Does this sound like IBS?

[jalapeno1234]

I've posted so frequently here so apologies! I'm having a bad attack these days and dont know whats going on.. I was wondering whether stress in general had a long effect on our guts as I have had some very ODD flare ups and downs since I got horribly stressed a few weeks ago (start of May to be exact..).

I've been back to normal for the most part but suffering horrendously with painful gas which leads to d* ..I tried cutting out coffee for over a week. Still had it. Tried cutting out yoghurt. Still had it...I ate tonnes of stodgy food yesterday cos I had a perform a piano concert tonight and guess what, hours before I had the cramps and bad d*. Is this what IBS is like? I havent been properly stressed in around 18 days but its feeling like my guts have caught on :(

[Midnight-mouse]

Also having issues after eating stodgy food and having to be somewhere and do something - that’s pretty much the definition of my IBS


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[BlueIris]

Yep, this happens to me, too. Happened to my mother, as well.

[jalapeno1234]

How do you stop it? or is it literally a case of just leaving our bodies to it? it makes life 10x worse.. Im exhausted over having jealous thoughts of my friends who can just stop off at any coffee shop or food place :(

[Midnight-mouse]

How do you stop it? or is it literally a case of just leaving our bodies to it? it makes life 10x worse.. Im exhausted over having jealous thoughts of my friends who can just stop off at any coffee shop or food place :(

I just accept that it’s part of my life, and I eat the bad things when I know I haven’t got anywhere to be (but I also have food intolerances) you can try over the counter medication but I’ve always found it best just to leave my body to it.

It’s about making the choice really, you can stop at any old coffee or food place knowing the price or you don’t. I still indulge in whatever I want at least once a week, but I plan on the events that will follow the next day!


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