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I've stumbled upon this website out of extreme desperation to find help with this issue that I've dealt with for over 10 years! I've been to the dr's and have been told that because they can't find anything else, it must be IBS. It has crippled my life; inhibiting me from so much: vacations, my job, just regular every day/week stuff. I know that mine is very much stress related because somedays just the knowledge that I have to leave the house for work or church or whatever, causes incredible stomach cramps and diarrhea. And yet, other days I'm completely fine! This is part of the anxiety for me; the never knowing when it's going to hit. I dislike going out to eat for what if it happens then? And then the cycle of anxiety begins again and I get cramps from the worrying about getting them. It's sounds crazy to my own ears, and yet it's part of my existence. I eat very healthy and have "experimented" with going gluten, dairy, sugar free with great results for a while and then it seems to hit unexpectedly. Obviously there is something else irritating me...BUT WHAT??? I'm frustrated and the pain I have when having these "contractions" absolutely terrifies me; I cry out as I sit on the toilet because there is nothing I can do but bear with it until it passes. Please tell me there is help for me...there has to be a reason I came upon this site.

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Shannon

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