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Brenton, I'm a little late replying but please don't let yourself get stuck believing this is "all in your mind". I too came through a LOT of stress over the past year and tried to ignore worsening symptoms for a long time because I just figured I'd "stressed myself into it", that somehow the anxiety I was feeling was responsible for my pain, and so I just worked harder and harder NOT to feel anxious or stressed, which of course only leaves you feeling guitly and helpless. When I started talking to people about my feelings that helped tremendously, and as a Christian I learned how to give my feelings of being pressured and overwhelmed over to the Lord little by little. But the fact of the matter was that I ALSO had some very real physical problems that accounted for what was going on, INCLUDING IBS, which is a very real biological, physical problem. So, be encouraged, stick around here - you will glean a lot of information and support. Sounds like the hypno tapes may be a good option for you. Good luck!
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...the greatest of these is LOVE. (I Cor 13)
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Hi Brenton!
Don't feel bad about your having IBS, honestly there are alot of us who have trouble telling people about our IBS because there is alot of people who don't have alot of support. I have been very fortunate and have a wonderful group of people surrounding me, but some of the people on the board aren't so lucky. Just remember that's what we are hear for.
Martha Stewart is a Housekeeping Goddess. She has a TV show, magazine etc and teachs people how to make cakes, plant flowers, throw parties etc etc etc, needless to say - she is trying to domesticate someone - but it's not working on me LOL.
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Proud Mommy to Bentley Taylor
Born May 12, 2004 9lbs, 3oz
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Hi Michelle,
Thank you for your thoughts and encouragement. I too have had several physical conditionsthat my specialist believes helped contributeto the IBS.
I certainly will stick around and will take up your advice about the tapes.
Once again many thanks and God Bless.
Brenton
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Once I got put on Zoloft (an antidepressant in the same group of drugs as lexapro)and it made my IBS worse, so be careful with those anti-depressants and if they have a bad effect you need to weigh the beneifits vs the cost.
I think its anti-depressants wich actually triggered my IBS in the first place.
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Robbie,
Thats very interesting as my own GP has suggested the same.
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brenton
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I've been trying to figure out why I suddenly got ibs in my late forties, and wondered if the fact that I began on an antidepressant just before it, had any bearing. You're the first person I've heard about who might confirm that theory. Has anyone else had that experience or suspicion?
Linda
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Hi,
I got IBS in my 70's! I think hormonal changes and life changes have something to do with it.
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Welcome, Brenton. Our emotions and our intestines are all "tangled up" together and affect each other back and forth. Many of us have found anti-depressants have helped, but others have found they don't. I am discovering that it takes a while to try to find what will work for YOU, and it may not be what works for anybody else. Like Michelle, I am finding that I must rely more and more on my Christian faith to get me through this. I, too, didn't really have much support from people in my life until I found this site. Mostly my family just really didn't understand what was going on with me. I now feel much more comfortable discussing IBS with them, and educating them because I can back up what I say about it with research from this site and Heather's book, as well as from everybody's shared experience. We're all in this together. Hang in there! There are solutions.
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Hi Brenton
Like you, I'm an IBS sufferer in the UK and I'd had trouble explaining IBS to people. I was lucky to find a GP and a consultant who are very sympathetic and helpful. I think my GP finds me interesting - he seems to be using me to educate the rest of his practice about IBS, which can only be a good thing!
I've also suffered from a lot of depression, which was all tangled up with my IBS. Remember that IBS and depression seem to be interlinked - IBS makes you depressed and depression makes your IBS worse. But hang in there!
I found with my partner and family that it was helpful to give them a book on IBS to read - why don't you ask your partner to read the first few chapters of Heather's book, 'IBS - The First Year'? And then talk over what they've read about and try to answer any questions they might have. I know from my fiance that having a partner with IBS can be very confusing and scary, so we've got to give them time and understanding (something that I know isn't easy when you're feeling ill). He gets cross with me if I don't let him know how I've been feeling so that he can be prepared for a bad attack. Keeping on talking is essential.
There are plenty of people in the UK with IBS. We are not alone! Hope this helps.
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Thanks LinZ,
it helps a great deal. I will order that book also.
Brenton
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