New Member in the IBS Sufferers' ClubHi, I'm Olivier, I'm 35 years old, I'm french, I live in france. And you know what? It's during a trip to the USA that I've discovered what is IBS...reactions4comments
Life Interrupted: A Story About Struggling SIBOMy name is Josh and I am a fellow IBS-SIBO Survivor. Like a lot of people I’ve struggled with the digestive disease throughout my life. I’ve been at a point...reactions3comments
Suffering With IBSAlthough I know it's somethin' more than IBS I fight through the pain the way I can. Sometime it causes me to throw up other times it makes me feel...reactions3comments
The Physicality of IBS: intensely physical orientation : predominance of the physical usually at the expense of the mental, spiritual, or social How true is this of all of us who suffer with...reactions1comment
Citrucel cured my IBS?I am 27 and I've had IBS issues ever since I can remember. I remember feeling the effects when I was in junior high which is when I think it...reactions10comments
IBS and Weight WatchersEven though my severe IBS-D depletes my body of nutrients I still find myself needing/wanting to loose 10-15 lbs. It isn't a lot but it's enough to make it difficult...reactions10comments
My 11 Year Old Son Has Been Diagnosed With IBSMy 11 year old son has had stomach problems ever since he was a baby. He's been on miralax all his life cuz he stays constipated has always had abdominal...reactions2comments
Where Do I Even Start?I contemplated posting this, mostly because I don't really even know where to begin and I'm afraid it might get long. I always see where people got diagnosed when they...reactions4comments
A Dose of My Own Medicine Part 2In August, I wrote about my history with IBS-D and the knowledge and support I have gleaned from my friend who lives with severe celiac disease. Since August, I have...reactions7comments
Me Myself and IBSHi Everyone! I've had IBS for 4 years now and have been looking for ways to counter this. I have been documenting my journey for the last 6 months and...reactions2comments
A story of hope for any of you with chronic IBSI had IBS for over 25 years - and I beat it. I had a huge list of symptoms as my IBS got worse and worse over time. I ended...reactions2comments
Over 50 years with IBSMY FIRST BOUT WITH IBS, started when I was about 16 years old. I never paid attention to my bowel habits, but one day I just had extreme pain in...reactions2comments
HelpI am using this to ask a question of the community. Has anyone ever tried essential oils. I am in such pain! 9 dr apt X-rays ct scan. An unresponsive...reactions2comments
A Dose of My Own MedicineTen years ago my new best friend Steven was diagnosed with Celiac Disease after years of intestinal misery and progressing allergic reactions to gluten then a severe allergy to all...reactions3comments
Finally HelpI have struggled with IBS-D since 1995. Three years ago, my doctor put me on an Elimination Diet and introduced me to FODMAPS. What a difference! For me, no lactose...reactions4comments
Managing my lifeMy story starts with an attack of c.dif last year which knocked me off my feet. Never heard of it before. After several bouts of diarrhea, I saw a Gastro...reactions2comments
IBS DI have had IBS for 13 years but at this point I am for the most homebound due to the disease. I am seeing a Gastrologist next week and not...reactions5comments
MyDailyLifeI am now 39. This story began at the age of 17. 22 years of unknown suffering from IBS. I knew, because I was diagnosed at 17, with IBS-D, others...reactions4comments
Still sufferingMy story began several years ago. I was told I had diverticulosis and was hospitalized on a few occasions. Finally had my sigmoid colon removed due to infection. I thought...reactions2comments
Suffering Without Any AnswersI have suffered a very long time with undiagnosed symptoms. I have been told it could be gerds, could be diverticulitis, gall bladder you name anything close to what could...reactions5comments