Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Family Understanding IBS

When I told my husband at 4th of July fireworks that we had to go home, I was doubled over in pain and couldn't stay out of the bathroom (not close by us either)he would not speak to me all the way back to the car and into the house. He also said under his breath, that he was sick of IBS and I needed to figure out a way to stop it so it does not ruin our lives. Our 12-year old daughter told me I was ruining their fun again. You are right though, our children do see how we react to something and then they react the same way. My sweet 8 year old daughter came up to me immediately, gave me a hug and said it's ok mom lets go home. I was crying all the way home. My husband a couple of hours later came up to me and apologized for his behavior and finally admitted that he has never truly believed I could have this illness (denial) and that he figured it would just go away like a cold. Since this event he has been much more sympathetic, but it took me hitting bottom, and him seeing very personally how it affects my life for him to take the time to take off the blinders and really see what I was going through. Like a lot of illnesses this does affect everyone in the family. Everyone does need to adjust. Some people take longer than others.

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