My job is completely incompatible with IBS. I am in sales, and spend most of my day either in the car or meeting with prospective clients. As one can imagine, this leaves little opportunity for bathroom usage. The worst are dinner meetings I am expected to go to. The "vegetarian" meal at the last one was cheese tortellini with alfredo sauce. Nightmare! There is not the option of not eating it while you are sitting at a table with ten other people you are trying to network with. Needless to say I had to embarrassingly run out 5 minutes before the speaker was finished and made a beeline for the bathroom. My IBS has definately affected my work performance as of late, but I do think the stress of my job has contributed to the worsening symptoms, so it's just a vicious cycle
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Re: What does everyone here do for a living and how does IBS affect your work?
