Did you suffer IBS?For how many years now. How does it feel.What are the medicines are you taking.?

Answer 1

Hi there!

I have IBS also. Some 20 years now.
Mine is caused mostly by my nervousness, which is chronic.
But it also flares up by what I eat. The things I love to eat most, irritates the bowels.... like fruits, veggies...salads, my favorite.
I am suppose to eat a rather bland diet.
When an episode is starting, usually after eating a meal, it feels like a volcano just getting going in my stomach. But it's not my stomach that's brewing. Its my lower intestine sending my "waste" to the bowels. I feel gurgling going on, then some cramping. Then I know it's time to get to the bathroom.
When I "go", it's like an explosive discharging. A lot of pressure behind it. I've never taken any medicines for this.
I hope this info is a help.
Take care!

Answer 2

They're starting to recommend that people with IBS, or IBS-like symptoms be tested for celiac disease, which is an intolerance to gluten (wheat, rye, barley and oats). A lot of people with celiac were misdiagnosed as having IBS for years. (18 years for me). It takes an average of 11 years for a person with celiac to be diagnosed. They have found that 1 in 133 people in the US have celiac, but only about 2% of them know it. Most people have never even heard of it.

Here's a webpage by the National Institutes of Health on celiac -
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases...

If that starts sounding familiar here are a couple of message boards for people with celiac and other gluten intolerances.

http://www.glutenfreeforum.com
http://www.celiacforums.com

You can also be intolerant to other common foods and get the symptoms you are describing. Soy, corn, eggs, yeast, dairy, etc. You may want to think about keeping a food/symptoms journal and see if you can identify the culprit(s).

Nancy

Answer 3

For all human ailments, vitamins help put the old flesh into working mode. Try C for starters.

Answer 4

I take dicyclomine. IBS is painful and extremely uncomfortable.