Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: I REALLY need all of your help, I can't handle this anymore...

Hi, and welcome!

What a great reply Daliatree really wrote to you!

Great advice there!

I'm sorry and angry to hear that your doctors are giving you such a tough time. It's not all in your head! They just don't understand IBS or how birth control may affect an indidividual. IBS is emotionally and phsyically draining, so not knowing when an attack might happen or suffering from the pain from an attack would lead to feelings of anxiety. Each birth control is different, as is each woman who takes it and the way in which it affects the chemical/hormonal balance, any changes could definitely lead to physical and emotional changes. Just because your gyn does not see these side effects in other patients doesn't mean they can't happen to you.

Have you bought or checked out any of Heather's books or looked around the site here? I'd recommend posting on the IBS Diet board if you have any other questions about food, meds, and supplements. Also, it can get slow here on the weekends, so don't feel bad if you don't get very many replies.

Best wishes!

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