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Hi everyone, I am a newly diagnosed IBS victim. I thought I had the stomach flu a few days before Thanksgiving, but it never went away. The doc says sometimes the stomach flu triggers IBS. He prescribed me Bentyl and took blood and stool samples. A week later I went back to see him because I wasn't getting better and to see what the test results were. Well he said everything was fine and to keep taking the Bentyl. The Bentyl doesn't seem to be working. I have been on it now for 2 weeks and today I wake up with the cramps and diarrea again. The medication dries my mouth out, makes me dizzy, and I see blurry. I hate it. I'm only taking 40mg 3 times a day. I'm going to drop down to 20mg 3 times a day to see if the side effects are not as harsh. I apologize if this isn't where this post goes, but I didn't see any place else to introduce myself and my problem. Oh yea, the doc says it may take a few months before I see results. I'm starting a new job after Christmas that I have waited my whole life to do and I am terrified that my stomach will ruin it for me. I feel terrible today and everday I lose confidence that I will be better by my start date. Thank you in advance. I am looking forward to making new friends here.

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