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IBS flare ups and duration

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ryn9103
ryn9103

I was diagnosed with IBS a year ago from my GP- I go to a GI in a month to get a second opinoin just in case. My symptoms are pretty much constant, but sometimes they get worse for a time, maybe a month or so. Has anyone else noticed flare ups and do your's end sudeenly or is it a gradual process to get better?

I ask because I've had 5-6 on the Brostol Chart all the time for about two weeks- normally I'm about at a 4, sometimes 5 or 3- and today it's progressed to a 7. While I'm pretty positive it's due to stress from a project at work, that luckily will be ending today, I was just wondering if anyone else experiences this sort of thing?

Please forgive, if this has been brought up before.

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  • Sloganlogo
    Sloganlogo ryn9103

    Posted

    yep happens to me all the time.....had a flare up for 11 months.....sigh

     

  • pippa58442
    pippa58442 ryn9103

    Posted

    My first flare up lasted three and a half months with constant pain and bowel habit change.  Of course, I had no idea at the time what was causing it and I was in panic mode every day so my symptoms were being fuelled by the anxiety of not being diagnosed.  I also had no idea that worry was my trigger.

    After diagnosis, the flare ups became much more spaced out and now last a few hours or days.  As soon as I feel the pain, I immediately take Buscopan and Nurofen if the pain becomes persistent.  Sometimes, the pain goes away on its own.  On occasions I have ignored the pain and it ends up in a huge flare up with massive pain, nausea, and being crouched on the bathroom floor or curled up in a ball on the sofa.  So I tend now not to risk it and pounce on my symptoms.

  • jan48389
    jan48389 ryn9103

    Posted

    I think I'm one of the lucky ones - my flare ups rarely last more than 2 or 3 days and I can usually manage them with Immodium. 

    Jan

  • Mesirm
    Mesirm ryn9103

    Posted

    Hi ryn9103, I've noticed that my flare ups do not last long if I eat smaller portions. If or when I feel one coming on, I take an herbal laxative and if it is really bad, I'll do a colon cleanse.  

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