Hello all. I am usually posting on the IBS forum but recently it occurred to me, having researched some info on the net and spoken to a couple of people I know, that I might have gluten problems. So...
Hello I am a refugee from the IBS forum and feel a bit guilty at posting this question on a site where so many have really serious issues but... I had an excisional breast biopsy nearly four weeks...
I am a regular on the IBS forum but would like to ask a question of you good people here. I have always been prone to headaches and, because they come over and behind the eyes and eyebrows as well as...
Hello all. Not been in touch for a while as I have been much improved. Less gas, less D and less cramping. However, for the past few days I have noticed that the final "instalment" of poop has a dark...
Thanks. I have obtained the culturelle now so will be able to begin to recolonise the gut again with some goodies....
Hello all. I hope you are coping. I've not been in touch for a while as things have settled down in the IBS dept. However, all that may be about to change as they say. I have had to embark on a...
Hello again. |I went to the GP yesterday and told me I believed I had a sinus infection. I've had enough of them to know!! I asked for Trimethoprim as penicillin based antibiotics really do the...
I posted yesterday but it doesn't seem to have got through. I have had sinus problems all my life and am now 52. Just recently I have had horrid daily unsteadiness (not really vertigo just dizziness)...
Hello all. I usually post on the IBS forum but have been better in that dept lately. However I have always suffered with sinusitis and breathing problems. About five weeks ago I experienced earache...
Hello all. Just returned from a fantastic few days at a piano festival in Oxford but ... IBS has been thrown into havoc by different food, water and exercise levels. Can being out of routine throw...
Thanks everyone. Feeling OK now. I do a lot of walking and generally find that helpful but today's episode was an unusually intractable one. My sheep bring up cud and belch so doing. Perhaps I should...
I am having an acute episode of trapped wind as I write. Do others find peppermint tea helpful (I have also read that fennel and anise are good for this). Any input? My husband is thinking we should...
Hello all. Hope you are all coping. I have not been too bad until about 2 weeks ago. Gas, expanding waistline as day progresses and now the good ol' nausea!! However, I have also recently started to...
Thanks for that. I always use the bagged variety but will not do so in future. Iceberg for us every time!! I just assumed it was washed in water and that was that. A bit naive maybe. Just recently...
Not been in touch for a while but the IBS is back with a vengeance it seems. Loads of painful trapped gas and very soft first thing. I had improved quite a lot but we have experienced rather a...
Although narrow stools can be a symptom of colon or rectal cancer, they can also be indicative of IBS. I have had narrow stools on and off for over a year and, like you, was really concerned about...
I have read all these posts with great interest and not a little measure of relief. I have had migraine for all of my life (now 52) but recently the usual type for me has been replaced by this...
Hello. I too have suffered from both sinus headaches and migraine for some years now. It is hard to differentiate between sorts of pain, especially when the pain is intense as it can be with both...
I have found that I am much more inclined to soft or D bms when I have eaten mushrooms. I have now given them up (sad for a veggie!) and the last couple of weeks have noticed a definite improvement...
I on the other hand find peppermint caplets most successful. Here in UK we can buy Colpermin capsules and these do help me. Don't know about the fennel but many speak well of it. I think it is very...
Sorry didn't realise this would be edited out. Try again. Dat's Bach, dat's Offenbach and dat's Debussy (think of the cat)...
Two dogs and one cat decided to give a music recital. How did the compere for the evening introduce them? Dat's Bach, dat's Offenbach and dat's Depussy...
Yes, headaches too here. I have had sinus related headache for most of my life off and on and particularly in the summer hay fever season. How I hate that oil seed rape!!! Sometimes the postnasal...
It is interesting what you say about foods not really helping or exacerbating the symptoms. I have noticed, having kept a log for a while, that some days I can eat certain foods (grapes are a prime...
Hello all. Just got back from hospital where I had the ovarian scan. Drinking the two pints of water beforehand was the most difficult bit and then they told me to empty so they could do an internal....
