Irritable Bowel Syndrome(IBS)

I have had ibs off and.on my whole life.it socks big time .missed.out.on.a lot of things because of it. should say sucks not socks. biggest fear would be in a.traffic. jam on an interstate and have a flare up. seems to get worse in the summer humidity.
 

@Rosie56​

I, too get heartburn, because I love beans which is one of my daily foods along with fish and strawberry or broccolli. Eating beans is a kind 'hard' to digest, even though I chew them several times to get them in my stomach.
I take 'PANTOPROZOLE 40 mg' which is a prescription med., and works really good for my stomach/digestion, but it's not OTC med. You need to ask your GP for it to rx.
 

Amanda76 said:

@Rosie56​

I, too get heartburn, because I love beans which is one of my daily foods along with fish and strawberry or broccolli. Eating beans is a kind 'hard' to digest, even though I chew them several times to get them in my stomach.
I take 'PANTOPROZOLE 40 mg' which is a prescription med., and works really good for my stomach/digestion, but it's not OTC med. You need to ask your GP for it to rx.
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I always puree beans for any meal. (Pre-chewed, so to speak, so no worries over missing chewing a bean). :)
 
Amanda76 said:

@Rosie56​

I, too get heartburn, because I love beans which is one of my daily foods along with fish and strawberry or broccolli. Eating beans is a kind 'hard' to digest, even though I chew them several times to get them in my stomach.
I take 'PANTOPROZOLE 40 mg' which is a prescription med., and works really good for my stomach/digestion, but it's not OTC med. You need to ask your GP for it to rx.
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That's the med I take for it too.
 
Had a ruptured appendix many years ago. The surgeon explained that he removed 12 inches of my small intestine and a fist size piece of large intestine. That's the only explanation I got. Went on with my life feeling mostly normal. After 20+ years I started having some issues. Uncomfortable stomach and bowel issues, not real serious, not all the time.

They slowly became more noticeable and about 10 years ago I ended up seriously anemic. The doctor had no clue, but I researched and found out the last 18 inches of your ileocecal is where B12 is absorbed and I had most of mine hacked out. Started taking B12 twice a day and my anemia went away. Then I figured out I had no ileocecal valve to stop backflow from my acending colon back into my small intestine. So I always have small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, which causes IBS and probably Crohn's disease. Three different doctors pretty much flat out ignored me and didn't offer much help.

I do the best I can, some days are OK, others kind of miserable. I have experimented and learned several tricks which help. One of these is drinking lots of water, which may help people with IBS. Another is to keep a rigid schedule on eating and going to the bathroom always at the same time. Of course a careful diet helps, but not always the same for all people.

I don't know how, but while my schedule is pretty limiting I have managed to stay mostly functional. Working out, running and riding my bike always helps me feel better. I am just trying to stay positive and make the best of things, no point in giving in or giving up to become totally miserable. Not happening...
 
outlander said:
Had a ruptured appendix many years ago. The surgeon explained that he removed 12 inches of my small intestine and a fist size piece of large intestine. That's the only explanation I got. Went on with my life feeling mostly normal. After 20+ years I started having some issues. Uncomfortable stomach and bowel issues, not real serious, not all the time.

They slowly became more noticeable and about 10 years ago I ended up seriously anemic. The doctor had no clue, but I researched and found out the last 18 inches of your ileocecal is where B12 is absorbed and I had most of mine hacked out. Started taking B12 twice a day and my anemia went away. Then I figured out I had no ileocecal valve to stop backflow from my acending colon back into my small intestine. So I always have small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, which causes IBS and probably Crohn's disease. Three different doctors pretty much flat out ignored me and didn't offer much help.

I do the best I can, some days are OK, others kind of miserable. I have experimented and learned several tricks which help. One of these is drinking lots of water, which may help people with IBS. Another is to keep a rigid schedule on eating and going to the bathroom always at the same time. Of course a careful diet helps, but not always the same for all people.

I don't know how, but while my schedule is pretty limiting I have managed to stay mostly functional. Working out, running and riding my bike always helps me feel better. I am just trying to stay positive and make the best of things, no point in giving in or giving up to become totally miserable. Not happening...
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As I read your story, I was hoping for a happy, (healed) outcome. I'm very sorry it did not happen, but your resilience to stay positive in spite of the bad(worse) times can carry you through. God bless. 🌷
 
Thank you Elsie.

When having a bad day, I think about other people that have much tougher situations to deal with than me. So I suck it up and realize it isn't so bad.
 

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