New Here-near Philadelphia
#135598 - 01/06/05 08:02 AM
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Bre
Reged: 01/05/05
Posts: 13
Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA
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Hello Everyone!
I'm new to this board - just wanted to say hello and that is it so nice to have discovered this message board!! I hope to get to know some of you through our discussions!
Just the basics about me...
I've had IBS now for 5 years. It's gone from bad to worse, to good, and back to bad again...you know how this stuff fluctuates. I live in a suburb outside of Philadelphia, PA. and work for a mutual fund company. I'm married, no kids yet, but a tiny little dog, who might as well be my child.
Btw...I'm curious - does anyone else on here also deal with upper GI problems? I have acid reflux and I'm on a large daily dose of Nexium, which doesn't always help, and I have a LOT of pressure/bloating/burping every day. I need to get back to my gastroenterologist to figure this stuff out. If anyone could shed some light on how this works with your IBS, I would greatly appreciate it.
Have a good day!
Bre
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Hello and Welcome BRE!! Many of us do also suffered from acid reflux and other problems. I take a small dose of pepcid for my acid reflu and that keeps it unders control mostly.
Just an FYI, here in The Living Room is a great place to chitty chat about non ibs stuff. Sure, we all have ibs so it does come up here but for the most advice on IBS stuff, post it in the diet section.
If you want to chat about your dog, as most of us are animal lovers here, this is the place to do it! I noticed you said you didn't have any kids YET, are you think about it? Just curious because there are several girls who are pregnant right now and several of us, myself included, trying to have babies!
Anyway, Welcome to the boards and hope to see you around!
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Hi Michele! Nice to meet you!!
Thanks for the update and how the posts work...I'm still perusing the boards reading everything.
Yes, we want to have kids...we're not actually "trying" right now, but we'll probably start sometime this year. To be honest, my stomach stuff scares me off of being pregnant - although I'll just have to suck it up eventually. We've been married almost 4 years now, just bought a new house, so it's time 
As for my dog - he's my child for now. Actually, he's probably more spoiled than my child will be!! He's a little 5 pound Yorkie/Shih-Tzu mix named Sullivan (we call him Sulley). He has the SWEETEST personality and it's a real cuddle bug and blanket lover just like me. Gotta say...he's definitely the apple of my eye. So all you animal lovers out there-what do you have?
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First of all welcome!!
Second of all I also suffer from acid reflux and I am on Nexium (40 mg a day I believe? Have to look at Rx.) I find that the Nexium is helpful b/c I recently switched to Aciphex for about a week and let me tell ya I was crying for my Nexium. I also have alot of belching and gas everyday. (that is often very loud.  ) My DH says I can beat the best of men in a belching contest, not exactly one of my goals in life.  However, the awful heartburn and reflux of food up to the back of my throat after eating has lessened greatly w/ the Nexium. The GI I see says that my acid reflux is due to a mild hiatal hernia which in turn irritates my tummy and may be a factor to my IBS as well as stress and trigger foods and maybe even food allergies or trauma to tummy during pregnancy. In other words they don't know exactly what causes the IBS. My GI won't fix hernia since it is mild and said I will probably take Nexium for the rest of my life.
Good Luck, maybe you can find some answers from your doc.
Christie
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~Hoping and Praying for Sleep!~
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I have two cats. One is a persian, he is orange and white and FLUFFY and his lower fang sticks out of his mouth so he looks like he is growling all the time but he is just the sweetist thing in the world! His name is Mingus but we call him Big Boy! My other kitty is a short hair grey domestic, she's a bit more wild and likes to go outside, we don't like the other kitty out, he is strictly an indoor guy! The grey kitty is a female and her name is Chloe. I love my kitties so much, they bring me so much joy!
I've been marreid just over 5 years and we bought a house when we first got married. Its a bit small but cozy. Houses in the city are so expensive! We have been "trying" since Febuary and I'm now in the process of my third miscarriage.  However, I'm feeling much better about this as I just scheduled an appt with a RE, they are specialsts in repeat miscarriages and I think she can help me carry a baby to term next time! You will see baby making threads in this forum so feel free to jump in if you are ready, warning-they are usually very frank! We discuss most everything very openly here!! I mean, after talking about our BM's and gas and such, not much else left to be embarrassed about! 
Actually, many women find relief in their IBS when pregnant!!! Especially if you are a D (dirreah). Me, being mostly C (constipation) my C gets worse but some of the other things seems to get a bit better. Hopefully this diet willhelp you get things with your tummy under control so you can start you family!