Why do we live in such a blame orientated culture? Health issues affect most of us at some time and it can't be profitable to attribute illness to fault. Yes, some smokers will develop lung disease...
Hello all. Does it often happen that IBS D sufferers can become IBS A sufferers? Although I have always been on the soft loose side just recently I have sometimes experienced C and today was a new...
Thanks for those replies - it is reassuring to know that others have experienced this type of migraine. Thinking back to the ocasions on which I have had them I remember that I had been physically...
Hello. I am from the IBS site but also have suffered from migraine although not for some months now. However I have recently started to experience a rather scary phenomenon. Gradual occlusion of...
What a hideous experience!! The headache alone would be horrendous. I know from when I have migraine that I couldn't care if the atom bomb dropped because I feel so ill. So sorry you had to go...
Interestingly I too have recently experienced sharp spasmic pain in breast bone area and to the left of it. I have been worried it might signal a heart problem but have had a normal ECG. I am fit and...
Wasn't too bad actually but I can't say I care for the chick pea taste - or rather lack of it. Tum seems to have been quite docile anyway so that's good!!...
I use acidophilus and lactobacillus capsules purchased in my local health food store. They are called lifeplan and don't require refrigeration. Activia yoghurt can be beneficial too but for the...
Here's another poser for you. We are going to a friend's house for a meal this Saturday and, although she is a very good cook, she is preparing a dish of spinach and chickpea gratin. I assume that...
Oops.That sounds like the chips came with the ice cream - it wasn't that bizarre a meal!!!!...
I will ask the consultant next Friday to explain gall bladder symptoms more fully and hopefully eliminate that as a cause. I did have a quite fatty meal (very unusual for me but it was all they had...
Thanks for all the replies. I will mention the nausea to the specialist when I see him soon....
I get episodes of nausea from time to time and am wondering if this can be a feature of IBS. The feeling soon passes and I may go several days or even weeks without such a feeling. Can anyone throw...
Sorry to hear of your sadnesses. It is so traumatic to lose a much loved family pet. I have gone through this several times and it never gets any easier. Try to console yourself with the fact that...
I find Danone Activia very beneficial. It seems to help soothe the gut and if I stop taking it, (I am currently out of it having not been to the supermarket for a couple of days) I feel the...
I do hope this works for you. IBS can be a terribly debilitating and depressing thing to live with and any comfort or hope of improvement is welcomed with open arms. Let us know how you get on with...
Interesting what Keriamon has said on this thread. I am normally very soft in the BM department but today have been quite the reverse - constipated and windy. Very strange and very unwelcome but...
Hello! I am from the IBS board but can say that having a colonoscopy is not that bad really. Yes, there is some discomfort and cramping sensations but the worst part is the prep. Here in the UK I was...
Thanks everyone - I will try the massage. The blockage seems easier today so perhaps whatever it was has shifted. Off to visit a snowdrop wood with husband and dog now - you need things to lift the...
Today and yesterday I have had a nagging feeling of discomfort in my left side just inside the groin and almost over the pubic hair. It feels sort of sore but I think it is a windy problem but it...
I don't have this problem but do remember a friend of mine was told some years ago that good old fashioned liquorice can work wonders for a constipation problem. It is entirely natural and can have a...
Today's BM was explosive in nature and literally bounced into the water of the loo. It then floated beautifully however. Perhaps Barnes Wallis (he of "Dambuster" fame) got the idea of a bouncing bomb...
Hello Jamie I have found that Colpermin caplets can help with a bloated gas problem. I live in the UK as I believe you do and obtained my supply from my GP. They may be available without...
Here's an interesting one. I have had sinusitis on and off for most of my life and find that when I get a lot of mucus draining down the back of my throat (after a cold or after being exposed to an...
Jamie, I am also from the UK and would strongly advise you request your GP to refer you for a colonoscopy. In my health authority this took about 3 months and that is plenty of time to wait if you...