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Posted 11/17/2016 3:53 PM (GMT 0)
I need help. I am becoming desperate for real answers. I have always had stomach issues for as long as I can remember, but mainly nausea issues. I then got pregnant and felt amazing during my pregnancy! No sickness, no nausea, no diarrhea, nothing. After I had my baby (by C-section) I feel as though I have had terrible bathroom problems. I even did stool tests thinking that it was something from my surgery. Every test I have had has been totally normal. I have seen a GI doctor who of course instantly says it is IBS. But didn't really give me anything I can do to help or how to fix it. I just am not ok with this "diagnosis" to then just deal with it. I feel like every morning after my coffee I instantly have to go to the bathroom, but it is always diarrhea. Then if/when I eat in the morning, same thing. Like a sudden urge I have to go. Then I am normally ok for the rest of the day for the most part. There has to be something I can do, try, avoid, something that can help this. I have always been a coffee drinker, but could this be causing it? is it something I am eating? Should I try to avoid certain things? I very very rarely eat dairy so I know it isn't something like that. I just really wish someone would try and help me instead of just saying this is the way I have to live. If I have to go out in public in the morning, I refuse to eat because I know this is going to happen.
Posted 11/18/2016 5:17 AM (GMT 0)
How much coffee do you drink in the morning? Coffee is a stimulant which can cause an increase in bowel movements. I am a coffee drinker as well and I have multiple gut issues (see my signature). I used to be a pot a day kind of person but since I've reduced my coffee to one or two cups in the morning my gut has thanked me lol

If I have to do something early in the morning, I make sure I'm up a half hour earlier just so I can have my cup of coffee, do my business than I'm good. :)

If food in general doesn't bother you thru out the day and only in the morning with your coffee, I wouldn't chalk this up to IBS. Usually IBS is food driven and gives people grief not only in the morning but thru out the entire day or night.
Posted 11/21/2016 12:58 PM (GMT 0)
Jax - Your symptoms sound identical to mine, down to the cup of coffee disrupting my morning. I don't know if this will work for you, but I will tell you what I did to get it under control. This came through a lot of trial and error. 1st - I switched to decaf and I discovered, as Red said - that caffeine in the coffee did not do well for me. That helped a little bit. After 6 months, I decided I still need something, so I tried going Gluten Free and at the same time I started on 1 tablespoon of Benefiber Healthy Shape. After about 1 week, I finally started having normal BM every morning. Yes, I still had some mild stomach cramps but only about a couple of days every couple of months. Much better than every morning. This was last year and for the most part I am still going good. Not as good as last year, but Ive recently started on Probiotics as well.
Posted 12/5/2016 4:57 AM (GMT 0)
Hello,

I would like to suggest ( since i had very similar symptoms as you) doing a parasite cleanse and getting rid of the parasites in your gut!

You will be amazed to know that you have them (everyone does) and that once you rid them from your beautiful healthy body which they so love to cuddle up in and eat your food....you will feel SOOOOOOO much better!!

Seeing a Doctor is not a path i would take. I would suggest doing your research and taking a herbal parasite cleanse formula which works better than some med the dr will give you.(which are not healthy)

happy pooping!
Posted 2/24/2017 3:46 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Jax,

I first tried decaf but I still couldn't digest it, probably because of the chemicals used to take out the caffeine. So I went onto a coffee substitute. On my blog there is a post on how I kicked the coffee habit that you might find useful.


Alison

Post Edited (AlisonfromSickofIBS) : 2/24/2017 8:57:09 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 2/26/2017 9:59 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, I understand how hopeless things feel. I have a friend who had diarrhoea for years and I had laxative s with everything that I ate. We both went gluten free and stopped eating refined sugar. It made a huge difference to our lives. I also stopped eating bread and cakes of any kind for a while then discovered that I could eat it once a week. I think that trying something different gives hope. Best of luck.
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