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I've had a lot of luck eating fiber gummies every day. There are still foods I have to avoid, like restaurant mayo, but I don't have nearly the amount of episodes that I had in college. Then, it was almost every day.
I'm also far less stressed now, which has helped an incredible amount.
Yeppers I have had it all my life :( My doctors have put on multiple medications, but nothing has ever seemed to work for me. I tried Align, but it just didn't help me at all. I control it by trying to eat well - avoiding dairy since that seems to set it off more than other types of food, but as you know... sometimes it doesn't matter what you eat! I think because I have had it since I was little I have learned to cope with it... Although I know that isn't the best solution!
On a day to day basis my best bet has been controlling what I eat. I am sensitive to high fat food so I am careful to avoid them (although sometimes I indulge despite the risk!). I just try to eat healthy foods and lots of fruits and veggies and have had good luck with this. I also can have problems when I am stressed or nervous. In those cases I have a prescription that works well as a stomach relaxer. The only problem is that it makes me sleepy, but it is worth it.
ME ME ME!!!! I got "diagnosed" with it about four years ago. I say diagnosed, because they tested me fore everything under the sun and then my doc said it was IBS. Ugh.
BUT!!! I found something that helps me tremendously. Nothing she prescribed worked, but I read about taking peppermint pills in a magazine and went out and bought some. I've never gone back to anything else and it actually helps. I get a kind from Whole Foods called PepoGest (http://www.amazon.com/Pepogest-Peppermint-Oil-60-sgels/dp/B00068G7S0)
Hope that helps!!!
I had IBS, but as it turned out it was celiacs disease that was causing it. It took my Dr years to figure it out. Have you been tested for celiacs or gluten intolerance? There are a lot of things that can lay behind it, so make sure that your Dr. checks everything they can.
Good luck
This might sound weird but COFFEE lol... it works awesome. I hate coffee but that is the only that has ever worked for me
Ahh, coffee is one of my no no foods :)
Endometriosis can also be a contributing factor. I would get IBS symptoms during my period, when in fact it was endo. It took years for my doctor to put that together.
Mostly, I avoid "trigger" foods and try to stay as low stress as possible (which is difficult bc of my anxiety disorders). Increasing fiber for me is a double edged sword - overall I think it has helped me but sometimes I find that it makes things worse.
IBS (according to my doctor) is usually an exclusion diagnosis which basically means "we don't know what's wrong with you except that it's not [insert list of stuff here]." I was diagnosed with IBS but am reasonably certain that something else is going on, probably gluten intolerance as MichelleMyBell mentioned.
Try Activia with Fiber. It has been the ONLY lifesaver for me! They say it's guaranteed to work or your money back in 14 days. I recommended it to my mom and in-laws who now eat it on a regular basis. You can find it in almost every grocery store. I even found it at the Super Walmart down the street. Just make sure it's the one with fiber in it cause it works the best compared to the one without it.
My sister has IBS... very sorry that you have to deal with that :( What works wonders for her is Immodium. She takes it prior to eating a lot and just whenever she is having stomach pains from it she takes it. It works very well for her!
I found that eating a clean diet and exercising has helped my IBS. The exercising works because it reduces my stress levels. Also, I have started taking magnesium supplements which work amazingly well. I am no longer on meds. I hope you find out what works for you.
For me it is all about the diet.I take align as well. I think it is different for everyone--you have to try a lot of things and see what works for you.
aww really- I found that coffee is the only thing that keeps everything going. Also Pregnancy lol- I actually have been "normal" since I got pregnant and gave birth to my daughter.
FI has IBS and removing gluten has helped tremendously! I don't have IBS, but feel better now that we have started eating a gluten free/low carb diet (except for the occasional treat). PM me if you have any questions about recipes or why gluten free works.
I got told I probably had it when nothing else cropped up to explain my digestive... er.. distress. I actually found *reducing* fiber helped... I was probably topping 80 grams a day at that point, though... so after cutting down I was still getting a good amount.
Like everyone else, I find eating a pretty clean diet and avoiding trigger foods to help. Also, I take full spectrum digestive enzyme capsules before I eat, which was suggested to me by my nutritionist around when I got diagnosed and seems to help a fair amount. A bit of exercise, like running a couple miles regularly, seems to help too.
I take miralax and nexium. I was just diaginosed so I am still adjusting to the proper dose of miralax to take. I has helped a lot. Once I became regular again I stopped feeling nasuea, the intense pain (felt like someone had punched me), and the burps that felt like I was going to throw up.
