. I've had every...

I think I might have written my story before, if so do forgive me. But IBS changes, and we change, and the things we try to help it change, so...

I have an amazing support system on here and a lot has happened so I thought I would do a quick update. Last Tuesday, the scope of my salivary ducts...

In recent years I’ve suffered occasional bouts of IBS, more of an inconvenience than anything too serious. But, just over two years ago I began to get painful colon/bowel cramps...