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dawn57104
dawn57104

Hi,

Weird to be asking i have not been diagnosed with IBS by my gp yet but i suspect i have it.

After eating i get horrendous stomach pains which is only relieved by going to the loo, and it isnt hard stools either it is very loose and sometimes runny (sorry if TMI)

What are the main symptoms of IBS Please?

thanks

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  • philippa61759
    philippa61759 dawn57104

    Posted

    Stomach pain that moves all over your stomach and is relieved by a bowel movement.  

    Different types and intensity of pain 

    Pain that comes and goes or is constant

    Gas/bloating

    Hearburn

    changes in bowel habit

    Food intolerance

    Anxiety

    Nausea

    There are many others to which vary from person to person.  Ask your doctor.  What tests have already been done?

     

    • dawn57104
      dawn57104 philippa61759

      Posted

      Hi

      None yet i have enough medical problems without adding to them.

      I have many of the symptoms listed above, but it is only after i eat certain foods or if i take certain meds also.

      thanks for your reply

    • philippa61759
      philippa61759 dawn57104

      Posted

      Keep a food diary to identify any foods that may be causing you symptoms.
  • Lotsofpain
    Lotsofpain dawn57104

    Posted

    Normally ibs is diagnosed by excluding other more serious causes via blood tests d sometimes internal examinations . Pain a common feature even loose stools because colon goes into spasm  See your GP and get some basic testst done

     

    • dawn57104
      dawn57104 Lotsofpain

      Posted

      thanks i see my gp enough already as i have so many different health issues going on at the moment, adding another might tip me over the edge.
  • mark6651
    mark6651 dawn57104

    Posted

    IBS is for me is when I get pain all around my stomach, going to the loo is all over the place. Pain in my stomach which I take paracetmol for and I look at diet as well.
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