Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Hi everyone, I need a little help

I haven't been on the site in a while but I have posted in the past. I've had IBS for two years now (or at least I've been told its IBS) and I finally found something that did help me for a bit. My doctor prescribed Citalopram for me and after taking one a day for two to three weeks, I finally started feeling relaxed in my body, and I was going to the bathroom with out too much trouble. My body was still on this terrible cycle of going to the bathroom every two hours (including when I'm trying to sleep) but it was helping break that. But after about 5 months the drug doesn't seem to be working anymore ~_~ Does anyone know why Citalopram would even work in the first place for IBS? And does anyone know something more powerful?

Some other questions:

1. One thing that may sound odd, is that I rarely ever stand up to pee anymore (I'm a guy). I think it's because I go to the bathroom so much (normally every two hours) that my body never just "needs" to just pee. Is this part of IBS?

2. Does anyone ever wake up in pain over IBS? Like I said, my Citalopram was breaking that cycle, but now that its worn off or I have gotten used to it, my body is acting up again and is hurting me.

Some other things about me that contribute to what I think is IBS that I have:

1. Coffee - If I ever drink coffee, in about an hour I will have a burning feeling my guts and the need to pee very badly. This will go on for a couple days. and eventually coffee/ maybe caffeine just makes me constipated

2. Fast food of any kind - If I do try to eat this, just like the coffee I will get pain near my bladder and guts, and I will become constipated for almost a week, having to go to the bathroom more the usual with a lot of mucus.

Anyway I just wanted people to know what my status is and if they can tell me if they've heard of anyone with IBS with some of those symptoms I mentioned. And also about a more powerful drug then citalopram because its the only thing in medicine I have found in the two years of IBS that has worked for me.

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