Re: POLL: Describe your IBS Symptoms
07/07/03 10:44 AM
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1. Type of IBS, D, C or Both? Both - usually IBS-C but lately IBS-D.
2. How many times do you go to the bathroom a day? If I'm lucky, once a day.. but normally once every 3-4 days.
3. How often do you get an attack? Lately? Once or twice a day. Normally about once a week.
3. What other symptoms do you have? Bloating, nauseas, stomach cramps, and gas.
4. When did you first got IBS, what was the trigger? About 3 years ago. Not sure what the trigger was.
5. What foods can't you tolerate? Dairy, whole grain wheat, alcohol (most times), fatty foods (fast food), some vegetables and fruits
6. What are you currently taking for IBS? Librax, dicyclomine, and flax oil seed capsules
7. Were you officially diagnosed? What test did your doctor run? Yup. Sigmoidoscopy & barium enima
8. Does your IBS depress you? Of course. It would depress even the happiest person sometimes. 
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