Stories

Hi, 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...

My 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...

Although 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...

: 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...

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...

Even 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...

My 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...

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...

In 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...

Hi 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...

I 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...

MY 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...

I 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...

Ten 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...

I 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...

My 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...

I 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...

I 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...

My 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...

I 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...