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Any other IBS sufferers in?
If so what do you use to relieve your symptoms? I've had IBS for a couple of years now, had all the tests for other things that came back clear so in the end it was put down to IBS and to be honest my doctor didn't seem to worried so I assume IBS is a fairly common thing?
I find I am always worse in the morning, soon after waking I have to make the morning dash to the loo and I'll go a good few times in the morning but then I find it usually settles down and usually have no issues until the following morning.
I've noticed a few triggers such as curries or hot food, alcohol etc, but also notice when I am no where near a toilet or can't get access to a toilet I can bring it on by worrying about it.
Imodium offers temporary relief if I have to go somewhere but would like a more permanent solution.
I find I am always worse in the morning, soon after waking I have to make the morning dash to the loo and I'll go a good few times in the morning but then I find it usually settles down and usually have no issues until the following morning.
I've noticed a few triggers such as curries or hot food, alcohol etc, but also notice when I am no where near a toilet or can't get access to a toilet I can bring it on by worrying about it.
Imodium offers temporary relief if I have to go somewhere but would like a more permanent solution.
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I don't know if that would work for everyone but it certainly helped him.
If it was a tummy bug or antibiotic use then try a Prebiotic/Probiotic supplement.
Feeling worse in the morning is quite normal - stress is usually higher in the morning. If the main trigger is stress then you need to learn to relax - not easy I know - remove whatever stress you can from your life. Try hypnotherapy/exercise/massage/swimming/meditation, whatever does it for you.
Also keep a food diary, to see what kicks it off.
Hope you feel better soon.
Not sure there is a more permanent solution
I have exactly that same - 3 or 4 urgent visits in the morning then fine all day. I get Imodium on prescription and find taking two at night and two in the morning keep it under control.
As others have mentioned, diet is important too.
Chocolate and fatty foods like chips are triggers for me.
I take codeine for another problem which helps the loose end, and I have lactose for when I am not so loose.
Suffer with pain especially after a movement, and bloating. Oh and I can evacualte a room in 5 seconds when I am windy. I often put my dog to shame with my wind.
I tend to class it as part of me now.
Stress never helps, either.
As a preventative I take Acidophilus supplements to balance my gut.
But if I do have a flare up I use Peppermint capsules and ibuprofen (I've tried all the other meds available for IBS like Mebeverin and Buscopan and none seem to work)
What put it on the back burner for me was discovering I was intolerant to coffee. it started when I was 13 and discovered coffee, which we never had as a family before that - we were tea drinkers before.
I found peppermint oil or anything with natural mint in such as pot of peppermint tea or peppermint-cream-centred chocolate, helped, especially with the pain.
I am a vegan and have belonged to vegan groups and so many people have told me that their IBS went once they gave up dairy.
Eggs are also a huge trigger for me.
It's well worth keeping a food diary or thinking what you started to eat when your IBS started.
During the worst of it, my Doctor prescribed anti-spasmodics which alleviated at least the severity of pain. The bloating & *immediacy* continued however.
It's a horrible thing to have. Really, really awful. Hope you feel better soon.
I found if I ate too many onions or spicey foods or drank too much Black Tower that would set the IBS off. I can have these things now but have to watch the amount. Stress had a lot to do with it too. At times the pain would be as tho someone was stabbing me - it was awful.
It means my pooh is all Type 1 on the Bristol Stool Chart and I have to use a finger to get it all out.
Not quite the same problem as the OP, but just letting you know that you're not the only person out there with problems of a similar nature.
bit in bold is one to watch OP. I can get away with drinking one or two mugs of coffee every month, but if I drank it more than that, if I drank it every day, I'd be in pain all the time.
Sometimes foods only bring on IBS if they're consumed regularly.
The pain was absolute agony for me, and I really sympathise with you.
bit in bold: I can second this. My GP insisted I had it because I didn't eat enough fibre, but all the added fibre just aggravated it really badly for me.
I've found a cure (for me anyway). I take vitamin B6 and Magnesium from Holland and Barrett, 1 tablet each per day. It works wonders.
Fibre is a killer for me. Potatoes, bananas, wholemeal bread, veg, fruit - unless I eat them very sparingly I'm in agony. The pain goes right round my back and into my hips and groin.
But doctors and nurses insist on telling me to eat fibre because it's good for IBS. :rolleyes:
Even my doctor has no idea what causes it. It's a bit of a mystery.
Also my diet makes a massive difference - but there's certain foods that I just struggle to be 'good' with.
This is exactly my scenario - I posted on this thread after having no symptoms for ages then yesterday I had a few pains again - been eating too much curry - so be warned everyone, try to be good.