IBS
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Hey everyone, so today i've been diagnosed with IBS after suffering from light abdominal pain, constipation and gas. I had some blood tests done and they all came out good, i had an abdominal echography as well and it seems like my stomach is not inflamed and everything is fine.
My doctor told me that it's nothing serious, with a healthy diet and regular exercise i can pretty much get rid of it. Do any of y'all suffer from IBS? if so, were you able to cure it? Does it get better overtime?
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emily5513 Ninaa
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pippa58442 Ninaa
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Ninaa pippa58442
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I've read many articles online about IBS and how it's often misdiagnosed. A lot of people claimed that they actually had stomach parasites and not IBS and they were completely fine after taking antibiotics (with medical supervision of course)
pippa58442 Ninaa
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When I read articles like this about IBS over diagnosis, it caused me intense anxiety so it is far better not to google your symptoms and to trust and believe your doctor instead.
jay_babes Ninaa
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Ninaa jay_babes
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Thank you for your answer, it's very confusing to me i have a hard time understanding how i can go from being super healthy with a high metabolism to being diagnosed with IBS after a hangover. . . My bowel movements aren't that bad, i don't have diarrhea and i'm rarely constipated. I have a constant dull ache in my stomach, it comes and goes away through the day.
My doctor didn't directly tell me that it's IBS he told me that my colon isn't working properly which causes me to have excess gas and the latter is what causes the pain. He also told me that if i work out my colon (exercise, drinking a lot of water, avoiding foods that cause a lot of gas...) it can go back to normal. But i've read online that it's IBS so i'm overall very confused, i don't know what to do anymore.
jay_babes Ninaa
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Ninaa jay_babes
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I don't really suffer from sharp pain and I rarely feel bloated. I have constant dull cramps sometimes even when i wake up in the morning and my stomach is empty. I heard that most people who suffer from IBS generally have flare ups but otherwise they're fine to which i can't really relate since my cramps are constant even when i eat super healthy foods. I also suffer from a huge loss of appetite since 4 days i feel full after eating 2 spoons, i have lost a lot of weight as well. I'm thinking about going back to my doctor and have him run more tests like a stool test for example just to make sure that it's not due to something else.
Are there things that you take/do that help you feel better? Aside from avoiding certain foods
jay_babes Ninaa
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pippa58442 Ninaa
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jay_babes Ninaa
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Ninaa jay_babes
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It seems like everyone experiences things differently, both of your stories seem accurate. I wish science and medecine would bring better understanding to this problem because it seems like even doctors don't truly know what is going on they just assume you have IBS when everything else seems fine. I'm sure there's a way to gain your health back if the science community tries to understand this better.
My mom used to suffer from IBS too, she used to have a very irritable colon she went through several series of intense pain but she didn't have any in years, she told me that since she started drinking warm lemon juice every morning she feels a lot better, gotta give it a try
Ninaa pippa58442
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It's weird how a few weeks ago, i had no idea what IBS was. I went out with friends and i had a big chocolate volcano with ice cream and a big cup of Nutella Frappuccino, my symptoms were gone for 2 days. I ate everything i wanted and felt completely fine afterwards, my symptoms came back after i ate too much pasta but it seems like i can tolerate pasta just fine as long as it's fresh and warm. Aren't coffee and chocolate the worst enemies of IBS sufferers?
pippa58442 Ninaa
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Ninaa pippa58442
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Your answer helped me a lot, i'm starting to thinking that my IBS is triggered mainly by stress as well since my bowel movements are fine now and i don't really have any food triggers, i eat like usual, carbonated drinks don't affect me that much, sometimes certain foods cause me to get bloated and have some light pain but it's bearable and it usually goes away after having a herbal infusion. One thing i have noticed though is that my period got much worse the pain is 3 times worse which really sucks.
pippa58442 Ninaa
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Ninaa pippa58442
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Can you please tell me how to manage it? i've had my period since 3 days now and it's still pretty uncomfortable which never happened before.
pippa58442 Ninaa
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