Will this end??? HELP.
#336658 - 10/02/08 10:56 AM
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sindi
Reged: 10/02/08
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Hi guys im new to the site but i have had ibs for 9 years, after i got my first encounter with depression. I have just moved to Europe from Africa for two years of college but in the 1 month that i have been here my stomach has swung out of control and worse still it now has a soundtrack to go with the drama. The noises are really loud and very embarassing coz they sound like im farting. I have started avoiding to attend class coz of the noise and the nicknames i think im getting e.g the black girl from Africa who farts. This is the one opportunity i have been given and now im so low im thinking of going back to Africa. I took a cleansing laxative before i left home because i had been feeling very gassy but there was no noise then.The last four months had also been really stressful because of my travel preparations. I had a flu when i got here and from then on its been the Sydney Opera House for me!Im not sure anymore what is causing it.
Does anyone of have any suggestions for me? Will the noises end? Two years in a foreign country with an embarassing name tag isnt really looking attractive to me right now.The pain and cramps i had learnt to get used to and manage but this is bewildering. I really need help. I am 24 and hoping to get me a good man and settle down but how do you find a man when you have a wayward stomach? My other problem is in trying to get the different treatments for IBS gas advised on this site. I am in Denmark and trying to translate to the Pharmacists is proving to be a nightmare.
I am so grateful for this site because its really helping me with my homesickness and misery! I just need someone to tell me this wont be forever.Thanks for listening.
God bless.
Sindi
IBS-gas and D 9years
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Try keeping food in your stomach at all times.Munch on fresh white bread or pretzels.Try finding what you need on the internet instead of the pharmacists.Someone here on the site may be able to help you by sending you what you need.Let us know what you are needing but do try the bread it helps calm my stomach whenever it rumbles.
As far as the people around you,do you have any friends?Explain to them what is going on.And during class make a joke about skipping breakfast and being really hungry.If you say nothing they will think the worst so I hope that helps.
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IBS-D since 1999...mostly stable..i do cheat too.Bad me.
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Hi Sindi
I'm so sorry that your feeling so down just now. It can't be easy being so far from home with IBS. But please hang on in there. I work with a lot of international students and the first wee while is always tough on them but afterwards they do just fine.
Are there any IBS support groups in your area that you could join? I'm sure there must be some IBSErs in Denmark.
Cary
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Also I'm so impressed that your going to grad school. It's so tough to get into to the schools especially if your applying from abroad.
Strangely enough I've just had a Danish student start in our grad program. I had a awful time trying to work out his GPA . Apparently Danish schools don't put dates on the transcripts and they have this insane marking system called the 7 skala yet your give a mark out of twelve. LOL
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Hi Sindi, I wanted to let you know I really sympathise with what you´re going through. I am also 24; my IBS developed whilst at university. I´m now living abroad (I´m from the UK) so I know how tough that can be in itself - but probably even more so for you because the weather, people, surroundings etc. must be so different from back home. But it really makes sense to me that your IBS should be particularly bad at this time of upheaval and readjustment - I find that changes in location and circumstances usually have some effect on my IBS. So keep thinking positive - it could well be that once you feel more calm, settled and at home in your new surroundings, your symptoms will improve.
As for the dreaded noises, I know that can be really embarrassing! When I worked in an office I was thankful for the background hum of the computers, which drowned out the gurgling! It´s good that you are going to try the fibre and bread, hopefully this will improve things, but in the meantime, maybe the best thing is to make a joke out of it, assure people it is not what they think it is and laugh it off. But if some rather sad, childish individuals are really thinking/saying unkind things about you, well then I would say they are not worth knowing anyway. Remember that the IBS have absolutely nothing to do with who you are as a person, and I imagine that most sensible people would be understanding about this.
Finally, remember that you are doing a very brave thing by moving to another country to study, so congratulate yourself! And although it isn´t easy, it will probably be worth it in the end - what you remember when you look back in a few years time won´t be the IBS, but rather, the friends you made, inspiring teachers you had, the interesting experience of living in another culture, etc. So hang in there, and keep trying out recommendations from these boards - hopefully something will help.
All the best to you, Charlotte
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