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Hello everyone. I am new and yet to be officially diagnosed with IBS. I am working through all the tests. I suspect that the colonoscopy will be next. Still I have heard IBS mentioned several times by the many doctors I have encountered recently. I wanted to see if my experiences match with anyone else's. First of all, I am 37. This seems a little late to suddenly have symptoms appear, based on what I have read. I started with abdominal pain in my lower left side which came and went. Then it became fairly constant. Recently, the pain seems to be mostly in the center of my abdomen and has at times been intense. Diarrhea has also been a problem for the last six weeks. I have had a CT and a Barium Enema, but nothing has shown up so far. I turned to this site because the pain was getting unbearable and I was willing to give anything a try. I have made a few changes in my eating habits. I switched to white bread, cut out dairy and am trying to eat a lower fat diet. I gave up coffee and wine before all my problems started, ironically. I have only been at this a couple of days. I seem to be able to manage raw fruit and veggie snacks if I have them after the soluble stuff. I still have some discomfort, but not the really sharp pains. Did anyone else encounter IBS at my age or older? I really don't think I had symptoms earlier. Has anyone else had a similar progression in symptoms?

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