Reged: 02/02/03
Posts: 909
Loc: Brisbane, Australia
Hi Guys,
I haven't been around in a while - 3 kids tend to keep you overly busy and for the most part my IBS has been stable which has been great!
Unfortunately though, after the recent birth (5 weeks ago) of my son Samuel I have had a really rotten time of it with my IBS.
Originally I was mostly an IBS-C sufferer with bouts of D attacks.
Since Sam was born though I have been having really bad attacks of D. It started pretty much after I came home from hospital.
As I write this I have just sufferred several hours in agony in the bathroom with horrible cramps and D and sweats. I really dont know why as I have spent the last 2 1/2 days on the BTC diet trying to settle things down.
As a veteran IB sufferer I know all the right things to do and am doing them - such as walking, relaxation, SF supps, careful eating etc. So its very frustrating to be doing all the things to control IBS that have kept me stable over quite some time - only to find that they are not helping me at all now!
Has anyone else had this happen? Has anyone any advice for me? Has anyone else switched from C to really bad D? Has anyone found their IBS flared badly after having a baby (I was fine last time).
When I was first diagnosed I went on a course of Anti depressants and i found these really helped me though I got off them once stable as I dont like to be on medication unless I really have to. I have considered maybe trying this again but the ones I were on list D as a possible side effect so while they may have been suitable previously I dont know if they would be now.
Also I have tried immodium a few times which seems to help but then it blocks me up for a few days and then I seem to just go back to D again.
I have done the hypno program in the past and was thinking of redoing it but one of my CDS has gotten scratched so I need to look into whether i can order a replacement of that specific CD.
Please help - this is really interfering with my life and I'm really down about it. I'm getting anxious that one day I might be in the middle of a horrible attack at the time I'm due to collect my eldest son from school.
Kerrie
-------------------- What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
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I haven't been around in a while but I need help - -can anyone relate?
