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Re: Getting the IBS diagnosis       02/04/05 12:12 PM Edit Reply Quote LittleFox Reged: 04/15/04 Posts: 503 Loc: California I had been suffering from constipation for about 15 years. My Cardiologist suggested Colace to help me out. It worked for a while, but as I got older (in my thirities) I had to add prune juice and over the counter stimulants. I suffered with this for 3-4 years more; then I decided to see a GI. I got two opinions before accepting this diagnosis. The first GI gave me an "educated" guess. The second gave me a Colonoscopy, stool testing, blood work and many other tests to rule out anything but IBS. After the test results returned with an "all clear", I accepted the diagnosis. Although I have not had an "attack" for six months now, I still do not consider myself normal or stable. If I get a cold - IBS will flare up, if I get stressed - IBS will flare up; so forth and so. I just consider myself as being "attack free" for six months and hope it continues. Hope this helps a little. Lene -------------------- God never promised life would be easy, but he did promise to provide a way out! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator

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