Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Help! Son ill again...I don't get it

Any comments or info would be most helpful...
My son (IBS-C) has been stable for almost 2 months and we were so happy with how well he was doing. Then, BAM!!! out of the blue he woke up Saturday in excruciating pain. I've never seen him this bad. It wouldn't surprise me if the neighbors heard him crying out. It brought tears to my eyes because I couldn't "make it all better." We got him to the bathroom and he had a super-mega BM. The pain subsided a little and he also took his Pamine Forte and peppermint cap. Then a short time later he was hit with severe D. The D continued the rest of the day and into Sunday. So now I'm giving him Immodium. I don't understand what would cause this attack and why all of a sudden would he become D when he's always been C? I suppose it was silly of me to think I finally understood this IBS thing. There's no rhyme or reason and I guess that's the nature of the beast. Hope this doesn't sound bizaare, but I'd trade my health for my son's IBS in a minute to see him normal...like a kid should be.
CK

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