Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: start talking about IBS !!!

That's great Kenneth. I am very open about it. I used to try and not tell people but then I decided it was nothing to be ashamed of. Last year I had to take my neice to a softball tourney, and I was soooo worried I would have to disappear for a while so my sister and mom told a couple of the other moms and when I went to the game they were asking me questions because they knew other people with it. My husband told a coworker about my problem and his wife called me because she thought she had it. I got her to go to the GI and because of my encouragment they found out she has Crohn's. I come from a long line of GI problems on my Dad's side so I try to talk to my uncles about it. When I first started working here I tried to keep it quiet but when my two male bosses started questioning my doc appointments (was I sick or ok) I told them, more to shut them up and now one is always asking me questions. I do think talking about it helps, you find good GI docs, good medications, and I tell everyone about Heather's books and this site.

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Laurie

Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission - Eleanor Roosevelt

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