Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Where is your pain???

I have an appt. with a Dr. in NYC on the 18th. She is an IBS specialist at New York Presbyterian at the University of Columbia and Cornell. She charges a fortune ($250-$600 for consultation) and doesnt take my insurance but I probably have spent thousands in hospital bills and co-pays over the years. I figure if anyone can rule out everything and diagnose me with IBS it will be her. I have a feeling I'm going to be in the same boat as you are. "Cant find anything...you must have IBS" Unfortuneatly, the IBS diet doesnt work for me. The more crap I eat (fast food, ice cream, cookies, pizza, pasta..etc.) the better I am. SO I dont know what I'll do!!!

Is your pain directly associated with bowel movements?
Do you ever feel a burning? If I were to point out where the pain is on a diagram it would probably be in the transverse colon...the part that goes across your body. I dont know if that is a part of IBS..
Hey...if you feel pain in your chest, isnt that some kind of reflux?

steph

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