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How often are your flare ups!?

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Hi, I see on here a few of you mention IBS flare ups? I honestly think I only have less than a week per month where I suffer less symptoms!? I'm wondering if some of mine is hormonal!? But then saying that this week is usually my better week, this morning I woke quite happy, went for a normal bm, ate breakfast immediately needed to go again, this one not so normal😞 Then my depression/anxiety kicked in! Had to go again so took an Imodium as I had plans out and about today! I'm seriously fed up of this, I'm sure my IBS triggers my anxiety not the other way round! Also the fact i suffer pretty much constantly!! Anyway my original query is wondering how long you suffer for with a flare up!?

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     My first flare up lasted three and a half months in 2015 before diagnosis.  Now it tends to stay dormant unless I get stress. Unfortunately, my relatives have rather sharp tongues and when they visit, my IBS pain flares up because my aunt and dad  can be quite vicious about other members of our family and can be offensive to me as well  so I have had a few days of Buscopan and Nurofen to dull my symptoms.
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