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Carrie, I take it you have not had a colonoscopy? So you don't have a definite diagnosis of IBS then?

Are you so doubled over in pain that you have to hang onto the furniture to keep from falling over? And the cramps are all the way "down there"? When you go to the toilet, are they just little poops accompanied by a little pee that gives a little tiny relief, but only temporarily?

I don't mean to worry you more, but I would go to the doctor immediately. The hell with the insurance. Your health is TOO IMPORTANT to fool around with. If those are your symptoms, it could be diverticulitis. That's what happened to me. Finally, I was so sick, I had to have my hubby take me to the hospital. They gave me a catscan that showed I had diverticulitis. It came as a total surprise; I had no idea that I had diverticuli at all -- and it had become infected (thus, diverticulitis). It's treated with a course of antibiotics until the infection is gone. But you need to see a doctor to first get a diagnosis and second get the antibiotics.

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