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04/20/05 07:37 AM
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atomic rose
Reged: 06/01/04
Posts: 7013
Loc: Maine (IBS-A stable since July '05!)
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Welcome! I know you're feeling anxious and confused by the whole thing, but I hope you'll take a deep breath, try to relax, and stick around for a while... we're a helpful bunch when you give us a chance. 
First of all, IBS can cause pain anywhere along the digestive tract, and you can have pain-predominant IBS, where the pain is your "main" symptom. So yes, what you describe could be IBS.
I'll be totally honest, your initial symptoms (upper ab pain, nausea, loose stools) sounds exactly like what I experienced when I started having gallstone problems. Is the pain constant or episodic? I know you've had ultrasounds, but did you specifically have a *gallbladder* ultrasound?
I would really suggest having the colonoscopy, if it's essentially the only test you haven't had yet. In light of your symptoms, it would be a good idea to rule out more serious problems.
I don't know if you've started following the IBS diet yet, as detailed in Heather's books and here on the site, but I highly recommend it. It's a very healthy diet, good for general health over all, and there's absolutely no harm in trying it, whether or not you turn out to have IBS or something else entirely... and potentially, it could really help your symptoms in the long run.
Good luck!
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