It was never IBS, but Ovarian CancerA lot of people have asked me what were the symptoms, how it was diagnosed and why it happened. I would not really want to go into those details, but...reactions3comments
BathroomIt was so hard to make family understand that when you feel like you hot to go they better get through quickly. At night the pain was so unbearable and,that...reactions3comments
Never endsYou've a good day and think it's getting better. Then you eat and after 15 minutes you're running to bathroom. Sometimes you make it and well other times you miss...reactions3comments
Feeling like I'm crazyStarted when I was a kid. I would be in school crying because of stomach cramps. I would get all sweaty and clammy my teacher would send me to the...reactions2comments
No one believes meMy story begins in May 2013, one day I was lying on the sofa and I remember feeling the most excruciating pain and the urge to rush to the toiler...reactions5comments
Is there life after poop?I have always had issues as I would say with my stomach. When I was a kid I called it a nervous stomach. And yes, there were times I was...reactions4comments
Positive thoughts!!My story begins May 2016 when I started having bleeding in my stools I found out I had colon cancer and I have been thru so much in the last...reactions2comments
Non-BelieversI have been struggling with IBS for a few years now. I went to many doctors, had many tests done and the end result is it seemed that most of...reactions1comment
My IBS-D storyMy story began almost 30 years ago after antibiotic treatment for cellulitis which followed a severe reaction to poison ivy. I have endured flare ups at work, at home and...reactions3comments
LifetimeMy IBS actually started in infancy, referred to as spastic colon in those days. As a young child I had problems every year when school started with a stomach ache...reactions2comments
My humble story...As a kid, I ate what I wanted regardless of the consequences. As a young man of his 20s, I ate (and drank) what I wanted without worry. When I...reactions2comments
Long story of painMy story begins with a late-night trip to the ER because I ended up on the floor in the worst pain I've ever had! When I finally got seen and...reactions11comments
My MiseryI have literally found the locations of every public restroom in my town and most in the neighboring towns. I found out years ago how important that information is. A...reactions6comments
The choice is yours!I was diagnosed with IBS in 2011. One year before I graduated college. I had no clue what toll this diagnosis would have on my relatively young life. I have...reactions3comments
This is me!I have lived with IBS all my life. Once upon a time it literally ruled my life, I hardly ate out, due to it being difficult, based all my outings...reactions3comments
Difficulty Getting a DiagnosisI was age 52 years old when I started having debilitating pain to my left lower side. I was extremely active and healthy I thought. I would hurt at work...reactions2comments
IBS and the Presumption of Neurosis: the Canadian ExperienceIt's challenging to have an illness about which strangely little is known by the medical establishment. And as so many of us have discovered, when MDs are unfamiliar, the typical...reactions2comments
My IBS StoryI was "diagnosed" with IBS when I was 15 years old. I went through upper and lower GIs at that time. That was the most embarrassing thing for me at...reactions4comments
Lifelong DisabilityI was diagnosed at age 9. Here I am, 51 years later, still suffering. I even have an emergency kit in my bathroom, with a pillow, blanket, heat pack, wash...reactions3comments
Valerieanne's StoryHave had it for years. It's a terrible feeling if you are out and need a bathroom. I seem to have it under control if not stressed, or eating the...reactions2comments
