IBS Tales

I was thinking today about one of the reasons why the “all in your head” attitude to IBS gets people so annoyed. There are a number of good reasons for this, a major one being the fact that dismissing IBS as psychosomatic has long been a way to belittle the symptoms and enable other people [...]

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One of my old friends from school is getting married next month, which is obviously very good news and I’m very happy for her. Unfortunately, as a loyal and committed IBS sufferer I have a range of things to worry about before the wedding, and rather than just popping along to the church and then [...]

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Most of us IBS sufferers know the drill. You’ve been in pain for weeks on end, your stomach is killing you, and you go into the office or the classroom day after day after day and no-one offers to help you. And then someone comes in with a cold and gets surrounded by well-wishers before [...]

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Right – finally I am again living in a world where men are men and intestines are intestines rather than instruments of torture. Hurray. I’ve been quite strict about keeping to a going to bed/getting up schedule over the last week and that seems to have done the trick. It’s still annoying to have to [...]

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