Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | For all who have at some point been housebound by your IBS

I've only been 'out' 4 times in 3 months - two doctors visits, one hockey weekend trip and once to my BFs parents who live just 10 minutes away - all were really stressful and involved hours and hours sitting on the toilet, a whole lot of stress-induced poop and quite a bit of pain. (I've also made the 30 minute trip between my parents and my BF's a couple of times, but there's 6 toilets evenly spread out on the trip and each time i've stopped at 4

).

I've kind of hand a burst of energy the past few days, and I'm determined to start getting better. I start my hypnotherapy sessions on the 10th May, but even just getting there will be hard and I'm stressed about it already (about a 2hr 30min trip, with no toilets for about 60 mins), so I need to start doing something to help me on my way.

But I don't know how to start! I don't know anyone that's been housebound before, for any reason, and I'm really scared about the whole thing - so pathetic but true. At the moment I can't even go to the little food store a 2 minute walk away as the minute I walk through the door I get stressed that I'll get stuck in a queue at the counter and I run home!

So (a) what should my first steps be, and (b) how do I start to believe in myself that I CAN do it? What were your experiences? Did you have any failures - like walks you couldn't finish, etc? It's been like this for so long now that I just don't know how to change it. I'm in pain just about all day, and my stomach is never calm - always bubbling, and if I wasn't taking a few Immodium a day I'd be on the toilet with D for hours and hours.

Help!!

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