Stories

Hi everyone, I've been suffering from severe pain under/inside my right rib and diarrhea for more than 3 years, sometimes a lot of mucus in the stool (dark red liquid...

In 1986 I broke my neck in a diving accident. I have been confined to a wheelchair since. A few weeks ago I rang 999 because I was getting the...

I went from being a major foodie, to someone living with IBS & struggling to tolerate the most basic bland foods after having my gallbladder removed. It was about 3...

Lately I have been struggling with another symptom of IBS: fatigue. As if the pain, cramping, and bathroom trips weren't enough, now I have to deal with the aftermath of...

Well, that's how it is for me for the most part. It's kind of funny because I was thinking of writing this out a couple days ago & today on...

UGH I just ate food & within two minutes the pain started. About 5mins later I was headed to the bathroom to have a bowel movement. The pain was excruciating...

Hey guys! Hope you're all doing good. I just wanted to give my testimony on how I managed to (mostly) beat terrible IBS and basically changed my life. It was...

Groovy greetings ya'll. I'm Ray, a writer for the RLS community & someone who has lived with IBS since 2011. You can also find me in the Endo community as...

My IBS worsened after appendicitis in 2017, which was treated conservatively with antibiotics. When my innards refused to settle, after several visits to the GP, I was referred back to...

I have had IBS since Oct. 2020. I went to the Emergency Room with bad stomach pains. (They did at CT scan and a MRI). I had been seeing a...

I think it started in my teenage years, I'm 30 now. I'd dealt with problems with food, "anorexia" but it might have been a reaction to food intolerance in part...

Hey there, I've been living with IBS for a year now. Survived a lot of annoying stuff such as nausea, severe panic attacks, fever, chills, fear of death, obsessive compulsive...

About 1 1/2 years ago I quit drinking. About 1 month later I had horrible pain in my chest and had to get my gallbladder removed. Before that I was...

After two years of experiencing sharp belly, gas pains, and bloating in my abdomen after eating a deep fried fish fry or deep fried chicken dinner, I finally found out...

In March 2020, I suddenly developed a terrible, bitter taste in my mouth. It plagues me 24/7 and has not improved. Two months later, in May 2020, I was diagnosed...

I have had varying degrees of IBS most of my adult life and I am 71. I have had two bowel resections. Nothing was working. Then I found a functional...

Mime began in 1985. I ended up in ER from work balled up, hurting in my side, vomiting. Pain was severe. When they got me to hospital they thought I...

November 2019 I was diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder with anxiety. I was prescribed Buspar. I hated being on that medication. While I was on that medication I noticed I...

Hi, I am 61 year old male and have suffered for quite a few years now. About 6 years ago, my IBS became unbearable after an acrimonious end to my...

Hi. I am curious if others have had similar experiences as mine. I have always felt I had IBS, though never diagnosed. Just a very reactive system - my normal...