Hi everyone. I've been suffering with IBS since 2001 and unfortunately my symptoms are worsening to the point now that urgency and accidents are becoming way to frequent.
My diet (I'm under my dietician's careful watch!) is now very resticted as more and more food becomes a trigger for me. My "safe" food now consists of grilled meat, steamed fish and rice. No kidding. Suffice to say I'm really miserable missing out on yummy food, eating out (heck going out because of the urgency/accidents!). My dietician encourages me to "test" foods but nothing (so far) seems to agree with my bizarre insides.
Anyway - to get to the point of my post. I initially saw a gastro who excluded IBD etc but I am now considering some kind of elective ostomy although I don't know much about them.
All I figure is that I am now living on the most limited diet known to man which leaves me chronically constipated (so bloated, gassy and uncomfortable) and in pain most days yet anything else gives me d. My health seems to starting to decline now too (bad skin, tiredness with an almost constant bad mood) which I am blaming on my diet. I have tried numerous medications, supplements but found no relief as my IBS is steadily worsening. I've tried two courses of hypnotherapy and counselling but unfortunately no joy there either.
So pretty much I'm wanting to go and see my gastro and beg/plead for any kind of eating-bipass! Whether this would be intravenous food, an ostomy or well whatever because my digestive system has abandoned all reasonable behaviour! So do you think this is is likely to get me laughed out of the room or what!?!
I'm only 22 and I have just completed my university degree and I am wanting to make my way in the world but my quality of life is zero. I am so embarrassed by my bowels that I do not socialise at all, I spend my time with my close family. Leaving the house is becoming more and more traumatic as these d accidents become more frequent. I work part time but am only able to do this because toilets are on hand but my last shift at work I had four urgent d episodes and I ended up being sent home. This isn't a life it's a life sentence. Do you think the gastro will be sympathetic or just fob me off. I am really missing out on stuff here (social life, relationships, employment etc.) and I just don't know what to do as I don't have IBD so does that mean an ostomy is out of the question? Can you have an "elective colonostomy" ???
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Desperate! Advice sought please...
