I've been rid of my IBS for a decade!
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Hi everyone - I spotted this discussion forum and thought I'd contribute.
I suffered from severe IBS throughout my 20's. It started while I was on holiday, in Ireland, and the doctor initially thought it was appendicitis. When I got home, I was in agony. I was 23 at the time. I was finally diagnosed with IBS about 6 months later, after chronic bowel pain. It slowly got worse. When I was 26 my hospital consultant thought it might be Chrones disease. It wasn't. When I was 28, I saw a different consultant - and he suggested I try 'alternative' medications (non-prescription, from health food shops). I was unemployed at the time, and having to spend £30 each month on 5 different types of pills was a problem! But I did, and within a couple of months the pain was being effectively managed! Such relief.
But, as I hadn't the money to buy these drugs, I decided to experiment. I systematically omitted a pill, and waited to see if the pain relief continued. Finally, I got it down to just 2 pills: hydrochloric acid and pepsin. So I continued taking these.
Then, when I was away staying with family, I ran out of medication ... a waited for the pain to hit me, but it didn't. A week went by. Then a month. Now a decade has passed, and I've never suffered from IBS in all that time.
It took about 1 year of taking hydrochloric acid and pepsin, each and every day two or three times daily, but my body adjusted itself. I suffered from IBS for about 7 years. The pain was severe - making me frequently bed-ridden. But these pills worked, and I'm thankful.
I'm not suggesting that this will work for others. But it might. If you haven't tried such pills, you might consider doing so.
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janet74211 simon1975mar
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donclaudio janet74211
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and yes..interestingly "positive"...simon is both lucky and quite adroit...lucky he didn't get put on "unlucky" meds...and smart enough to evaluate what might work and with some trial and error..success...that's pretty much what PHD scientists often do.
When our gastric secretion of hcl/pepsin is inadequate to completely process food, some will eventually pass thru to the large bowel undigested/fermented producing inflammation and PAIN...dr's suspected 'crohn's
Its quite comforting for me to have people like Simon post his story and his success. Claudio
simon1975mar donclaudio
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donclaudio simon1975mar
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The cause/s of abdominal disorders are often very difficult to diagnose..too often our md's guess with their best shot..for any number of "reasons"...have empathy for some and pure dislike for a few others....I do have family in your field but none with PHD's..Claudio