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IBS Sufferers - I Need Your Help
Ok, here's a short history of me: I'm 17, had IBS since I was 10, but only got diagnosed when I was 16. So far I've controlled my IBS with nothing but food as all the drugs the hospital have given me have either made me worse or I've actually been intolerant to, so obviously my diet is very important.
Well here's my problem, the last three times i've had potatoes they've severely upset me - now i've never had any problems with potatoes in the past, infact potatoes up until now have been part of my 'safety' dinner; a dinner of potatoes, a vegetable or two, and a meat, that i've been safe on to go out afterwards, so you'll know my surprise now that it seems i can't eat them. I'm getting really worried of all these food intolerances I'm getting that weren't there when my IBS started because what will I be able to eat in 20 years time? There is no explanation as to why I've suddenly become intolerant to certain foods literally overnight when i've been eating them all the time I've had IBS (and before) with no problems (it happened two years ago with white bread/pasta in the past, and I now only eat wholemeal).
Has anyone else with IBS woken up one morning and found they just couldn't eat a food that previously hadn't aggrievated their IBS? I really need to know whether spontaneous food intolerances are just an annoyance of IBS, or whether I need to go back to the hospital for them to find something else wrong with me - though I'm not sure which I'd rather it be.
Please help, I'm hoping you guys are a lot more helpful than a IBS forum that seems to have completely ignored my post.
Well here's my problem, the last three times i've had potatoes they've severely upset me - now i've never had any problems with potatoes in the past, infact potatoes up until now have been part of my 'safety' dinner; a dinner of potatoes, a vegetable or two, and a meat, that i've been safe on to go out afterwards, so you'll know my surprise now that it seems i can't eat them. I'm getting really worried of all these food intolerances I'm getting that weren't there when my IBS started because what will I be able to eat in 20 years time? There is no explanation as to why I've suddenly become intolerant to certain foods literally overnight when i've been eating them all the time I've had IBS (and before) with no problems (it happened two years ago with white bread/pasta in the past, and I now only eat wholemeal).
Has anyone else with IBS woken up one morning and found they just couldn't eat a food that previously hadn't aggrievated their IBS? I really need to know whether spontaneous food intolerances are just an annoyance of IBS, or whether I need to go back to the hospital for them to find something else wrong with me - though I'm not sure which I'd rather it be.
Please help, I'm hoping you guys are a lot more helpful than a IBS forum that seems to have completely ignored my post.
I'm not a doctor so I can't offer medical advice, but I do have a friend with IBS so I kinda know how you're feeling.
Are you 100% sure it's the potatoes? Could it not be something else like a different type of gravy or even something you've drank that you don't normally? I know when my friend had fizzy drinks, or drinks with artificial sweeteners in it really upset her stomach and made her ill.
It could be an idea to see your GP, maybe they can give you tests for food intolerences? I have absolutely no idea whether they can or not, but its jsut an idea
Sorry I'm no help but I didn't like seeing your post with no replied
Are you 100% sure it's the potatoes? Could it not be something else like a different type of gravy or even something you've drank that you don't normally? I know when my friend had fizzy drinks, or drinks with artificial sweeteners in it really upset her stomach and made her ill.
It could be an idea to see your GP, maybe they can give you tests for food intolerences? I have absolutely no idea whether they can or not, but its jsut an idea
Sorry I'm no help but I didn't like seeing your post with no replied
Hehe, thanks I've been through all the usual diagnosis - I've had the blood tests for food intolerances, I've been given certain IBS medications that haven't helped - I've done everything short of a colonscopy (which doesnt' sound very nice at all, though it's beginning to look like an option to see if what I've got isn't IBS after all).
I haven't added anything to my diet, or taken anything away for that matter. I've always been pretty good at identifying my triggers, and figured it was the potatoes after having potatoes on three different days with different things and getting the same reaction - it's depressing really if it does turn out I can't eat them because I'm not sure what to substitute them with.
I'm getting a little scared at what I'll be intolerant to next, and whether it is worth going back to the doctors and getting a referal to the hospital again.
I've been through all the usual diagnosis - I've had the blood tests for food intolerances, I've been given certain IBS medications that haven't helped - I've done everything short of a colonscopy (which doesnt' sound very nice at all, though it's beginning to look like an option to see if what I've got isn't IBS after all).I haven't added anything to my diet, or taken anything away for that matter. I've always been pretty good at identifying my triggers, and figured it was the potatoes after having potatoes on three different days with different things and getting the same reaction - it's depressing really if it does turn out I can't eat them because I'm not sure what to substitute them with.
