Usually when people are ill, their friends gather round and support them...it seems that IBS doesn't quite get the same response. I'm 19, at Uni, the 1st time I've been away from home and trying to explain to people why I suddenly have to go for a lie-down, or can't go out cus my stomachs in so much pain, is difficult to explain. Although I've been out most times, there have been a few when everyone has gone out and there I am back in my room with strong peppermint tea and a heat pad. Then when the symptoms reduce over the next couple of days, everyone thinks you're fine...then suddenly you get another attack and people are asking what's up again. Tho I've actually found most people here to be really supportive, it seemed to be people back home that didn't seme to be as supportive. I wouldn't say that i've lost friends over IBS, but it has created a kind of distance between me and some people, who just don't understand. At the end of the day, without meaning to sound selfish, you and your body are the most important things and the people who stick by you (even if they don't fully understand) are your true friends
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Re: Losing Friends Over IBS?
