First diagnosis was almost 15 years ago. I saw three different doctors only because I moved from GA to OK at the time. The doctor that diagnosed did the stool samples, blood samples, colonoscopy ect...He pulled me off caffeine, bc pills and put me on antispasmodic and a muscle relaxer. I stabilized and stayed that way for a very long time.
This last bout was triggerd a couple of years ago - once again major life changes going on, so I know stress is my biggest trigger. I saw an internal med guy whose initial treatment was based on my original diagnosis. When I got worse, he referred me to a gastro guy. Gall bladder ultrasound, full set of upper and lower GI xray series will small bowel follow thru, followed by small bowel biopsy and colonoscopy....all my insides working fine. The doc thinks I picked up a gastritis situation that triggered me this last time. I'm still trying to stabilize...that has been ongoing for most of two years. I am better today, thanks to this site, but still have to be careful what I eat, drink water, stay moving, do the SFS...you are familiar with my posts.
Personally, I expect my IBS will always be with me and probably worssen as I get older simply because of life-stress and the way my body handles it. I come by this honestly from my dad's side of the family, and on my mom's side I have lost 4 aunts and uncles to some type of gastrointestinal cancer and have and aunt and uncle living today who have both undergone chemo and surgery for colon cancer. I just accept it and do what I know I must to stay as healthy as possible.
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