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Animal lovers
#135636 - 01/06/05 08:52 AM
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Tissy
Reged: 07/15/04
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Loc: Baltimore, MD
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14lb. Yorkie named J.R. and an American Bulldog (75lbs. and growing) named Tinkerbell. I know go ahead and laugh at the names!! My Dh thought it would be funny to call that big brute dog Tinkerbell and everyone would think you were talking about the yorkie. Ha! Ha! Ha!
Christie
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Nice to meet you Christie! I understand the belching! Sometimes my husband looks at me like I'm nuts b/c I have to let it out! I basically always have the pressure and feeling like I have to burp all day every day. Haha - aren't we ladylike  I'm on 80 mg. of Nexium a day. Not a fun problem to have, but I guess after all the stomach junk we deal with with everything else, what's one more problem?
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Your cats sound so adorable - I laughed out loud picturing the little guy with the fang sticking out. My Sulley always has part of his tongue sticking out - that's what drew us to him in the first place. He always looks a little goofy.
I'm SO SORRY to hear about your 3 miscarriages - that is so sad. I do have some hope for you though...a friend of mine has a disorder (can't remember the name) where the fetus can't attach properly to the uterus, so she miscarries...
After dealing with fertility specialists, she has now had 3 kids and is pregnant with her 4th!! There is a silver lining - good luck to you!!
That is SO good to hear that IBS often gets better with pregnancy - I am a "D," as you call it here, so hopefully it will! I need to just suck it up, dive in, and hope for the best. It's not like I can avoid it altogether when I want kids so badly...
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Re: Animal lovers
#135666 - 01/06/05 09:37 AM
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Bre
Reged: 01/05/05
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Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA
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Haha - that is funny! A 14 pound Yorkie?! Wow that is BIG for a yorkie! We were happy when ours got to 5 pounds!
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Welcome to the boards! I also have GERD with my IBS. I take Nexium too- and I think it's the best of the acid blocker lot. It's the only one that's worked for me. Believe it or not, I can't burp! My body just doesn't do that- so I tend to get lots of back and chest pains from trapped gas and if it gets too bad I just throw up. Charming introduction to me, huh?
Anyway, I'm a big time animal fan myself- we have four animals, two dogs, a cat, and a guinea pig. My dogs are Charlie and Cara. They're both turning four relatively soon. Cara is half chow chow and half Chesapeake Bay retriever. She's my princess- she also has IBS. Isn't that funny? Charlie is more my husband's dog, and he's half German Shephard half something low to the ground (Basset hound?) Anyway, his legs are WAY too short for his body. Riley is my cat, he's also four, and he's a Maine Coon Cat. They're my favorite as they are super friendly and snuggly- Riles think's he's a dog actually. He gives kisses to everybody, which makes Cara uncomfortable. And Neil is my guinea pig. He's black and white with a mohawk. He's only 3 months old, and he loves cantelope.
As you can see, I love my animals!
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Re: Animal lovers
#135688 - 01/06/05 10:25 AM
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Bre
Reged: 01/05/05
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Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA
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Don't worry about how nice your first introduction was to me...it's funny, but it's nice to have people who can sympathize with the "bathroom issues" and I like to call it!! Despite all the problems we all have, you have to admit there's something funny about a group of people getting together to discuss their BMs!!!
That is hysterical that your dog has IBS. What are the chances? Maybe she's taking her cues from you - trying to copy Hehe I definitely love my dog more than I ever thought you could - I was never as attached to my family pets growing up as I am to Sulley. I'm trying to talk my husband into getting a friend for Sulley, but he's not having it. He can't imagine having two dogs...but lots of people do! Plus, when they're both only 5 pounds, it's not like they take up much room!!
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I'm glad you found us and I'll look forward to seeing you around the boards!
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Yeah- collectively we have 124 pounds of pets!
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Hello Bre!
#135709 - 01/06/05 10:53 AM
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RachelT
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Loc: Minnesota
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Welcome to the boards... so glad to have you join us!
I am a huge kitty lover and have 2 of my own "fur-babies". Precious (we call him Bubba Boy) is a 15 year old, black and white Turkish Van, with extra long silky fur. I rescued him from a farm that had horrible kids that tried to torture him. He IS most definately the apple of my eye.
My other "child" is a 1 year old calico named Annabelle (Bella for short, aka "the freak") who has taken over the torturing job and keeps Bubba on his toes daily. Not to mention the fact that I'm becomming quite a pro at "motherhood" seeing that I resort to giving her time-outs often.
Speaking of motherhood... My husband and I have joined the "baby-making" group recently. We were married in January of 2004, but have been together for 7 1/2 years. We both feel that raising a child would be an exciting and necessary step for us to take at this time in our lives.
