Anybody else suffer with this ?

I am off today as had a bad bout of it last night :(

I had a bad bug all over Christmas and haven't been right since :(

It is so annoying as you feel out of control :rolleyes:

I last had a bad bout about three/four years ago and hope it is not back with a vengance !

Lucy
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Yes, I sympathise.
I used to get it a lot and ended up doing an exclusion diet from a self help IBS book - basically you cut out anything that may cause a problem for about 3 weeks. I cut out caffeine, yeast, etc...and discovered a big problem was in actual fact the caffeine, although from a diary etc, you would never have known.

I still get an upset stomach at times, because i suspect i am now "sensitised", but nothing like i used to. I can now also drink coffee as an occasional treat.

Did it just disappear before, or did you do something to stop it?

Lindsay
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I've had it for about 20 years on and off :( I didn't realise what it was until fairly recently. I try to restrict my coffee which helps. I take natural yoghurt which I think helps and try to avoid eating a big meal if I have to go out soon afterwards ;)

Do you find that drinking de-caffeinated coffee is OK ?

Daisy

I don't drink coffee and mainly drink water, lots of it !

It went to a great degree as had about a good two years on and off. I didn't do anything to help stop it

The only thing I can think of is that I am under quite a lot of stress at work and having the flood at home hasn't helped matters ! I think I need to maybe address that side before I can get back to normal or as normal as it is ! :)

I think I need to step up the fibre in my diet as they say that always helps !

Lucy
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My doctor prescribed me peppermint oil to take before each meal- although now I just take it if I am eating out or eating a havy meal-it really does help!

-Kay

I am sure stress does affect it; that's one of the times i get it coming back :(

Daisy, interestingly de caffeinated coffee had the same effect, as did lots of chocolate (sob!).

Lindsay
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Mmmm - I'll just have to cut out the coffee altogether then :( Stress is most definitely a factor - even having to rush out to training classes after dinner can cause numerous trips to the loo :(

Daisy

Lucy, I suffered terribly from it, it dictated my whole life for a few years. I started using a herbal treatment called Tormentil Complex and it has been a Godsend, you can get it at Holland and Barret and it is made by Bioforce. Do a search for it on google if you want to read up about it. It has worked so well for me, pretty much gave me my life back :D.

Good Luck

I meant to add it was recommended to me by the Jan de Vries herbalist clinic (he's the guy that is on all the health TV shows). If you want I can pm you the clinics phone number and you can call them for some advice, you can also buy the stuff direct from them. The clinic have been a great help finding a treatment for my excema.

I believe colonic irrigation is meant to be really good for people who suffer from IBS among other things.  I didn't have IBS, but it did sort out my problems.

mistake!!!

I suffer from IBS from time to time and it is normally stress that brings it on. About 5 years ago it was really bad... suffered from terrible stomach upsets and bloatedness, I went to the doctors and thats when they diagnosed it (after many tests and a horrible endoscopy to rule out anything else! Yuk!) this was all around the time I split up from my longterm BF, changed jobs had no where to live etc!!! After trying loads of different things I found "colpermin" really helped, you can buy it over the counter.