Would you switch?
#289891 - 11/13/06 09:44 AM
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shandy
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If the only two choices you had were IBS-D or IBS-C, which would you "prefer"? And why?
Jennifer
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Jennifer
42 years old
Neither D nor C - just sluggish
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I'm an A, so I've gotten a fair dose of both. And honestly, I prefer the C. I get less pain with the C, although I get more bloating and gas. Psychologically, I think I have a stronger association between D and "being sick" - I perceive an episode of D as evidence of a something wrong in a way that I don't with C (if that makes any sense).
I find dealing with D more stressful, too. Running to the bathroom, having to find a bathroom if I'm out, enduring the cramping, etc. With C, all I usually have to do is be patient and eat more IF.
This, of course, is completely my own subjective experience, and not meant to imply that I think C-ers have it easy! 
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-Carol
IBS-A
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I've never been D, so sometimes I'd like to "try" it, if you know what I mean. The only thing I think would be "nice" about being D is that people can understand it better. If you tell someone you have IBS, they assume you're D, and they'll make accomodations for you. They'll get it when you say you can't spend all day on a speedboat or don't feel like going out ... but when you're C and just have a bloated gut and an all-over toxic feeling, you don't get nearly the sympathy. NO, I DON'T WANNA GO ANYWHERE!!! I just want to poop!!!!!
Jennifer
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Jennifer
42 years old
Neither D nor C - just sluggish
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I'm a stable A with D tendencies when I'm not stable.
Being constipated is no picnic, but I'd still choose it over D.
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Good question. I am more IBS-A, so like others, I have my time with both. Honestly, I prefer C - I don't have a job that allows bathroom trips all the time. I can sit and suffer the discomfort of C, even if I have to do so in silence (as much as my stomach would allow anyway). Besides, I think I just feel worse when I have D - more run-down, more sick, more hating my stomach for being what it is.
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I'm 99% of the time D, with a recent episode of C and I hated the C, however, my decision is not based on the C or D it's the UnGodly, gut wrenching, up for hours on end, nauseating, labor pain, PAIN. If I could have D without all the pain, I guess I would have D..........
Just my opinion
Cheryl
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IBS-D, extreme pain and cramping - GERD - lactose/dairy intolerant, OCD, Fibromyalgia
DX: w/ Multiple Sclerosis 3/10
I can do all things through Christ who strenghtens me. Phil 4:13
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Very good question. I was wondering that myself. I am primarily D so the times that I am C are not as debilitating I guess as they are for someone who is a full-blown C. I kind of like when I'm C (in a sick way!) b/c then at least I don't worry about the bathroom so much and have panic attacks when I have to go out. Although C seems terrible too... you never know when you might have to "go" and the discomfort must keep you from enjoying anything. Ahhh....the lesser of two evils 
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Originally IBS-D for a million years!
Then IBS-A, Now a transformed slightly C
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I had a week-long dose of D when I was on antibiotics, and it was great. I know that sounds weird, but C is awful. It's painful, and it makes me feel fat, bloated, and uncomfortable. If I had D instead of C, at least my pants would always fit comfortably. 
And Shandy's right; I think people understand more if you have D. It's something nearly everyone has experienced at one time or another. But when you're "all backed up" with C, most people can't relate to that, and I think it's more embarassing to try to explain!
The grass is always greener on the other side, isn't it? 
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Lisa, IBS-C (Vegan)
Stable since July 2007!
Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)
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That's how I feel, Lisa. I feel so CLEANSED on the rare instances that I'm D, but one thing I forget about is the pain... I could deal with the inconvenience (I work from home and don't get out much), but I'm pretty sure the gut-wrenching pain would get old quickly.
I wonder if the pain from IBS constipation is different from "regular" constipation. I was once constipated from pain meds after surgery and it just wasn't all that bad. Uncomfortable, but not day-wrecking. On my bad days, I can barely function - I hurt all over and just feel awful. 
Jennifer
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Jennifer
42 years old
Neither D nor C - just sluggish
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I wouldn't switch for anything! Though I'm mostly D, I have some C at times as well, and I really hate C. I suspect a horrible episode of C I had about a year and a half ago is when I "tore myself a new one" (I have a fissure). Though it's said that chronic D can create one also.
Being plugged up makes me really, really, really nervous ... and I'm not that way by nature. I can live with the specter of D because I know I'll at least stay cleaned out. That probably sounds weird.... 
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