
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.
You are not alone and yes its awful but If you need someone to talk to I will gladly lend an ear.
The solution for me was to eliminate the items from my diet that made my IBS worse, and take Chinese herbal tea prescriptions over a period of 5 - 6 months. Chinese herbalists treat IBS at the cause instead of just treating the symptoms. I encourage everyone with IBS to give it a try.
Yes, this can be a horrible, lonely thing to live with, all those days that I missed school, work-and its hard for people to understand why-I don't think they can accept that I do actually get ill THAT often, and yes it is the same thing...if there was a magic pill that could fix this-I would take it in a heartbeat-untill then, you just have to enjoy the good days, and get through the bad....