I have two that are running neck and neck, vying for the worst. One was many yrs ago, at my inlaws house. I didnt yet know that certain foods triggered IBS, and I ate something they made (they tend to make greasy, unhealthy food, which is why I dont visit them anymore.)
I felt the stabbing pains coming on, and asked if I could go lie down upstairs. 30 mins later, It Really Began. I kept running to the bathroom tohave the runs, alternating with turning green and heaving with threatened vomiting. Finally after an hr of this, I collapsed on the bed and the pains started again. My husband came up then and I was temporarily insane...I wanted to do ANYTHING to make it stop..I grabbed the window curtain and God help me I wanted to jump out and die. That was in 1993 and I will never forget that one.
The second worst was in a shopping mall after Christmas in, I think, 2000. That was the 2 hour public bathrm experience from Hell that forced me to FINALLY do something! I waited the attack out, dealt with it as best I could in a publ bethrm with ppl banging on the door wanting to know when I would be done (argh)...I marched across to Waldenbooks, asked for ANY books about IBS, and found Heather's book. I sat down in the mall to read it and learned what I now look back on as my moment of truth: high fat foods will be the main trigger. That day I cut out high fat foods and began smaller portions, and have not had an attack since. I also do other things like exercise, drink plenty of water, dont eat late at night, etc
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What was your worst IBS attack like?
