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Hello, I am new on this board. I have had "bouts" of IBS since I was a teenager. (They use to call it a "spastic colon" I already know a lot of the foods I can and cannot eat. I also know that stress is a real big trigger for me.
Right now I am having a pretty bad episode. The doctor thought I had diverticulitis as I do have diverticulosis. He ordered a Cat Scan but that showed no signs of diverticulitis. He still has me on antibiotic though.
My questions are these: (1)Can an attack of IBS make your legs feel very weak?
(2)Does it ever give you flu-like symptoms without the joint aches?
(3)Can it make you feel so much pressure down low (in front) you feel like everything is trying to come out?
(4) When the attack is at it's worse, can it cause excess urination?
I know IBS is very indivdualized, but I have never known these to be some of the accompanying symptoms with the pain.
If anyone out there has some answers for me I would definitely appreciate it. Thank you so much
Birdlady2

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