IBS Tales

I have just heard some appalling news from the IBS Self-help Group bulletin board, where I am a moderator. One of our members, a 13 year-old girl, has died following emergency surgery on her bowel.
This is tragic news in itself, but what makes it even more terrible is the way in which she was treated [...]

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I just received an email from an IBS sufferer, which contained the following quote:
“The last doctor I spoke to told me that it sounds like IBS and it’s all in my head and I just need to change my eating habits and think I’m healthy and it will all go away.”
Do you see the kind [...]

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OK – here’s my letter of response to the doctor who sent in comments about my Top 10 Stupid Things to Say to an IBS Sufferer article. I’m also sending this letter to the IBS Network, who published my article and the doctor’s subsequent comments. And if anyone reading this has any comments I would [...]

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I recently wrote an article called “Top 10 Stupid Things Said to IBS Sufferers, Plus the Reasons Why They’re So Dumb” – stuff like “It’s all in your head” and “Stop thinking about it and it will go away”.
I had a very good response from IBS sufferers who could identify with the stupid comments, and [...]

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Sill in good phase thankfully. I spoke to my nutritionist yesterday about the CDSA results, and here they are:
Parasites – none found. This is good news as parasites such as blastocystis hominis, which are sometimes linked to IBS symptoms, can be very difficult to get rid of.
Yeast/candida – none found. This is also good as [...]

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OK, feeling a bit better now. Please accept my apologies for being Mr Grumpy-pants lately, but you know how it is. I think that I find it most difficult to deal with IBS when not only do I have to avoid loads of foods that I enjoy, but it also doesn’t seem to make much [...]

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