Hi,
I hope this won't be taken the wrong way by anyone, but I have personally tried everything under the sun and get no results so I have been there, (other than from a harsh laxative like dulcolax, which the GI Dr says DO NOT use as it creates dependency) Anyway back to my point, there are other problems you could have aside from or including IBS. So, in my mind, if you feel like you have tried everything having given it sufficient time to work, and the only purpose it serves is to bloat you, build up and make you sick and you will not budge, you should go back to the Dr because it isn't right. I am being sent to Mayo (in Scotts) for this exact reason, to have motilty testing. You should be aware that there are conditions, neuro and auto immune diseases that sometimes appear as IBS in the beginning, maybe even for years (which it looks like *might* the case for me) I have been told by 2 GI Dr's, "You have IBS, that's IT" but it's turning out that is is certainly not the only thing I have. Sometimes the Dr's are wrong  (you can't tell them though, lol) I've been diagnosed with a nerve disease that normally appears with MS or Lupus. I have been made to feel like a hysterical housewife for 2 years now. Thankfully, I found a nicer PCP who sent me to a sharp ENT for a persistant ear pain and swollen glands, which he determined NOT an infection, but a nerve disorder, then from there to a good neurologist who has begun some serious testing. Fortunately it looks like MS is probably not the case, so they are moving on to some auto immune diseases, like Lupus. All this has coincided with my GI Dr finally exhausting his measures and sending me to Mayo. I just knew that drinking any more goop or ingesting any more fiber of any kind was not helping and adding more wasn't going to help because my intestines for whatever reason just aren't functioning right.  So hang in there, and remember, if something doesn't feel right, it usually isn't!
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Re: Still need help! (Please don't let this get bumped down!)
