Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Colonoscopy is tomorrow ADVISE me folks

HI there! Glad the prep info helped. It's a realy tough thing to get through, but once it's over it is such a relief. As for getting stable, well it certainly is an uphill battle. For me, I first got IBS when I was 15 (I'm 23 now). It didn't get in the way of living too much until 2 years ago. I found that the hypnosis tapes helped me dramatically. Check those out, if you can. Also, when it got so bad, I took Lexapro- 10mg. It got me through my roughest times and allowed me to live my life outside of my home! I am off the Lexapro now and doing OK. I've had more bad days than I would like, but I am able to deal with them better. Most of the time they never turn into the full out horrible attacks. So, as for stabalizing, Acacia helped me. (I'm an IBS A) and lots of SF. As for IF, I added that very very slowly. It's rough, but another thing that got me through it was talking with my fiance. I realize some couples don't like talking about digestive issues, but having someone so supportive and willing to listen to me complain or just cry helped a lot--so a therapist has helped lots of people on this site...hope something I said helps...and rely on these boards--it's a huge comfort to know you're not crazy and other people feel the same belly pains you do! Take care!

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