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Having IBS is bad enough on it's own, but on top of that I also have Agoraphobia. And the worst part is that they just feed eachother. I'm Agoraphobic because I'm so scared of having an ibs attack away from home, and the stress of leaving my house triggers my ibs because I'm Agoraphobic. Talk about a catch 22. It's an awful, awful thing. I've had these conditions since I was in 3rd grade. The summer before my Junior year of highschool I had an ibs attack on a plane ride and I ended up missing my entire junior year of highschool. I managed to get my agoraphobia under control for the last two years, but about a month and a half ago I had an awful ibs attack about 2 blocks from my house and since then the agoraphobia has kind of taken over again. I was just wondering if anybody else here has had issues with both ibs and agoraphobia. I know i'm not alone in having ibs and I know i'm not alone in having agoraphobia, but so far i haven't been able to find anybody who shares my unique dual condition.

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Too crazy to go outside, not crazy enough to have an imaginary friend
~Marge Simpson

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