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Okay I've read about Mr Whippy's and water and explosive and volcanic D but Mc Nuggets and burrito's!?!?! You are SO descriptive. Actually I've done the same thing with DH and with a friend and picked their brains about their loo habits  DH seems to have as much problem as me minus the crippling pain that goes along with my IBS and my friend wasn't much better but again said that she experiences no pain with her D. I on the other hand have cramping pain 24 hours a day, which can near hospitalise me during an attack and I think I "swing" a little more than DH or my friend. I can be C one morning and 2 hours later am a running tap My friend and DH said they don't have that quite so much and their idea of D and mine differ a lot. I think "normal" is sometimes D while they consider it "normal". I think a major separating factor between having it and not though is the amount of pain and discomfort it causes the particular person. And coming from an A who suffers mostly D I disagree that it's easier to get D under control. Mine's permanently out of control no matter what I do 
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I've questioned IBS and non IBS friends and family about poop too-and was stunned to know they can't feel it traveling through their guts at all times. I know when my D hits, it's agony, and so is the C. I can literally go from marbles of freaking GLASS to "eau de fesse" in a few hours. And then not go at ALL the next day.
Things change so swiftly and completely in the matter of a week...For example, this week I was C for 3 days, got soft and then water within day, and the next morning was compacted and had to force it out. Today,we have garter snakes AND marbles. It's soooo weird. Tomorrow I'm expecting water again. Yuch.
Yes, we study poop, but we have odd ones. We A's never know what the heck to expect!! 
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I've questioned IBS and non IBS friends and family about poop too-and was stunned to know they can't feel it traveling through their guts at all times. I know when my D hits, it's agony, and so is the C. I can literally go from marbles of freaking GLASS to "eau de fesse" in a few hours. And then not go at ALL the next day.
Things change so swiftly and completely in the matter of a week...For example, this week I was C for 3 days, got soft and then water within day, and the next morning was compacted and had to force it out. Today,we have garter snakes AND marbles. It's soooo weird. Tomorrow I'm expecting water again. Yuch.
Yes, we study poop, but we have odd ones. We A's never know what the heck to expect!!
What's your treatment strategy? Just curious.
My scenario is different, if you go through this C to D and back every few days. My pendulum swing is longer. I can be normal (with very firm stools and few symptoms besides some gas and a mild discomfort) for a couple weeks or more, then suddenly for no known reason (LIKE TODAY!) I wake up with the urge to go, and it is repeated over and over. The first is firm, then it gets looser and looser since that poo is not yet ready to go, but the contractions bring it forward.
I am so scared and upset when this happens because I feel no control. I do everything by the book.
1. I eat the soluble fiber diet. No coffee, caffeine, alcohol, read meat. I am very disciplined, except for a lapse when I ate store-made oatmeal cookies!
2. I take plenty of fiber supplements every day.
3. I take Bentyl every day.
4. I take Paxil every day.
5. I am on a spiritual path and I do my best to stay calm and forgive others.
6. I am in a solid relationship with someone who loves me a lot.
7. I've done the 100 Day Audio Hypnotherapy series once, and am doing it again.
8. I ride an exercise bike 45 minutes per day to work off any body tension. I also go to a fitness club every second day.
I do thank God I have periods of relative normal functioning, but then it just changes and I cannot figure out why.
I think I have done what most of traditional medicine says to do. Now I am going to research some other things, although this leaves a person open to con artists. I would never buy some pill advertized on the internet to CURE IBS. Oh, sure....if that was true, it would be in every drug store and on the evening news!
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if anything metamucil made things worse!!! acacia has caused me to be mostly stable except when I'm on antibiotics or really screw around with my diet!
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Dairy Allergic
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Gerry!!!
#191506 - 07/04/05 01:22 PM
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I haven't been around much but I am so sorry to hear about your husband and I dont' know who told you you complain too much- never feel like you can't post- that is the purpose of this board.. I have been too busy to be online much and since my IBS is basically under control finally thanks to things I learned here.. checking in every so often for a few minutes works for me for now... when I have time I'll go back to reading every post and trying to help others like people here helped me when I was dealing with much worse things then I am now...
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Hi Anthem,
First, I have to say you look like my younger brother!   GREAT guy (2nd only to hubby) 
IBS A. most of the time I am a C. But then a few times a year...I get D. And then RIGHT AWAY (usually within an hour or two after the D is over)I become C again. It is AWFUL! I have had IBS since I was FIVE. The pain used to get so bad the only things that would make the cramps/gas stop was to vomit...which I did unvoluntarily!
Nowadays I am doing better but not perfect. I have been to oodles of docs...I have a GREAT naturopath (in the desert actually as well!) and he is SO helpful. The most helpful thing for me though has been to remove offensive foods. Gluten, dairy, sugar, animal protein are the WORST!
Have yo done an elimination diet?
It is VERY interesting to me that you have a pattern happening where you get D around the same time eahc month. I would journal! i know guys don't get PMS...but they do get something (read this somewhere) and I wonder if ti effects your bowels? Just a thought...
Great that you're posting...hope you feel well soon!
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He he. It's just my friends who think I'm odd when I say "hey can we talk about poo for a bit" DH doesn't mind so much answering my questions. He's kinda used to my life being all about food and poop (what a combo!). Actually I had a major D attack this morning. NOT happy. I thought by going GF I finally had a major answer but now I'm not so sure It's not something I ate but I've drunk loads of Benadryl for my cold and stress and coughing and swallowing all that gunk for the last 3 days probably hasn't helped. Sadly I think sometimes we are doomed to have attacks no matter what we do 
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I have tmj, I get REALLY bad headaches from it and my jaw muscles get very sore. It has to be diagnosed by a dentist and you can get a night guard appliance to wear to help you from grinding or clenching. A heating pad works wonders too.
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I wore the nightguard for about 2 years and then I got lazy and haven't worn it in over a year...but I haven't had any problems lately. I catch myself clenching my jaw for no reason all the time!
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I am an IBS-A and have read so many posts on this board even though I don't post that often. From what I have read here, in books, and other websites, it seems that there are many people who can't function b/c they have such severe pain or diarrhea and then there are those who are able to control their IBS quite easily. I would consider you a 5 on a scale of 1 to 10, much like myself. For people like us, IBS doesn't stop our lives but it does hinder it on a regular basis. We have a daily fight but we're still able to fight back. It's frustrating but the one thing I have learned is that there are no concrete answers for IBS sufferers.
I do agree with the others. My diarrhea has been much more manageable with the acacia. Now I only fear what my life would be like without it. Hope this helps some!
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