Re: POLL: Describe your IBS Symptoms
07/07/03 09:16 AM
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1. Type of IBS, D, C or Both?
I FLUCTUATE BETWEEN D AND C. IT'S ALMOST 50/50
2. How many times do you go to the bathroom a day?
DEPENDS... SOMETIMES NONE, SOMETIMES 5 OR MORE
3. How often do you get an attack?
UP TILL RECENTLY, AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. LATELY IT'S BEEN BETTER THOUGH... 3 TIMES A WEEK
3. What other symptoms do you have?
NAUSEA, CRAMPING, FATIGUE, DEPRESSION
4. When did you first got IBS, what was the trigger?
NOT SURE, BUT I THINK I MESSED MYSELF UP WHEN I WAS ANOREXIC FROM 1996-1998.
5. What foods can't you tolerate?
RED MEAT, DAIRY, TURKEY, ANYTHING FATTY
6. What are you currently taking for IBS?
ROBINUL, EFFEXOR XR, FIBERCON, PAPAYA ENZYME, ALTOIDS, PEPPERMINT TEA
7. Were you officially diagnosed? What test did your doctor run?
YES, COLONOSCOPY, BLOOD TESTS, UPPER GI (AND SMALL BOWEL) X-RAYS
8. Does your IBS depress you?
YES, I'M ON EFFEXOR XR FOR DEPRESSION, AND IT ALSO REALLY HELPS MY IBS.
beth
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