You know you have IBS when....?

Tee hee hee... I remember this thread

Brandi, this is the bumped post. When a post gets lost and too far down the list, sometimes people want to "bump" it back up. That's all I was doing... putting this post back to the top.

You know you have IBS when you are jealous of women since they have two toilets in restaurant and coffee shop washrooms and men only have one. Its like getting to the end of the rainbow and the door is locked!!

HERE WE GO!

 

You know you have IBS when...

 

...you realize your colon can, somehow, produce and pass more mucus than your nose can.

 

...you've been to about 4 different doctors & specialists, had a million tests, and they all tell you the same thing..."I can't find anything wrong with you.  You've had chronic diarrhea for over a year now, but It's IBS-D...Go ride a bike or take a walk."

 

 

BUMP

Thought this could be fun to resurface...

You know you have IBS when:

You rate stores not on customer service and prices but the cleanliness of their bathrooms.
All you have to say is move and your husband goes flying to get out of the way of the bathroom.
You have a stash of smelly candles under the bathroom sink and a designated lighter that never leaves the bathroom.
You have a panic attack when your person to bathroom ratio is exceeded.
You plan trips not by the shortest distance but by the most amount of bathrooms.
When your hubby's first words out of his mouth he comes home is"So how was the ole' tum tum today?"

When your medicine cabinet is so filled with laxatives, Immodium, Mylanta, Fleets, fiber supplements, gas pills, etc., that there is no room for toothpaste or toothbrush.

When you have to set your alarm THREE hours before work, to be sure you are "ok" to leave the house.

When all your friends and family know not to EVER ask for an early morning ride to the airport OR

when you are willing to pay any amount of money to get your own flight as late in the day as possible.

When you are jealous of the contents of your cat's litter box.

When you realize it's been years since you've gone to restaurant (unless it's a drive through!).

When you've eaten and drunk any and every foul tasting and smelling substance known to man just to get some relief.

When you actually look FORWARD to the colonoscopy prep!

I'll stop now but I could go on and on......

When your abdomen starts gurgling and everyone moans because of what that means for the bathroom (ie. smell, being occupied for a long time, etc...)

When you have such an explosive bowel movement that it lifts you off the seat.

Or

When your bowel movement is so explosive, you feel the 'burn' for a long time after.

You know you have IBS when other people's poop stories are of interest to you...and you can sit and shoot the "crap" all night (literally and figuritively)!

BTW, I have a port-o-pot in my minivan thanks to crohn's and IBS.

:)

Your ribs feel like they are sucking in.

you know you have IBS-C when it's been so long since you've used the bathroom that when you do actually go you would probably blow the toilet up

When you can't tell the difference between menstral cramps and IBS cramps.