poorly tum, i hope i'm posting this correctly, i just joined this forum. i am a registered nurse, and i can get around on the comptuer pretty well, although my two children say i'm far from an expert as they are!! i have a daughter a little older than you. and i feel sad that you can't enjoy your life with your new degree. congratulations by the way..first and foremost, always seek a doctor you are thoroughly comfortable with, give you enough time to ask questions and answers you completely. my research in IBS, for no other reason than i have now developed it as well. ( most of my life from my 20's on i suffered the dreadful d when i ate most things but learned to live through it with trial and error) now in my later years i have switched to the dreaded "c" and pain and severe bloating that looks like i am 9 months pregnant!! i have seen 3 doctors, a surgeon, my reg doc and a GI specialists, the most important thing for handling IBS is having a doctor you totally trust, research suggests a good doctor/patient relationship is the first hurdle attacking IBS. i do, however, have some suggestions. try an allergist to see if there is a particular food that may be triggering this, ( although, again most "food allergies" are not directly related to IBS, but it never hurts to cover all your bases) secondly, have you tried the new medication zelnorm? i am on it and it has certainly put me on the path of some kind of "normalcy" i am careful of what i eat, especially when out, but i do know eating 4-5 very small meals a day and not eating after 7pm has helped me tremendously. i'm not an avid proponent for medications but sometimes it is ultimately what benefits outway the risks. no, there is no "elective colonostomies", that is usually reserved for diseases like crohns. IBS is a functional bowel disease in whereas the motility ( contractions of the muscles of the bowel are impaired) it is not fatal and does not worsen the bowel tract. it's a matter of being the best detective you can be and keep a food diary, that seemed to help me a lot. i have difficulty with any "fake foods", diet sugars, dyes, preservatives, msg's etc. i can barely eat a chocoalte cheesecake because of the dairy, or a chocolate cake because of the flour and wheat, but i can enjoy a dark chocolate piece of candy ( my addiction) every once in awhile, even daily in moderation. you have to see what works for you but be diligent. i'm sorry you've been so miserable since 2001. you may need to seek another doctor. IBS is treatable. good luck. and let me know how it goes. trisha.
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