I'm getting a little scared at what I'll be intolerant to next, and whether it is worth going back to the doctors and getting a referal to the hospital again.
Theres only one true way to test if it was the potato, cut them out for a few weeks, then try reintroducing them. I have a friend who developed food intolerances, but because she has now stopped eating them, her body can cope with a near normal amount a year or so on. If I were you Id just take them out of your diet immediately, and give it while. Also it cant do any harm to nip in and see your doc, who may be able to run more tests in the light of the new information.
Hmm, do you know the name of the medication your hospital have given you?
I have Mebeverine and Lansoprazole, both these stop me from getting stomach pains, and feeling sickly of a morning (i got awful morning sickness because of it). It took about 6 months to work, but they work great now. I got diagnosed in 2005, and then i was getting sent home from school at least once a week on average, this eyar i have not been sent home once since september. So hopefully keep trying to find a medication that does help, and be patient.
What i'd suggest you do is keep a log of what food makes you ill and when, i've noticed with my foods that i could have something like pizza at one time, and it will make me sick, but i have it again another day and i am fine. That way you are able to identify what foods always set your stomach off, what foods may do, and what foods never have. Kind of like grouping them. 
Hope you feel better soon.
I have Mebeverine and Lansoprazole, both these stop me from getting stomach pains, and feeling sickly of a morning (i got awful morning sickness because of it). It took about 6 months to work, but they work great now.
I got diagnosed in 2005, and then i was getting sent home from school at least once a week on average, this eyar i have not been sent home once since september. So hopefully keep trying to find a medication that does help, and be patient. What i'd suggest you do is keep a log of what food makes you ill and when, i've noticed with my foods that i could have something like pizza at one time, and it will make me sick, but i have it again another day and i am fine.
That way you are able to identify what foods always set your stomach off, what foods may do, and what foods never have. Kind of like grouping them. Hope you feel better soon.
Hev456
Hehe, thanks I've been through all the usual diagnosis - I've had the blood tests for food intolerances, I've been given certain IBS medications that haven't helped - I've done everything short of a colonscopy (which doesnt' sound very nice at all, though it's beginning to look like an option to see if what I've got isn't IBS after all).
I've been through all the usual diagnosis - I've had the blood tests for food intolerances, I've been given certain IBS medications that haven't helped - I've done everything short of a colonscopy (which doesnt' sound very nice at all, though it's beginning to look like an option to see if what I've got isn't IBS after all).IBS isn't a medical condition...
all it means it that you have bowel problems and the doctor doesn't know what's wrong with you...
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IBS isn't a medical condition...
all it means it that you have bowel problems and the doctor doesn't know what's wrong with you...
all it means it that you have bowel problems and the doctor doesn't know what's wrong with you...
I agree with the second statement, but the first I'd definitely argue with - wikipedia says:
A disease is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those in contact with the person. Sometimes the term is used broadly to include injuries, disabilities, syndromes, symptoms, deviant behaviors, and atypical variations of structure and function, while in other contexts these may be considered distinguishable categories.
Sorry but as an IBS sufferer I get really narked at people saying it's not an actual condition. You're quite right in saying it's a catch-all phrase, but under the above definition it definitely is a medical condition.
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So when someone came up to me telling me that the doctor has diagnosed them with TATT...
which incidentally means "tired all the time"...
and going with that logic... TATT should also be a medical condition as well...
which incidentally means "tired all the time"...
and going with that logic... TATT should also be a medical condition as well...
Hah, fair point...though actually I did just get diagnosed with CFS, which is basically that lol! It's often associated with IBS!
To be fair, I'm much more likely to agree with you on the CFS (or TATT, which is very accurate really) than the IBS, as to my mind anything that causes long-term severe pain and bowel problems is a medical condition. *shrug* Just my idea.Revenged
IBS isn't a medical condition...
all it means it that you have bowel problems and the doctor doesn't know what's wrong with you...
all it means it that you have bowel problems and the doctor doesn't know what's wrong with you...
Of course it is a medical condition. It requires medication, and can affect your daily life.
