Hi I am new here but certainly not new to IBS  I am a 21 year old female and I can remember suffering from IBS as far back as to when I was 8 years old. I used to get diarrhea pretty much every day, with some foods that seemed to make it flair up such as tomato sauce and maple syrup. When I was about 12 or 13 I went to a GI Dr. and they did all sorts of tests which all came out negative and they slapped me with the label of IBS but there was nothing physically wrong with me. I was told to increase the fiber in my diet and avoid the foods that upset me. I did, and it helped slightly, but I was still scared to eat anything. I went for days without eating and skipping meals became a regular thing for me. Eventually I realized that was not the way to do it and just tried to relax and watch what I eat. Eventually the diarrhea became less frequent, but there was still no rhyme or reason to it. Eventually I was down to diarrhea only 2 or 3 times a week, sometimes, less and was sooo happy! For the past year or so my symptoms have been different. I only get diarrhea sometimes once or twice a week. Sounds great right? Wrong! In place of it I get severe gas and bloated almost every day. I've tried changing my diet, avoiding certain foods... nothing! I've tried all sorts of gas medicines, nothing helps! It's embarassing, disgusting and uncomfortable! I went to another doctor and I seemed to get the run around of come back in a couple of weeks and see if its still happening. Hello- its been this way for the past 2 years- its not going to change in a couple of weeks for no reason!! I don't get it!! Does anyone else face this problem of changing symptoms - gas and bloating and then nothing helping?? What do I do????? PLEASE HELP!! 
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