My IBS is pretty much resolved.

Hi Guys - The GI doc put me on Flagyl back in June. I took 10 days of it for possible bacterial overgrowth. Then he suggested an anti-depressant class drug. My GP prescribed Escitalopram (which I have taken before, many years ago) and after 3 weeks on it, my IBS is pretty much gone!!!! I guess it was anxiety based? Just wanted to share in case anyone is as desperate as I was and looking into SIBO and/or antidepressants. Spicy food still doesn't agree with me much, but other than that, the IBS is 90% better.

Bettsann - I actually though Rick was probably just a troll. I cannot make sense out of anything he said. The only thing that stuck out to me was the "overeating" comment - FYI, Rick, I actually run 25-30 miles a week and don't overeat by any means.

Thanks for the advice. I am staying on top of it! I am keeping to my list of foods for now and slowly venturing off of it. Thai is my favorite though, so that was worth it!! Even if no one here is happy for me, my Gastroenterologist will be after all of the work he has put into helping me!

Rick - your post to my situation is almost offensive. I run 5-6 times a week, I eat very healthily, before this situation took NO medication. I don't take any of the medications you listed below. I have the blood pressure of a 15 year old athlete. I was on a strict diet with so many things cut out with NO success. The ONLY thing that has helped me is the Flagyl and antidepressant. I kept the antidepressant in my medicine cabinet for MONTHS before I was even willing to try it and I only took it out of pure desperation to get help for my situation. I was missing work to see the GI doc who had NO clue what was wrong with me, I was staying near a toilet, not enjoying my vacations and eating the same food every single day. I needed help. I went through a colonoscopy and many tests. The doctor had no clue what to tell me.

As my very supportive family has told me, and I will tell others here - you have to do what works for you and this is what has worked for me, for now. After 2 years of the pain, blood, inconvenience, embarrassment, I had to do something! So I did. And I posted my success here to hopefully help someone who was in my position, not to trigger criticism from someone who knows nothing about me or my situation. So please refrain. Again, this post is for anyone who is looking for a possible solution to their situation that is like mine.

Wow people post hurtful stuff because somebody found a solution to there problem i too had ibs im a male by the way not that it matters but anyway it disappeared for almost four years and within the last four months its came back up untill last week i had taken no medication and it vanished on its own only to come back what im saying is that if it helps you get better why not try whatever you have to unfortunately i keep seeing a repeat trend in the fact that doctors dont seem very helpful

Lexparo what is that and how helpful is it ? Anybody got any info on Prednisolone and if it helps ibs