Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Support Group

Irritable bowel syndrome is a common intestinal disorder that is characterized by bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea, cramping, and constipation. Typically no abnormalities appear during standard medical testing, and so irritable bowel syndrome is identified by the symptoms. Although irritable bowel syndrome can cause serious discomfort, the intestines are not harmed.

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Perhaps IBS

enigmaticloner
enigmaticloner

Every now and then (it's happened on at least 3 different occasions so far that I can recall) I'll suddenly feel nauseated after eating something and will lose my appetite for days at a time. The first time it happened it was when I was eating out somewhere. I felt pretty nauseous just at attempting to eat, and I also lost my appetite quite often. I started to feel very weak from the lack of eating and it lasted for close to a month. I pretty much lived on water and things like crackers which I was able to eat relatively alright. It happened once again a few months ago, I woke up with an intense pain in my abdominal area which weakened in intensity but was still there, and I lacked any sort of appetite from that point on for about close to two weeks. Now it's happened again about a week ago after I had eaten at home, I instantly was hit with stomach pain and nausea and  that subsided a bit but I was still without an appetite. Whenever these phases occur I limit my eating to once a day or less and only very light things at all and I still don't really feel much better, it just seems to go away on it's own after a week or more. I'm just curious, does anyone else have this same issue? IBS is one of the conditions that came to mind when trying to figure out what it is.



Whenever this happens I tend to lose a few pounds and it worries my parents as well as myself since I'm already pretty skinny to begin with. My father has told me that it might be caused by depression or by nervousness but I've been suffering with depression as well as anxiety for at least 10 years now or more and this issue is relatively new, the first time happened 2 years ago this month.

Lenoire
Lenoire
Have you tried doing one of those elimination diets where you eliminate foods and re-introduce them one by one to discover which ones are bothering you? If you're bloating, it probably is the food, and commercially baked bread, salad oils, hot spices, fried foods, gravies, milk products, can all cause bloating and inflammation.
enigmaticloner
enigmaticloner
Not really, I pretty much just eliminated most things from my diet because of my loss of appetite. This past week or two though I have been eating a little more, hopefully I can regain my wait back soon.
dewatobay
dewatobay
@enigmaticloner

I had the same issue - so nauseated I couldn't stand. I was diagnosed with silent GERD. Taking over-the-counter omeprazole for seven days helped. I only have had to take it about 3x a year. You do need to figure out your food triggers. They are different for everyone.
enigmaticloner
enigmaticloner
@dewatobay I see, I had that same problem sometimes. I felt nauseated when standing and a little bit better when standing down. It definitely is possible to be caused by something I ate, but I'm jut not sure what. I mostly eat the same things and rarely ever go outside of my "norm" partially due to wanting to avoid any of these issues.
isabelle1954
isabelle1954
I had a lot of bloating nausea and tried Prepulsid and Motilium without help. The boost and ensure bothered me because of the soya. What did help me gain back the weight and gave relief of gas and nausea was Elavil 20 mg. which my doc said is a non-toxic drug, which has been used for years .Also Biobest Astro yogurt with bifidium in it helped, as the Probiotic pills of different brands just made me worse. Hope this helps. You have my complete sympathy.
isabelle1954
isabelle1954
I was having bloating and nausea is spite of stayihg away from the things that would cause problems(milk, soya milk(in boost), beans ) My doctor put me on Elavil 20mg, which also works for anxiet and depression at a much higher dose. It worked almost immediately, and I gained back the 20 pounds I had lost. I had tried Motilium, Librax and Prepulsid with no relief. Also Garlic has helped relieve the bloating, but I understand most people have a problem with it. I have a problem with anxiety, but that didn't seem to be the issue. When I go through a crisis, my stomach is upset for about 3 days, and then I'm OK, thanks to prayer and meditation. Hope this helps.
isabelle1954
isabelle1954
I have been struggling with IBS since a little girl, and I am a nervous nellie too. At first, I noticed that dairy and fatty foods was causing the bloating and nausea. I have a friend who discovered that wheat was a problem.

I have been on and off of antibiotics through my life so yeast has also been causing the problem. Biobest yogurt and garlic seem to be really helpful.

After I had chemotherapy for breast cancer, my IBS became worse and I did lose 20 pounds, but gained it back when the doctor put me on Elavil 20mg., which really helped with the bloating and gave me a good appetite.

We are all so different. It's very distressing to be nauseated. I hope and pray you find the solutions for your body. isabelle1954