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Hi all, glad to find a message board. I was wondering if any of you have had an episode of IBS that lasted for more than a month and continued to worsen even with a change of diet? I've been to the doctor and his exam showed nothing dangerous but an inflamed colon. He didn't say I had IBS and I've had no tests. The pain has been steadily increasing over more than a month to the point where I'm in agony 24 hours a day and can't sleep. I'm nearly dead. The doctor wants me to take Cipro because he thinks I have some intenstinal bug, but I've been reluctant to try that. However the pain keeps getting worse even though I've followed all these guidelines and other sensible eating for weeks and weeks now. I've had mild bouts of what might be termed IBS but never anything that lasted this long or was this severe. I'd compare the pain to the worst pain I've ever experienced in my life. It seemed to coincide with eating a steak and cheese from a local deli, but also seemed to go along with some post-menopausal bleeding brought on by HRT. I'm thinking that these symptoms are too severe to be IBS, or has anyone else experienced a continued worsening of symptoms regardless of diet changes? Thanks so much.

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