I went to a GI specialist (at Crohn's and Colitis Medical Clinic) and I did explain all that including waking me up at night with pain (mostly due to painful gas, but sometimes with BM). I haven't had colonscopy (or whatever you may call it yet) due to limited insurance right now. (Visit by itself cost me $300) but he seemed to rule out imflammatory diseases (he did do some anal exam to check if there was blood there..) Endometriosis was ruled out by my gyno and the gyno is the one who referred me to the GI specialist. (Mine is hormone based. I don't get IBS attacks at all the 1st phase of my cycle and they start a few days after ovulation and stops again a couple of days before my period, so the IBS potential each month is about a week and a half. I am much more revved up and rather on high gear (a bit agitated even or sometimes really anxious) during the IBS period, so it all makes sense.)
So you guys don't get pain in the middle of the night? I was certain many people did. My IBS does not care if the sun is up or not, it moves when it wants to and I so far have no control over the timing of it. I used to use a little massage board under my back before I go to sleep (for tight back and shoulders) but I quit doing that since it seem to start the instestinal movement and sometimes cause me to wake up at night also. I am useless at work in the daytime when I get my sleep interrupted at night. I only get the pain every 3 days or so at night, but it is still annoying. I have been listening to the audio 100 so hopefully, it calms down my overactive instestines.
Anyway, I take Citricel powder, usually twice a day (before breakfast and before dinner) and take Equalactin before lunch if I remember it. I got Acacia from Heather but I am planning to finish the full bottle of Citricel before moving onto hers.
I am amazed at how well peppermint tea works. My GI doctor gave me anti-spastic medicine (Nulev) but it makes me feel loopey and peppermint tea I think works as well or better, without any side effects. I just need to make the tea strong enough though. (I put two bags in one cup for daytimes and 3 bags in one cup at bedside for any emergencies.)
One thing you mentioned that I should be doing is drink more water! The weather has cooled down a bit here and I know I haven't been drinking as much fluid.
Thanks!
T
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