What are the differences between ibs,D&C or maybe A or B?

Hey everyone,I hope everyone is doing well,I just have some questions from reading other peoples post I've noticed that some people are mentioning that they have different stages of ibs.Can someone please explain the differences to me,cause maybe my ibs is at a different stage also.I'm thinking about asking my GI doctor the next time I see him if I may have a enhanced stage of ibs.Cause with my ibs if I do not eat as often as I should recommended by my nutritionist and GI doctor the foods that my nutritionist has me eating which are cooked vegetables.I end up having very frequent bms for like tiny formed poop,I need to keep eating the cooked vegetables so that my poops will be long and formed well and I will be having to move my bowels less.I ****ing feel like my body is keeping me prisoner and it hurts from wiping so many times because of having to move my bms so often.I feel like screaming and crying out loud but I dont,and I hate it when I get dhiarrea I get it more often then usual.I do not know how much more I can take of this I'm on a probiotic called Align and I have not been on it that long to notice a real difference that is my last hope.Please is there anyone going through similar things so I do not feel so alone,I wish this would just go away this has taken a part of me of who I once was.The outgoing and happy person I used to be I want back,and I'm tired of being lonely I want to meet people my age going through this exact thing.I know I would be able to relate and be less down on myself if I had someone in my life who can be there for support when I'm going through my symptoms.I just need to keep praying and hoping on my miracle of being healed from this,cause I'm trying to learn to live with this and it's soooo hard to.I keep everyone in this forum in my prayers and pray that God does not give us to much that we can not handle. God bless and take care everyone. xoxoxoxo

Post Edited (jtaurus) : 3/31/2008 6:47:41 PM (GMT-6)

Hi j,
I'm sorry to read your post, you do sound very lonely and I hope we can continue being a soundboard for you even if we can't hang out with you in person. Like pb4 said, a lot of people with IBS have symptoms that are pretty atypical...they'll be constipated one minute and a flood of D the next. In your case, it sounds like you have frequent bowel movements that never feel quite "satisfactory."

If I were you, I'd continue with the Align to give it a chance to work. Some people say it's taken several weeks to notice an effect from probiotics. Are you saying that your BMs are more consistent if you eat cooked veggies, or less? Do you notice quite a difference depending on the food you eat? How do raw vegetables affect your gut? What about oatmeal, bran, other fiber-containing foods?

I am one of those chronic diarrhea people, and I have D at least five times a day (up to 20+ times a day when it's really bad). I know how sore the bum can get! Sometimes I use those witch hazel pads to ease the ol' burning arse. It's no miracle cure but it keeps things more tolerable. Also, hydrocortisone cream (1%, the kind you can find in the grocery store) can make things a little less irritated in that area.

You're not alone, even though it feels that way sometimes...go ahead and vent whenever you need to, that's what we're here for! Hang in there, buddy!

Well, it's an astringent, so is used for hemorrhoid treatment, but I've always used it for plain ol' sore arse too. But baby wipes would probably be effective too. Or even aloe vera.

Ooh, good call pb...I love olive oil for absolutely everything. Dang, that stuff is good.

I am a big fan of the new Cottonelle toliet paper with aloe in it; haven't had a sore bumhole since I switched (well, at least not when I'm at home; work still has somewhat cheap paper).

I use the cottonel wet wipes. You dont have to move them so no rubing, cannot believe I am talking about wiping. If I get real sore I found that vasiline really protects from more irritation. Friend  with Chrons told me that. Any other brand of wet wipes burns and causes more irritation. I tried witch hazel per nurse OWWWW burn city. I have also been told that baby Desitin helps.