Hi folks. This is my first post on this board. I have a question. I have noticed many college students on here. I am a college student as well. I am 28, and up until last July, I had no idea what IBS was. I never suffered any problems in my life ever.
Then, my Senior year in college hits, classes become muderous (at 19 hours/semester) and the stress peaks, and low & behold, the bowls freak out on me. I have read every post on this message board. I read the dietary plans listed, and today after suffering with this problem for almost 6 months, I read this site and went to the store and bought some Fibercon.
I noticed some people have different forms of IBS? My syptoms are bad at times but my life is somewhat manageable. Constipation and bloating are my main problems. I used to run about 12-15 miles per week and lift weights it seemed like 5 days a week. Recently, I get lucky if I'm not suffering from IBS and can maybee squeeze in a 1 mile jog. Being bloated and constipated is a serious hamper on someone who used to be in the gym 6 days a week. But now I will go 1-2 weeks on a IBS spell, then it goes away for about a week, then comes back and forth, and back and forth. Some weeks when the stress is low, I can go 2 weeks no problems and life is normal, but this is finals week and guess what? GAS!!!! CONSTIPATION AND LOTS OF IT  Sometimes it feels like someone places a clamp on the bottom of my upper intestine preventing anything from moving.
So my main question is, should this Fibercon stuff improve my cycles greatly, or just a little? What can I expect to see over the next few weeks, months etc? Taking these pills for the rest of my life is no big deal just as long as it fixes the problem. Also, is it possible to get back on a normal BM cycle and go off the suppliments if everything is working properly in the bowels? If these fiber pills can restore me back to my old self again, then I'll take them as long as I have to. Also, I have heard mixed opinions on coffee. I could have swore I read that coffee is not a factor with IBS, then a poster on this site said it was. I was in the Navy for 5 years and all sailors drink tons and tons of coffee. I drink so much coffee my friends jokingly say things like "that guy must have been breast fed on folgers." Hehehe I drink about a pot a day. Yah yah I know, not healthy...dont lay into me for it. Is it that important to quit coffee to fix IBS?
Your replys are greatly appreciated.
Edited by John (11/29/03 01:29 AM)
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