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This section contains stories from people who are still trying to cope with their symptoms and lets sufferers vent about their experiences and feel less alone. If you would like to send in your own IBS story then please contact Sophie.
Please don't get depressed by these stories though, as there are just as many stories in the happy tales section - and in fact, I often hear from people who originally share a sad tale and then write back when they have found a good treatment, and ask to be moved to the happy tales section!
IBS patients often use the abbreviation 'D' to refer to diarrhea and 'C' to refer to constipation. So 'IBS-D' means diarrhea-predominant IBS, and 'IBS-C' refers to constipation-predominant IBS.
You can read the Sad tale of the month below.
Women with IBS-D
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SAD TALE OF THE MONTH
The tale of...Susie (November 2011)
Thank you for sharing your stories. It truly is wonderful to learn I am not some crazy person with a sour belly. And I wanted to share my story. I was diagnosed with IBS as a teen. I was sick for a full two weeks, laid up in bed, and food just ran through me like water. Afterwards I only had diarrhea once a month. Rarely did I ever have pain, but when I did it was bad but fleeting. I long to have those days back.
I had a stressful pregnancy where I almost lost my son twice and had him nine weeks early. After I was told he was healthy (a miracle really), I tried to relax. I went downstairs to the cafe to eat and while chewing, I had this intense, burning sensation in my chest. Well, it slowly got worse. It's been two years and it went from pain and bloating and diarrhea every couple months (in my left side, lower back and pelvic region), to weeks between bouts, to days. I have good days and bad days, but they easily switch. My left side can get so bad it hurts for days on end before finally going away for a while. Pelvic pain is worse during my period.
I was given Buscopan, which I love. The migraines started a few months ago, and they come randomly. I sometimes go a couple weeks, sometimes just a day or two between. I use Tylenol 3 for this but my doctor recently cut down my prescription to test other meds. I hope it helps rather than hinder. And I use Pepto.
I haven't had accidents, but I have been caught in public washrooms, and I live on the edge when I go somewhere without extensive planning. I try not to let this consume me. I still make plans, trips and nights out. It sucks to see my mates eating and drinking without worry, but they are understanding. Work is hard when I don't know how the day is going to be. I went on a conference trip with my class in January and basically prayed not to end up too sick. I did get sick on the last day, which in my world made the trip a success as the other days were almost normal. A recent trip to the city to a wedding gown shop was uneventful and I was so thankful for that.
I miss being normal and carefree. I only hope one day we will finally find new, better ways to deal with this, or better yet, find a cure. I also hope that my children are spared this grief (neither of my parents or siblings nor my fiance suffer from this). Again, thank you for sharing your experiences, it really does make the quiet sufferers feel a little sense of relief. I know, I have been one for a while now.
E-mail Susie: baja_blue_83@REMOVETHISPLEASEhotmail.com