I don't think you can really compare a bowel problem to TAFF, both are unrelated. If somebody generally does have TAFF i would consider it a medical problem because tiredness can cause danger in some situations (driving etc*), but there are also lazy people who just cannot be bothered doing anything. The interesting this is how do you tell who is what?
Revenged
IBS isn't a medical condition...
Erm....I'm going to take my own thread off topic to say **** off, you wouldn't be saying that if you actually had it. At the moment it's just unknown how to cure it, but I don't know how you can say it's not a medical condition when it's a sensitive bowel that gets triggered by certain foods, and because all the bodies connected can get worse when stressed. And yes, I'm touchy about it, because the amount of (wow, i wish i could swear) who have said 'it's not serious, it's psychological, live with it' who haven't actually got it and can't possibly know what it's like.
Hev456
And yes, I'm touchy about it, because the amount of (wow, i wish i could swear) who have said 'it's not serious, it's psychological, live with it' who haven't actually got it and can't possibly know what it's like.
Amen to that. Stress is a contributing factor, as in many illnesses, but IBS is not exclusively caused by stress and people who say it is really feck me off. It's not psycho-bloody-logical when I get massive gut cramps and can't physically stand, is it?
Easy to dismiss it as mental problems when you don't actually have to cope with it.Edit: By the way, Tibia, I have a childish sense of humour so I giggled at your comment. Though I'm nearly 21 and probably shouldn't have. Oh well.
Hev456
Erm....I'm going to take my own thread off topic to say **** off, you wouldn't be saying that if you actually had it. At the moment it's just unknown how to cure it, but I don't know how you can say it's not a medical condition when it's a sensitive bowel that gets triggered by certain foods, and because all the bodies connected can get worse when stressed. And yes, I'm touchy about it, because the amount of (wow, i wish i could swear) who have said 'it's not serious, it's psychological, live with it' who haven't actually got it and can't possibly know what it's like.
Woah... steady now...
I know that the symptoms of IBS are often caused by an underlying medical condtion cause such as coeliac disease...
i was just making the point that many people think that IBS is a medical condition in itself... when it isn't...
Phantom Phoenix
Amen to that. Stress is a contributing factor, as in many illnesses, but IBS is not exclusively caused by stress and people who say it is really feck me off. It's not psycho-bloody-logical when I get massive gut cramps and can't physically stand, is it? Easy to dismiss it as mental problems when you don't actually have to cope with it.
Edit: By the way, Tibia, I have a childish sense of humour so I giggled at your comment. Though I'm nearly 21 and probably shouldn't have. Oh well.
Easy to dismiss it as mental problems when you don't actually have to cope with it.Edit: By the way, Tibia, I have a childish sense of humour so I giggled at your comment. Though I'm nearly 21 and probably shouldn't have. Oh well.
From various websites:
It IS a medical condition/disorder/disease dependent on source (this is just from the first few that came up on the search engine).
It's not fully understood but I believe it's actually thought to (maybe) be a dysfunction of the immune system.
Coeliacs is NOT IBS. IBS is gut disorders with no apparent cause. Like I said, it's a catch-all definition to diagnose people with something with unknown cause, but there are specific diagnostic "rules", which I can cite if asked. God knows I know enough about this by now!
Most individuals are surprised to learn they are not alone with symptoms of IBS. In fact, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects approximately 10-15% or more of the general population. It is the most common disease diagnosed by gastroenterologists (doctors who specialize in medical treatment of disorders of the stomach and intestines) and one of the most common disorders seen by primary care physicians.
It is the commonest condition seen by gastroenterologists and some estimates suggest that as many as one in five of the adult population in the UK suffer from it at any one time.
In gastroenterology, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or ******* colon is a functional bowel disorder characterized by abdominal pain and changes in bowel habits which are not associated with any abnormalities seen on routine clinical testing.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic disorder, featuring recurrent abdominal pain and intermittent diarrhoea, often alternating with constipation. There is normally no obvious cause.
It IS a medical condition/disorder/disease dependent on source (this is just from the first few that came up on the search engine).
It's not fully understood but I believe it's actually thought to (maybe) be a dysfunction of the immune system.
Coeliacs is NOT IBS. IBS is gut disorders with no apparent cause. Like I said, it's a catch-all definition to diagnose people with something with unknown cause, but there are specific diagnostic "rules", which I can cite if asked. God knows I know enough about this by now!
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