Frustrated with my intestines!

I am a 26 year old mother of 2 small boys 1 being 3 and the other being 6, after the birth of my second child it all went down hill. I have had all the test and even a colonoscopy, I try to eat right and stay away from my "trigger" foods, and try not to be so stressed out. But it feels like nothing seems to be working, it seems like the constant pain and flare ups are more and more, to the point where i spent an hour in the restroom today in pain and sweating and with that feeling like you could throw up, i want to try and get this under some contro; so i can live a healthier life and be able to fuction on a somewhat better level, I like many others fast if theres something going on, and i try not to eat to much, as a young single mom of two boys this really gets in the way of trying to live a healthy life style and be able to do things with my boys or hell even go to the grocery store. I have my good weeks and i have my really bad weeks, and its so frustrating. Im just so glad that im not the only one out there with these feelings of hopelessness towards all of this, cause most ppl dont understand what im dealing with or why when we do go visit that i dont eat what they have made, its not that i dont want to its the fact that the end result of eating something that i didnt make myself isnt really worth all pain that it cause in the end.

Turkeytoes,

Hello, I'm Serenitee. I am so sorry you are having bowel problems. I am 46 and have had extreme bowel problems for 43 years. When I was in grade school-thru-High school my mom had stipulated that if I needed to go to the bathroom they have to allow me too. Things got horribly worse after I had a C-section and a week after a ruptured appendix, almost dieing. I then was positive for C-Difficile which turned into psuedomembraneous colitis. For the past 22 years I would be stuck on the toilet half the day...Anywaz, a few months back my intestines completely shut down and would not function to move anything thru. In May I had to have a Loop ileostomy. It is temporary for now and in September I'm su[[osed to have another surgery to make it permanent. They will remove Large intestines and rectum.

I just wanted to wish you the best and I can totally understand what you are going thru. I have 7-kids and being in the bathroom full-time makes it difficult to take care of your kids. Sending you get well thoughts and blessings your way.
Your Healingwell Friend,
Serenitee

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Loop ileostomy, Colon tore thru vaginal wall & the colon & bladder fell out of body, Extreme Pelvic & Bladder trauma & dysfunction, 2-bladder lifts, vaginal vault lift, Abdominal hysterectomy, C-section, ruptured appendix, tumor removed from head, psuedomembraneous colitis & C-diff

Hi there,

I am so sorry you are miserable! I was never actually formally diagnosed with IBS, but the only thing that helps my belly is prednisone, for whatever reason. My stomach is calm AND quiet as long as I take about 10mg per day.  Otherwise, you can hear my noisy stomach from across the room, especially after I eat.

I would make an appointment with a GI doc and have some tests done if you have not already.  All of mine were *normal* so it is hard to say what is wrong with us sometimes.

Hi desperateintx - it took about 4 weeks for me to notice any real difference. You must give it time as it needs to build up in your system. I am 6 weeks in now and it is really helping me. So pleased that I started it as my pain is massively reduced.

Hope it helps you. Let me know how you get on.