UC Guy Coming Over to the IBS Side

Long story short, GI potentially misdiagnosed me with UC when I actually have IBS. Three years of stomach problems, used to alternate between diarrhea and constipation, now I mostly have constipation, gas, bloating, and small stool. My new GI is weaning me off my medication to see if I actually come down with any real UC symptoms, but my main problem right now js that I get very gassy after every meal and I rarely get hungry. Has anyone with IBS successfully "gotten over it?" Does anyone have any advice on how to combat all the gas and constipation after eating? I've been taking Gas-X every day, but I really don't want to have to rely on it for the rest of my life.

Hey, another person from the UC board with IBS too only I actually have crohn's colitis and IBS but still I do have both IBD and IBS...how is it that you're doc would have DX you with UC unless s/he saw inflammation during a scope? It's very possible to have both conditions at one time (lived through that, still combating my IBS, crohn's colitis is in remission) my GI told me that two things basically drive IBS, stress and diet, and both need to be controlled and figured out in order to combat IBS with more success.

There are over the counter meds for gas issues, have you tried any of them?

Sounds kind dangerous of your GI to mess around with your UC meds just to see if it's IBS bothering you since a patient can have both affecting them at the same time, maybe cutting you back on your UC meds is part of the problem as to why you're having the gas issues.