Is there a home test for it?...
IBS-D, for years.......... I have begun the elimination phase of the fodmap. I am using the print out of the diet that utilizes the 5 week reintroduction phase after 6 weeks of only consuming the ok...
Carol my doc said it helps to slow down and calm down the "digestive muscles" so I would think so. I know I get much fewer attacks now that I am on it. I also notice that my GERD is worse now that...
Kitt I am so new here, and haven't been in a while, I did not see your post. I am so sorry for the pain your are having to go thru, and sometimes it is best to step away from too many...
I began having trouble w/the breathing around the same time my IBS-D began to get so bad. Now, I did have mild asthma as a child, a couple of mild incidents as a teen. Then, nothing at all til age...
I sympathise with you! Mine are usually about a 5 on a scale of 1-10, with an occasional sudden quick 9. I have found the Levsin I began taking for IBS-D helped tremendously to reduce the number of...
Oh yes I can relate! Even as I am typing this, I am feeling pretty awful. Cramping, very slight nausea, after 2 trips so far to the bathroom. Levsin has helped me a LOT, being a new medicine for me....
I apologize as well. I was viewing it as a medicine as in some states it is allowed but not for our problem so I was wrong to post it....
I too have often wondered if it would help. We do know it helps the curb nausea in folks undergoing chemo so it may be that it would have a beneficial effect on the rest of the digestive system....
jt80 I am new here but not new to IBS. Do you do any handwork? Such as crochet or cross stitching or applique? It can be a huge blessing and you can teach your self too with just one or two books and...
50 year old Fem. History of GERD and IBS. Oh yes I had my first one a few short weeks ago. I was laying down on the couch happy as a clam watching tv. The pain hit on the right side just under my rib...
I am new to the site here too mommyof3+2. I don't have all that much to offer as I have not really done a lot of the researching of diet. But emotionally I can tell you I know just how you feel. I...
Hello all! I am new today. I have both IBS and GERD, and a "small" hiatal hernia. Having recently started taking hyoscyamine for "spasms" for the IBS, I am now suffering bad heartburn. I've taken the...