I have had IBS for the past 7 years - I take meds for it but sometimes symptoms flare up pretty badly - but never this bad. I had diarrhea from Sunday morning until Monday night, mostly in the morning, but I don't know if it was just IBS or if it was a virus. It was bad, I couldn't eat anything for 3 days minus a little bit here and there. My hisband kissed me and drank after me the entire time I was sick and didn't catch it - what do you all think? I never get sick like this, and I didn't have a fever, so I kind of think it is just another IBS flare-up...
2007-02-28 08:25:50 · 6 answers · asked by Sarah M 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
You are experiencing a severe flare up of IBS. the most common reason is the foods you eat. Unfortunately food is the biggest problem or help with IBS. The fundamental idea of eating for Irritable Bowel Syndrome is to avoid foods that trigger or irritate a spastic colon via the gastrocolic reflex that occurs when food enters the stomach, and to eat foods that soothe and regulate the colon. This will relieve and prevent BOTH constipation and diarrhea, as well as the painful spasms and cramps, gas, nausea, and bloating of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
The most difficult foods for the body to digest are fats and certain animal products. As a result, they are the most powerful IBS triggers - for BOTH constipation and diarrhea - and you must strictly limit or, preferably, eliminate most of these foods from your diet altogether. Will this require an enormous change in the way you eat? Probably. But it is a change for the better.
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2007-02-28 09:20:19 · answer #1 · answered by Cherokee Billie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The unfortunate truth is that there's really no way to know for sure without expensive tests to look for the virus in your system. If it is a virus it will pass in a few days, your best bet is to just treat your symptoms like you usually do for IBS. If it is a virus the treatments will pretty much be the same anyway, and a virus could set off your IBS too. So just treat the symptoms and if it doesn't clear up soon see your Doctor and get checked out. Hope you're feeling better soon.
2007-02-28 16:59:51 · answer #2 · answered by Benjamin S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure you have IBS and not IBD? If you're not, then it may be beneficial for you to have a colonoscopy (not fun, I know). They thought I had IBS for a while until I had a huge flare that put me in the hospital and they did the scope. Low and behold, I have Crohn's. Im on very different meds which control my symptoms. Good luck!
2007-02-28 19:01:37 · answer #3 · answered by Laurenne 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like an IBS flare-up. If you've had some extra stress lately, your flare-ups will coincide. I suffer from this all the time. IBS is just one of the gifts that keeps on giving. :)
2007-02-28 16:33:22 · answer #4 · answered by Janice B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Benjamin S has a good answer but I just wanted to add that it could have been something you ate maybe a touch of food poisoning.
Then of course your husband couldn't catch it.
2007-02-28 17:40:30 · answer #5 · answered by nochocolate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like ibs to me, however, have you been tested for other diseases that may actually cause ibs, like hepatitis c? it is a liver disease thats known to cause all sorts of issues.
get tested...everyone has at least one risk factor for hcv!
good luck!
2007-02-28 22:46:55 · answer #6 · answered by giggling.willow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