Sorry to hear about all the h*ll you've been through. As for the sonogram, I think the entire instrument is 12 inches. What they inserted was maybe 6-8. I am very sensitive to exams (something that's gotten worse over time) and am usually in pain during my regular exam. This didn't bother me at all. I too was told to drink a lot of water and when I got there, was told I didn't have to do that and I could pee right away before the exam. So make sure you call the place that's doing the procedure and confirm if you have to do that. Because if you don't, you don't wanna put yourself through it.
A lot of IBSers are on anxiety medication. I actually have an anxiety disorder so I take it for both. Even though I rarely feel anxious anymore, I know it does help as i ran out of the prescription for a week and my IBS went to h*ll. So I would talk to the doc about maybe a very low dose.
Are you on birth control? My GYN changed me to the 3 month cycle and my cramps and pain have dimished substantially. I had pre-cancer of the cervix when I was about 26 and had to have surgery. I don't recall having any issues with not being able to insert a tampon. Basically I had no symptoms at all and thank God for annual pap smears.
It's good that you've had all these tests done as there is no test for IBS. It does sound like you do have it. I would hang in there with the diet, try to control the anxiety and not let it limit your life (I know, easier said than done, been in your situation many times). One thing that has helped me tremendously is calcium carbonate. If you do searches you'll find more information. It's done wonders for my D. Instead of going 10 times, I go once a day or every other. It's been fantastic. I've even cheated a little without consequence. Unfortunately, it doesn't do anything for the pain of an attack. I was doubled over for two days last week in gut-wrenching pain, but there was only one brief episode of D and I didn't take anything to stop it.
I wish you the best of luck in figuring out what's going on. Those of us with more than one condition always have a harder time figuring out how the conditions interact and what symptoms are from what. Good luck.
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