What do you think caused your ibs?
#358661 - 05/15/10 03:58 PM
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Did it come on following a period of stress, did you get it after returning from holiday, did it come due to junk food etc?
Just thought it would be interesting to see what the indirect causes may have been.
For me, I already had chronic fatigue syndrome, i kept eating junk food and then developed constipation, i continued to eat junk and developed ibs. It was junk food for me.
Edited by ibsKiller (05/15/10 04:00 PM)
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Kids...... 
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IBS-D since 1999...mostly stable..i do cheat too.Bad me.
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tee hee hee, funny Dragonfly!!!!! 
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The only confirmed cause of IBS is GI infections. Hereditary is a know dispositions to IBS. Beyond that there are no other known causes although there are likely to be a number of them. There is no evidence that food, even junk food, is a cause. Chronic fatigue (CFIDS) co-occurs with IBS fairly frequently. I had it too.
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My doc told me it was post-infectious IBS, and I'm inclined to believe her. (She was a good doctor, and I wish she hadn't moved away.) However, touchy stomachs run in my family, so I was probably already pre-disposed.
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I had a major GI tract infection after living in Italy for 3 months on exchange and was eating and drinking unpasturized dairy products and foods my tum was not accustomed to at all. I came home very ill. Plus touchy tums run in my family. On top of migraines and arthritis and hiatle hernia - guess I'm just "lucky" to get all the family hands down genetically!
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I honestly believe it was antiobiotics that caused my IBS. Starting from age 10 until I turned 27 I suffered from at least 2 strep throat infections a year. At 27 I had my tonsils removed. The strep infections stopped but not my IBS. 
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My mom has it, so I was already pre-disposed, but she has D, not C like me. Mine started after a week-long trip to France. I came back miserable, my biological clock was completely screwed up. It was all downhill from there. It probably didn't help that a doctor I saw upon my return told me to "eat yogurt" and then another told me to "eat more fiber". Yeah.......
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I have a bunch of causes:
1. Hereditary - my great-grandfather also had IBS and also a longer-than-usual colon (which unfortunately I also have, confirmed by a GI doc after a colonoscopy). According to my mom I've always been prone to C even as a kid (no pain or bloating back then)
2. Antibiotics - I was a sickly child and I was on some sort of antibiotics (usually penicillin) at least 2-3 times a year. I had a good doctor who was very cautious about not prescribing them too often but these were the times when I really needed them. I've had it all - flu, pneumonia, even a scarlet fever (3x).
3. Lifestyle - we always ate fairly healthy at home, meaning regular balanced meals. Junk food such as soda, chips, candy were only a treat rather than a part of my daily diet. I didn't feel the need to overeat and was always pretty skinny. When I was 16 my gynecologist decided it wasn't normal that my periods weren't regular and put me on a hormone pill which really increased my appetite. I would buy cookies or chips on the way home from school and just eat the whole bag in one sitting. Not only I gained 15 pounds in 2 months but I also think this sudden junk food increase was harsh on my digestive system.
At the age of 17 I started noticing my distended belly but I thought I just needed to lose weight (not really at 130lbs and 5'9"). By the time I was 21 the pain, big C, and bloating were stuck with me. That's when I started looking into causes, go the the doctors' and eventually got diagnosed with IBS.
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ANTIBIOTICS!
I swear they are the devil lol. I've always had a nervous stomach but my gassy and frequent bowel movements sped up dramatically after a couple of rounds of antibiotics for strep, yeast and acute bronchitis. I honestly believe that antibiotics have killed my gut and probiotics don't replenish them because they never make it past your stomach into your intestines alive. So don't believe the probiotic hype.
We are stuck with this "functional disorder" aka "imaginary sickness" for the rest of our lives sad to say.
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For me I am pretty sure it was stress. A lot of which came from my husband being deployed overseas and caring for our twin toddlers alone during those 15 months. Also school, making money to cover bills, marriage issues resulting from the extended separation, etc, etc, etc. One day I just got an upset stomach and it never stopped. It is about 4 years later and I am desperate and depressed at this point. Also very angry at times. But then I check myself because I know it could always be worse. My family is not very open about their health issues so I guess it COULD be genetic, but I will never know.
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I took antibiotics about four years ago and had stomach problems right after that. They went away, or changed. I had food poisoning last summer and been having "IBS" since.
Oh yeah, stress. I'm a caregiver for my mother and uncle who are mentally ill. I've always had anxiety and depression as well.
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I just joined this message board forum. I am desperate to find help for my 20 year old daughter. She also started with IBS systems at age 17. Had many many tests done and could find nothing wrong with her. When she gets a bad attack of IBS she will look like she is five months pregnant and in so much pain. I was wondering what you have found that helps the best with these systems.
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Donna, you will find much more help on the diet board at the top of the page. Good luck.
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