Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Worst Attack Ever.....

Can I tell you that I had a really bad attack on Monday night too! I have been taking Bentyl for a couple of months now and can honestly say that I've not had a "bad" attack in months. I still get my hormonal IBS flare ups but even they haven't been as bad as in the past. Anyway I had penne pasta with sauce, no meatballs on Sunday. Had no problems. Had leftover penne pasta with sauce AND a small chocolate mint square for desert. Within in 1hr I was in such an attack that I too sat on the toilet forEVER. The bad part about it was, I had to take my boys to the dentist at 7pm. So I made it about 2 miles, stopped at a gas station, drug the boys in the store with me and I went there. I then made it about 4 more miles to the dentist and went at the dentist office. At this point my body was shaking. It was AWFUL. We then proceeded to go home and I made it about 2 miles again and stopped at the Dairy Queen. Came home and climbed into bed with my clothes on. I was so exhausted and uncomfortable.

So I can relate to the driving thing. There's nothing worse than having that feeling. I try to calm myself by saying there's always a place to stop (even if it is a disgusting gas station)at that point who cares. I'm assuming it was the spagehetti sauce but who knows cause I had it the night before without a problem. I had about 10 chocolate mint squares two weeks ago without problem. Maybe it was the combo of the two. Who knows. Who can figure out IBS anyway!
All we can do is thank God for our "good days" and live life with IBS and accept it. It makes it worse when you stress over it. We recovered from our bad attack. Yes it was awful when it was happening but just remember it's not a permanent thing. I did feel a bit uneasy the next morning but got back to my normal eating by lunch time.

It is nice to know that we can all relate isn't it? I love these boards for that reason. Take care and I hope you can go another three weeks without a bad attack

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~~~Lisa~~~

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