Activa helped me for a little while. I was already eating foods that were pretty high in fiber and healthy, but I began eating more brown rice and whole grains.
I avoid trigger foods, like others. I completely cut out all soy products. And I take Primodophilus Rheuteri probiotics every morning. If I have an IBS "flare up", I'll take 1 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon. They have really made a huge difference.
I've been diagnosed with IBS before but, like Michelle above, that wasn't it at all. We're just now figuring out that I'm actually allergic to wheat (not the gluten, like Celiac disease), but a true wheat allergy. Since wheat is in everything, it's really hard to pin down.
So I say just be 110% sure it's not food allergies or diseases like Celiac before you settle for an IBS diagnosis.
idk maybe im weird but the medicines actually work for me. haha but there is an over the counter ibs pill. its called IBS. and its specifically for that.
I am one of those "you don't have A, B, or C so it must be IBS." I was taking fiber pills and Align but neither of those worked too well....I now take the cheap version of Align and watch what I eat for the most part....limit the high fat, high grease, soda and sugar....and exercising has helped me tremendously
Thanks for your comments, everyone. For a while, I was convinced that it was a wheat or gluten intolerance, because I'd start to feel better, but then it would go back to feeling bad again. IBS for Dummies was a helpful book for me to read.
Quick question for you ladies--have any of you had your gall bladder removed? I suffered with a "nervous stomach" as a kid, but my stomach got much worse after I had to have my gall bladder removed right before college. I could hardly eat a thing without getting sick. If you've had your gall bladder out, your body has nowhere to store excess bile, and it floods your system, making you sick. A prescription medicine called cholestyramine/Questran prevents bile acids from being absorbed and from causing irritation. I've been on it for several years and it is like night and day. I actually have a life again that doesn't revolve around my upset stomach. If you've had your gall bladder out, I urge you to talk to your doctor about this medicine. My doctor wanted to try every other medicine and test out there first to make sure it wasn't something "serious", but when I finally got on this medicine, my life improved dramatically.
For resources, I recommend Heather Van Vorous's books and website. I have "The First Year: IBS" and "Eating for IBS." The latter is a cookbook with recipes even my BF loves.
I do, and I take Levsin before I eat. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Horrible way to live, but you just deal. My mom takes herbal supplements and they work very well for her.
I have it too. I take nexium for acid reflux. I've found that although ginger helps me digest food it makes my intestines spasm (along with a lot of other foods). I highly suggesting buying Calming tea by Yogi Tea. It's yummy and it helps me relax mentally and it stops my intestines from spasming (nothing else helps! including prescriptions, probiotics, fiber). Good luck!
dude...I don't know...i need to get to the doctor..All I know is that I don't want to "get the shits" in my wedding dress! (that would be not a good thing) *sigh* It's been this way for years...as when I go out to eat, generally I have to scope out the bathroom before hand and get my pathway to it memorized. I have been putting off going to the doctors for about a year and honestly...I am quite scared that I have colitis or Crohns disease...or an allergy to MSG/WHEAT...who knows. I thought that I was the only one who had issues. lol. Thanks for the vent about my large intestines. You BEEs ROCK!
@Julialimei: your gallbladder actually helps clean out toxins in your system so it is important for digestion. I read an article a little while ago which was talking about how doctors are reconsidering how easily they decide to take out gallbladders because they keep finding out new information about how the gallbladder fully works in the body! I am glad you found a medicine that helps you!!
For bees who are more likely to have the really bad stomach aches where you really have to go to the bathroom, try using imodium (the tiny ones) before you eat a meal. This is just for those occasional outings when you are worried you will have to go and won't be able to get out without being noticed. I know its unhealthy but it works for me to take like 5-6 of them before I eat. I don't do this everyday. I deal with the stomach aches as they come and only do the overload on imodium for certain occassions.
My doctor had put me on muscle relaxant pills because he thought it was just me being a hypochondriac with nerves just like everyone else in my family thinks. Needless to say those didn't work so I've found imodium works but I try not to overtake it because I am sure that'd be unhealthy.
I have even changed my diet completely, with not so much change in stomach problems, and lost 30 lbs even though I don't work out. I need to start working out again because it really does wonders on keeping you regular and makes you feel better about yourself!
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How do you control it? I am lucky to have mild symptoms compared to some. The regimen that seems to be working for me is Align and fiber capsules. What do you do to control your IBS?