Since I started having IBS symptoms when I was 12... well, I would have had to start REALLY young! Heh. But seriously, that does mean that I've had IBS my entire dating life, so....
I think people in general are a lot more understanding than you'd think they'd be - especially when it's someone who's interested in you. I've dated/married/divorced/whatever quite a few men, and I refuse to believe I've just been lucky that many times. 
First date, I always took preventative imodium and carried more with me, and made sure to eat light and safe. Or suggest something that didn't involve much in the way of food - a movie and maybe a diner for coffee afterwards, or some hiking on the weekend, or something.
If things seemed to be going well, I laid on the IBS news right on the first date - but never later than the second date. What's the point of pretending it's a non-issue, or essentially lying by covering it up? If it ends up being a serious relationship, they're going to know anyway. Besides which, I always called it my "built-in @sshole filter" - if someone's going to be a jerk about my health problems, I want to know RIGHT AWAY, before I invest any time and emotional energy in a twerp like that.
Don't lose hope... there IS life (and dating!) after IBS. Honest. 
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