Where on the Bristol stool chart does your IBS sit?
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so I thought this might be helpful not only to me but others suffering from IBS.
Especially those not certain if they truly have IBS.
As, let's face it, it's hard to believe it's not something else!
I seem to be all over the place.
Just now I've done no 5 Bristol stool chart then back again for long skinny worms.
normally I'm a no 5 currently but recently I was either a 1 and 2 followed by 6!
anyone else - what is your standard Bristol stool chart number for poop!!
i never get a 4 - well no I do but very occasionally like once a month and I use to get the all the time!!
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kinder145101
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Guest kinder145101
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Thanks for posting this - most helpful! Who remembers "You Are What You Eat" with Gillian someone, and her stool analysis!!!! lol
Now I take Fybogel regularly I am a 4 most of the time, just occasionally I eat the wrong thing and drop to a 1! Cue an extra Fybogel until back to a 4!
p3t3r kinder145101
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Gem1384 kinder145101
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addienicole16 kinder145101
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addienicole16
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rossathome kinder145101
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to remove constipation I found a teaspoon of bicarbonated soda with water before food helps quite bit for some reason. bit salty but I take it realy neat then wash the tast out with a fresh glass of water
rossathome
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addienicole16 rossathome
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kinder145101
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i hope more people respond - I think this is great for new IBS sufferers!
also never too much information on here so please share your poop!!
thanks for the tips too - I will try the D - earth stuff / sorry can't spell it off hand. X
rossathome kinder145101
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kinder145101
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ryn9103 kinder145101
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Guest ryn9103
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Yes - like it's got impacted. Then once the hard stuff goes, the rest comes out easily. I only get it rarely now, as I take the Fybogel daily. But nobody's perfect and I do eat the wrong stuff from time to time!
russian08951 ryn9103
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ryn9103 russian08951
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I was diagnosed via my GP- through an explanation of my symptoms- with IBS about a year ago. I go to A GI in a month because I've been having a lot of issues lately- probs just a flare up, but I do want to see if the GI agrees with the diagnosis and/or wants to run some tests to confirm/deny. but my symptoms conicide pretty much 100% with IBS.
Guest ryn9103
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IBS and DIverticular Disease have very similar symptoms. The definitive diagnosis is through a colonoscopy. I was told initially IBS but the colonoscopy (Failed) followed by a CT scan showed severe Diverticular Disease. It's not the most pleasant of procedures but at least I got a clear diagnosis.