Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | OMG! Well, no wonder! (m)

I looked up Visicol and this is a purgative laxative used to clean out the gut completely before a colonscopy. It took me days and days to get over my colonoscopy cleaning. Sheesh!

Okay, enough ranting and raving. My advice would be to go back to the beginning: Go on the Break The Cycle for 2-3 days - strictly. Very boring but it should soothe everything. Then start adding back in safe protein, some fat, and IF carefully. Try an SFS - I like Heather's Acacia - start at a very low dose and go up slowly.

I'm still not clear in my own mind about whether you're actually C (or even A) or whether you're just a D who's either having a weird patch or reacting to drugs (Valium, Visicol). So more questions:

When you saw the doctor for back pain, were you already on the Valium?
If so, for how long?
Did you think you were constipated or did the doctor just decide that was the cause of the back pain?
How long ago did you take the Visicol?

You might want to consider a different doctor. You can look through this thread and see if there's one in your area. If not, you can post where you live and someone may know a good doctor in your area.

Try asking your mother to read IBS explained for people who don't have IBS. Maybe it will help her understand what's going on with you.

As for school, I'm many, many years out of school, but I was under the impression that students with medical issues were supposed to be treated decently and their needs with regard to schoolwork accommodated as much as possible. Try talking with your Guidance Counselor (if schools still have such a thing) or Principal. Be frank about your health problems (hard, I know) and explain your concerns about graduating. If you're bright enough to be graduating a year early, I imagine you're getting the work done, just not putting in the days.

Last, but not least, DON'T DROP OUT. Assuming you're graduating at the end of this year, you can't have more than another couple of months at most. Besides, I'm pretty sure your mother will yell even more if you drop out.

HTH.

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