Hi Backed up, Have you tried Fiber One, Honey Clusters or any other kind of Fiber One Cereals? Really has helped me. Good Luck!!...
I have ibs-c so I usually eat fiber one honey clusters. I think it has 51% of the daily value. It does help me to go to the bathroom. Sometimes if I ran out I eat cheerios, but for the most part I...
hey marsky and everyone else, i have had ibs for three years this coming summer. It's a bugger I tell ya. I hate the abdominal pains. sometimes i can barely get through the day. i try to keep myself...
Hey JT, I am glad you are feeling better. I know how you feel regarding getting ready to eat. I try to eat easily digestible food, but sometimes they still bother my stomach. Sometimes I don't eat...
Hey JT, I am so sorry you are feeling so bad. Trust me I know what you mean. My life has totally changed. I take it day by day and hope for the best. I also understand about being lonely and scared....
yes canyon you are right a heating pad can burn your stomach. i do put a pillow case on heating pad than put it over flannel sheet that goes over my tummy so hopefully that will help from not burning...
Hi Jashi, my medication that I take to sleep helps so maybe asking doctor for something stronger might help. Canyon how come you are not suppose to sleep with heating pad? I do, it does turn itself...
hi becellea, i also have ibs-c. i get really bad excruciating pain also. worsenow had a good suggestion. eat things n keep a dairy. i have found out yogurt like activia is good. chicken is good....
phenobarbital. thanks for information. i hope u feel better today. hugs. lora ...
hi canyon, i have ibs-c too. this is third medication that i have tried for abdominal pain, spasms, etc etc. sometimes they are excruciating. i do use a heating pad. it's really weird because i can...
hi canyon, thanks for the heads up on generic, i am probably not going to get it refilled anyway, it doesnt seem to be helping. thanks again. Lora...
Hi red, I also use levsin, but it is generic brand and it is a little green pill, unfortunately doesnt seem to be helping with cramps, spasms etc.. Are you sure it's the same medicine, but generic...
doctor and see if he/her can give you something. For now try to suck on halls or anything that will relieve sore throat. I unfortunately have to get 2 weekly allergy shots. So I know how much of a...
Hi thirstyforchrist, I unfortunately have similiar problem. I have ibs pain is under ribs sometimes or travels to stomach or both. sometimes i have bad spasms in stomach. i do have pain in middle of...
Hi Keriamon, I am interested in your story. I am assuming you were diagnosed with IBS, but 5 years later found it was the gallbadder that needed to be removed. I am curious why did they not find this...
Hi Gutastrophe, Thank you for explaining the IBS pain on right side. Gives me a better prospective. I will be sure to tell my 2nd GI when I see him next month...hugs Lora...
Hey all, I sometimes have pain under right rib. I believe it is because I have IBS. I just believe that's where my pain is at that time. I get different places where I have pain. Sometimes stomach....
Hi 7lil, Thanks for the information about juices I will be on the lookout when I go grocery shopping. Hopefully, I will find something. Thanks again..smiles..Lora...
Canyonbabe711, I take remeron at night to help me sleep plus anti-anxiety. However, the remeron is an anti-depressant. Other sleeping pills such as ambien make me nervous n jittery kind of like...
Hi Quesadilla, I have tried levbid and bentyl. Unfortunately neither helped. The GI doctor even increased benytl and I still had pain. As I said in IBS forum I am going to second GI. I do use a...
Hey Carie, What is this juice that you are talking about Monavie acai juice? Can it be found in the grocery store or a nutrional store? I have had snapple that contained acai juice in it....Thanks...
Hi Ladyfrog, I am going to my second GI doctor next month. My first GI was extremely rude and to me he seemed like IBS was not really an illness. I had to go to pcp and the nurse there weighed me and...
hey everyone, i know what you mean about the pain. it is unbearable sometimes. i do use a heating pad, but sometimes it seems like its to hot n i have it on the lowest setting possible. i do put it...
Hi Treester, I had to stop drinking soda for a very long time. I used to drink it all of the time and to make a long story short my stomach told me no more junk food and soda. I have IBS C. I mainly...
ladyfrog, i am so happy for you. congrats on getting the ssd..smilessssss...
hi ladyfrog, i was also lucky and was accepted ssd the first time and this was before ibs. when i went to social security office. i had everything ready. all the history of my illnesses and doctors...
Thanks for posting Linda Carter's article. I don't feel alone, just in pain..lol...I hope everyone else is dealing with IBS the best they can. I know it isn't a laughing matter, but I have to laugh...
Stress definately plays a role with my IBS, as does eating different kinds of foods, unfortunately one day i can eat the same amount of contents in a salad and my bowel is normal to C and say the...
Hi Chinese, I also have IBS. I have had it for over a year now. I have been told stress plays a big part of it and also diet. I had to literally change my diet. As for how long one has IBS I believe...
Hi Gutastrophe, Thanks for replying. it's really weird I am normally c, but last night had d and felt like throwing up. maybe it was simply due to end of week n tummy was really hurting. not really...
Thank you for replying so quickly and the welcome dbab. I am normally constipated and have been prior to ibs. Sometimes i do have loose bowels. gi doctor ran bunches of tests and came to the...
Hi everyone, I was wondering if I could have some opinions regarding ibs. I have looked at some of the ones written in forum. It has helped. Ty. The doctor has me on bentyl which doesn't seem to be...