As I said... welcome aboard and I hope to see you around!
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~ Rachel (IBS-C)
If life hands you lemons, make lemonade!!
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Good luck with the diet!
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-Sheri
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Hi,
I am an almost 23 year old college student that lives in Bensalem when not attending school. I have 2 kittens that live with me and as far as I am concerned, they are my kids..lol.
Teresa
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I know that is big for a yorkie but he has papers. And the vet said some yorkies get bigger than others. I guess?? I originally wanted him to be small no more than 7 lbs. b/c I wanted to have another baby and my DH didn't so he got me a small dog that I could hold all the time that would never get to big to hold and cuddle like a baby. But then my DH wanted a "real" dog which to him means BIG. So we got an American Bulldog b/c we visited my brother in Hawaii and he has a male that is 122lbs. w/ a massive head. My DH fell in love and I convinced him to get a female b/c they don't get AS big, generally 90-100lbs. max (still big in my book). So anyway I feel better now that my yorkie is 14lbs. b/c if he were 5lbs. he would have been smushed by now. You should see how rough they play and the yorkie starts it 9 out of 10 times. The bulldog is super sweet though and absolutely wonderful w/ my two girls. I couldn't see my life w/o either one now.
Christie
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Hi! I live actually in Philadelphia, I go to Drexel University. I just got a cat yesterday from a shelter here in the city, she's a cute,sweet calico, but she has a nasty cold and a fever (I took her to the vet this morning and she's on antibiotics now).
Anyways, welcome!
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Friendship is thicker than blood. ~Rent
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Hi Bre, I'm new here too and I'm in Pa.( New Galilee) You've written to me. As for upper GI. Yes I can relate to all that. I had a colonoscopy (without the sound track lol)and also endoscopy. I'm supposed to be on Nexium. Have you had an endoscopy? I developed Barretts Esophagus(can't spell it) it is caused from years of reflux.I get severe gastric distention even in upper stomach. I have an appt today and I'm going to ask for Zelnorm.I finally realized I had Bentyl and it helped the spasms a LOT! But the severe bloat is very uncomfortable not to mention have to have a back-up plan for what to wear to go sing because when I'm that bloated a lot of clothes don't fit.Anyway, I know exactly how you feel I think. I used to drink baking soda water because it will release gas instantly, but it's sooo high in sodium it's realy not a good idea at all so I don't do it anymore. Years ago a doctor gave me these tiny pills you disolve under your tongue for gas. I don't remember what it was but it did work, and quickly.You might ask your doctor about it.
Be Blessed ~ Pat
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Hi Christie, Your dogs sound like a riot! My dog comes home from "Bootcamp" today! She's 1/2 border collie and 1/2 black Lab.She's 5 mo old and weighs almost 40 lbs already. Her name is Grace. Anyway, I've never housebroken a puppy. I had her 2 mo, from 9 weeks to 4 mo and she still wasn't housebroken. A gal who trains puppies agreed to take her for what I could afford. Now it's been 3 weeks, she's been trained for a week and is ready to come home.She has been trained to ring a bell that hangs on the door, and Sherry is giving me the bell.Yep...I'm totally in love with my puppy and it's been a long 3 weeks but will be worth it to not deal with messes. Too bad we can't show off our loved ones **smile**.I don't even know how to put my own picture up.
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#135964 - 01/07/05 05:57 AM
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BL
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I just wanted to say welcome, and thanks for introducing yourself. We're glad you joined in on our discussion. You will find lots of helpful advice here---and hopefully, you will make some new friends too! This is a great group of women (and a few good men.) It is so nice to have others to talk to when your tummy is acting up. We've all been there, so we understand!
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#135976 - 01/07/05 06:54 AM
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Tissy
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If you want to post your pic w/ your board name send it to Casey (atomic rose) she is the official picture poster.
Christie
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Hi Tissy, I did. She must be busy, not feeling well or some other reason. It's not all that inportant. I just like to see what ya'll look like makes it more personel. Anyway, patience is a virtue! I have none so I figure this is good practice! Be Blessed ~ Pat
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Welcome Bre!-nt-
#136440 - 01/08/05 09:06 PM
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Angie113
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Welcome, Bre! I'm attending the University of Pennsylvania, so that also puts me in Philly. And I don't have any pets here, but my family has a terrier back in Baltimore.
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lol!
#139408 - 01/17/05 03:35 PM
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Tinkerbell...that's so funny. My neighbor just got an American Bulldog - I LOVE him, such a cool dog.
I have a beagle and a puggle - Rocco and Emeril They keep me busy!
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