Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Please hang in there....

nonstop nausea and diarrhea don't really fit the bill for IBS, even if they haven't found anything else wrong with you. I know it's not a fun propsect, but I'd continue to try and find a doctor who can get to the bottom of this. It may not even be a GI thing, but something else that's an underlying problem and is causing GI symptoms. A good general internist might have some ideas here, since the GI docs aren't coming up with anything.

I would avoid the Citrucel on the chance that the citric acid is making you worse - try Benefiber or Acacia instead. See how some strong hot peppermint, fennel, chamomile, or ginger tea makes you feel - it should help.

The doc who wrote you off as "just IBS" because you were assaulted as a child is wrong. First of all, the link between child abuse and IBS is not clear. Second of all, no matter what the underlying factors that lead to the development of IBS. the disorder itself is a physical disturbance, not psychological, and needs to be treated as such. In other words that guy is a jerk and you need a much better, more sympathetic, and clued-in doctor.

Best of luck,
Heather

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