First post, anxiety over urgency
#321329 - 12/30/07 01:13 AM
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Claudie
Reged: 12/29/07
Posts: 27
Loc: Australia
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Hello eveyone, my apologies if this is the wrong place to post and for the yucky details. I have just found this site this afternoon, read everything I could find and ordered Heather's products and books although I am not sure how long they will take to get to Australia. I feel close to tears as I write this as I feel very hopeful (again) but have tried many things before.
I have IBS D, (mostly in the morning, I have had accidents) I've had it for 8 years and been treated in many ways from strong doses of antibiotics (helped for a while)and bile binders to antidepressants (inc Zoloft - didn't help) and lately Colofac and Creon forte (pancreatic enzymes). I'm not taking any of these at the moment but I live on Lomotil and Immodium (on bad days up to 6 tablets of each - they help to slow me down eventually). My specialist has now told me there is nothing more he can do and he isn't particularly interested in my condition anyway! Lately I have been taking Calcium carbonate which is helping with the D but not with the urgency. I am about to try probiotics but have had very bad D when I have tried them before. I have a hypnosis Cd which I am also going to try again - it helps me sleep but doesn't seem to help during the day.
My question is, I am about to go back to my helpful GP as I am over anxious which makes me worse (over the urgency and having accidents) and wonder if anyone has an anti depressant prescribed which has helped them with this. If anyone has found anything that has stopped the urgency I would also like to know.
Some of the diet I have tried before but I will put it all together tomorrow. I'm feeling positive for the first time in ages.
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I have not had any luck with anti-depressents. They make my symptoms worse. The meds doctors give you for this IBS stuff does not help. You are better off eating organic foods and drinking organic milk or Lactaid milk. I am not on this Acacia Fiber diet yet. If you are trying that let me know how it works. Try to relax and stay calm as much as possible. The urgency is from stress I have found. Changing how you view things might help you. I found God when I was first diagnosed with IBS and it changed my life. Over a period of time I got better with my anxiety. I also worked with a Christian counselor for a while. Now I am in Bible Study and I am dealing with my stress much better. I just have to get this IBS stuff under control. Hope you start to feel better soon. HAPPY NEW YEAR! PS. Try Acidophyllus that seems to help some.
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God Bless you all!
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Hi there and welcome. I was diagnosed with IBS at 17 (am now 29), and while it is technically IBS-A, I do tend to swing much more towards D. I started Heather's diet last month and have gradually been improving. The last couple of weeks have been great - up until I cheated a wee bit yesterday and this morning had a BM that was leaning towards D again.  So no more cheating for me. I also take 8 grams a day of the Acacia fiber. It seems to help with regularity most of all - for the last while I've been having a BM just about every day.
I have also had "accidents" so you are definately not alone there. I know it is horrible when it happens. I too have some hope that those days will be past as long as I stick to this plan without cheating!
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IBS-A since age 12, and fructose sensitive; with the exception of my pregnancy, have been following Heather's diet since Nov. 19, 2007.
Taking 12g of Acacia per day. Relatively stable since March 2008!
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