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IBS is ruining my life.

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KatBugxx
KatBugxx

I was recently diagnosed with IBS and at first they told me it was made by my period, so not only do I have really bad periods I now had IBS tied to it. The doctor told me that I should just buy over the counter medication and that was that. A few months have passed and now my IBS is constant and it primarily makes me cramp up very painfully and vomit but its the vomiting thats taking it out of me, I throw up at the drop of a hat and its hurting my muscles and honestly making me really depressed. Does anyone have any methods to take the edge off or stop most of it?

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  • susand1408
    susand1408 KatBugxx

    Posted

    My ibs is made worse by hormones. I had the depo contraceptive injection and it made it so much better. It keeps your hormones regular and you don't have a time of the month.

  • pippa58442
    pippa58442 KatBugxx

    Posted

    Have you tried a food diary to see if you have a food intolerance that is causing the vomiting?  Have a look at the Fodmap diet as well.  My IBS was constant when it started and my periods made things worse.  The pain used to make me feel sick but I never vomited. At first it was difficult to tell the difference between IBS and period pain.

    Now the IBS is more come and go and my monthly cycle is better. I rarely have severe flare ups.  Stress brings on my symptoms.  I take Buscopan and Nurofen and it helps to reduce the pain.

  • borderriever
    borderriever KatBugxx

    Posted

    Kat

    Depending on what you have taken for your IBS and if it is still attached to your period. Ask yourself how long it has been to you last visiting your Doctor.

    If He feels over counte medications will work and you have followed His suggestions for some extended period, you need to see your Doctor

    Some women have cramps  when on their period, I also understand some will also be sick at this time.

    This could be caused by Anxiety.

    BOB

  • Guest
    Guest KatBugxx

    Posted

    I am a male diabetic type 2 and have suffered very badly from IBS for several years which has seriously affected my normal life. As I am diabetic I have used sweeteners for teas and  coffees ad have sugar free drinks. However after a particularly bad IBS experience after eating low sugar chocolate my wife looked up IBS and Sweeteners on the internet and based on what she read I immediately stopped using any sweeteners. That was on the 11 November2016 and from the following day I have not suffered an IBS issue, I only hope that this information might help others suffering from the same problem. My life has changed considerably for the better! I will never again eat or drink anything containing artificial sweeteners.
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