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Hiya laura
I've been doing well following heathers plan, to start with there were still quite a few bad days but I've been fairly stable lately, not had a D attack since early August (touch wood ha ha) so seems to be doing the trick for me! I've had IBS since I was 12 and am now nearly 25 so its certainly been a long process! How bizarre your going to Crawley, I was meant to be going this weekend but I've gotta work sunday now so the plans kinda went out the window! However the girls and I have planned an all singing all dancing night out in Crawley next weekend instead! So where are you planning on going, do you know Crawley well? If you want any advice on places to go let me know. Have fun!
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Hiya Susie,
Glad to hear you are doing well on the the plan, I think there definitely seems to be something to it, even just having an idea of how the blimmin thing works/what sets it off is so valuable. After 4 years of fairly moderate symptoms day to day I have just been 'properly' diagnosed with IBS after a bug that I got in August which has knocked my tum for six ever since. Even though the specialist was very nice and sympathetic he didnt even attempt to offer any kind of advice of what I could do going forward! I've got to say thank god I stumbled across this site and I know feel educated enough to know what to do - I hate to think what kind of a state I'd be in otherwise - probably hibernating or continuously attached to the loo I guess!
I'm actually fairly embarrassed to say that I am being dragged out to Crawley to got to er... Bingo! I've only ever been once but a friend of mine loves it so a few of us are going up there for 'support', should be interesting! I'm just hoping my guts will stay under control, there's nothing like a good bit of IBS anxiety to mess up an evening! I dont know Crawley at all actually, though my friend actually comes from round those parts so she should be a bit more knowledgeable!
Well, I hope you end up having a good weekend even though you've got to work. If you ever fancy a chinwag just give me a shout, I don't know about you but I don't know anyone personally who suffers from IBS and it's really refreshing and comforting to talk to others who go through the same thing, makes me feel a bit less freakish!
Have a good one
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HI! This is my first RE. I just happened to notice reading thru that alot of people are from the UK and I saw you are from N. IL, USA; ME TOO! If it's OK, where-bouts'? I'm in Rockford. I can do some carrots. I get bored with applesauce and pretzels real fast and am allergic to honey, can't tolerate soy etc. etc. etc. How boring and frustrating. Anymore snack ideas (especially for travel?). Thanks.
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Hi Laura
Bingo sounds fun lol, actually one of my friends loves her Bingo she takes her nan every saturday to the Crawley Gala Bingo. My IBS started off the same way after a stomach bug and never really recovered, its hard because not only are you dealing with the physical symptons of being permanently stuck on the loo theres all the anxiety issues that go hand in hand with it too. I think that they are actually harder for other people to understand than the actual IBS itself.
I do have one friend with IBS but not on the same scale as what mine is or has been but I've found over the years you find out who your real friends are, many didn't understand why I turned down nights out and gave up on me but I can truly say that all the friends I have now are true friends who understand me and who I couldn't live without!
If you wanna keep in touch my email is susieannah@hotmail.com, have a good night at bingo, fingers crossed you win something!!!!
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