Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: How long/ or have you been re-evaluated

The tests for IBS don't need to be done over again IMHO. You don't now suddenly develop chrones, colitis or Celiac's when you were found negative before. So you shouldn't have to be tested again for those things if negative once on the upper and lower GIs and blood tests. But you can go back to a GI to talk about present symptoms and what might be done for them. The problem is they only have drugs to give you and they only work nominally for most people or not at all for others- like me. So my GI doc has nothing to do for me anymore until a new drug that might work comes out.

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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!

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