You guys are right. I am gonna hold off on taking the Paxil for now. I just want so badly to not have these problems anymore. Tomorrow I will try to locate a therapist in my insurance coverage....
OK so I was thinking, that I am really terrified of taking the Paxil becuase I don't want the sexual side effects, or the weight gain, or just being mentally altered by a substance, but at the same...
Thanks for the responses. I am coming to terms with taking the Paxil becuase I just feel like i need to maybe give it a chance.. I am sick of missing work and class because of my stomach. I have gone...
Hi :-) My IBS also became a problem for me in high school and now I am in college it still stresses me out but I think I just deal with it better. You eventually learn that just go if you have to go,...
Hi everyone :-) I have been taking Calcium with Vitamin D for a few weeks now.. a tip I learned on this board. It really does work to help with the diarrhea and urgency. It took me a bit to figure...
I just realized I said "eated". its ok becuase i totally know its supposed to be "ate"...
Keriamon, Thanks for the reassurance about my mother. I think she had problems like that her entire life, but she never was one to really watch what she eated or take care of herself too well. Right...
OK.. So i have been trying taking Calcium (caltrate 600 + D) for about 4 days now, and I was just wondering, does the Equalactin really work well for diarrhea? Becuase I don't know how long the...
I had acid reflux and upper stomach problems in the past (thankfully those have not returned), and when i did test positive for H. Pylori, instead of taking the antibiotics my doctor recommended, I...
Yay! congrats! Its always great to be feeling "normal!" I hope you have a nice long break from your IBS! :-)...
Thanks everyone. its so comforting knowing other people have the same social anxieties as I do. I am pretty lucky with my family being mostly understanding, but I do get the impression that they do...
Hey everyone :-) I was just wondering, in dealing with your IBS or whatever you suffer from, how understanding and supportive is your family? For me, my actual family is not that bad to deal with,...
Thanks so much for all the information. I suddenly feel empowered to do something about my IBS :-). I think I will give taking calcium a try. That sounds safe to me and I know I don't get enough of...
Hi everyone :-). Yeah I mentioned to my doctor that I do use immodium since it works fairly predictably for me and he pretty much told me that as long as I do not exceed the 4 caplets a day and do...
Hi everyone :-) I am a 21 year old college student and I have been dealing with IBS for years now. It will seemingly go away for months at a time and I will feel great, but then it will come and I...