When I was first diagnosed with irritable bowel, I was experiencing D and cramping ect...that started me on the path of diagnosis. It took most of a year to finally have all of the tests completed, but the end result was IBS. It took me another 2 years to stabilize, and then almost 8 years of eating what I wanted and never thinking about food or my digestive system.
Two years ago, my body said "uh-uh!" Like the initial onset so many years before, I was under pretty tremendous stress for an extended period of time and my gi tract didn't respond well. However, upon return I was a horrid C. Once again, the battery of tests was run and the conclusion was IBS. I found this site during that time, and have now almost stabilized again.
Stress is my biggest trigger...soooo my conclusion is that my body will only tolerate so much before it rebels. In my case, that means uncontrollable bowel problems. This past year, I learned that extreme stress (ie. rushing my child to the emergency room) will send my C to immediate D in no time flat. My gut takes the brunt of whatever is going on in my life.
You can be stable for years. I have been. But, life inevitably throws us a few curves, and my digestive tract expresses what my entire body feels. I'm learning that a mild antidepressant goes a long way for me to keep things in check.
I don't understand it. But I've had a very, very similar experience thus far. My original diagnosis was in '92.
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