i have had ibs for about a year and it is so embarassing especialy when i am in school.the main triggers of my ibs are beef and spices this affects me as i cant eat the same things as my friends when i go for somthing in a resteraunt and i am living on chiken and veg sometimes it can last for days sometimes only a few hours and i have to me really careful around friends as i never know when it might start or finish and i get really bad pain in my stomach PLEASE HELP IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN STOP THIS??????

I have suffered in pain for the last 5/6 years now and not really sure what to do next! i have been to the doctors on many occasions and also been to the hospital for blood tests, they could find nothing seriously wrong with me and the doctors just said it must be irritable bowell syndrome and do things like yoga, however im not too sure i have IBS, i am not stressed or nervous, i went for a food allergy test in which alot of foods actually came back to confirming i reacted to them, when the food allergy doctor gave me a list of items to try these made me worse! i am now left to my own devices but the problem i have is nearlly all foods and drinks make me ill (sypmtoms are headaches/sickness/constant accidic reflux which makes me want to peuk alot/and diarhoea, it really is affecting my life as i am not getting the nutrients/vitamins etc and all the healthy foods that a person needs to survive on! i wondered if you wud be able to help in anyway because it is quite unbearbale and affects not only my work life but my social life! Thanks

i have IBS and i suffer realy bad from it in school. is their anything that could help with the pain as it comes and goes?

I have been suffering from IBS symptoms for over 12 years and I am only 25. I know my mom and sister have it but my doctor says I don't, but instead my body just doesn't like food and that it tries to get rid of it as soon as possible, I can't remember the last time I had a solid BM. Most of the time I can't even make it through a meal with out having to go to toilet at least once if not twice. I even have had boyfriends break up with me because they think it's gross.
I just want to know if it's true that your body may dislike food and try to get rid of it as soon as possible (if so I can't wait til food is in pill form), or can I accually say I have IBS and have nothing to be ashamed of?

I have had IBS for many years now, and it is diet triggered. I have noticed that certain, but not all, dairy products affect me, as well as red meat. I can't eat ice cream without knowing that the next day I need to be able to go whenever and for how long I want to.
I guess it is just trial and error unfortunately. as for the person who has problems in school, let your teachers know and they are obliged to let you out.
I have found though, that by cutting out fizzy drinks, and no beer, other alcohol, in moderation, is fine for me. Fizzy drinks obviously cut back on the bloating. also i limit my bread intake as that also leads to bloating and then a possible bout of IBS.
do go and see your GP, and if one doesn't seem helpful go and see another one in the practice for a second opinion. i found that keeping a food diary and recording when your bouts of IBS happen is a good indicator and if you bring that with you to the GP it can help them too.
Good luck everyone!

i think ive got some symptoms of ibs such as stomach bloating where i look pregnant after i eat anything and i get a lot of gas but i dont seem to have the bad stomach cramps so im not sure what ive got

After reading the infomation here and the comments i thought i'd post about my experaince.

I was never offically diagnosed but had all the symptoms. It was about 3 years ago (im 23 now) I started having them and thinking back from then I had minor pains accociated with IBS. I finally cut out milk as best i could along with most other dairy.

Had been to the doctor after one very bad day and went for a load of blood tests of, course nothing showed up.
At 21 I left home to go to university, before leaving i would have problems a few times a week. Within a week at Uni I had no problems. I had started to suspect stress and when i went home for xmas the problems came back. Now going home if i keep myself relaxed im ok. I can eat anything i want including pizza which i never was able to before a year ago.

Learning to manage my stress and moving away from where i lived helped for me.
Hopefully this may help others.

ive has ibs since i was quite young (im 19 now) it used to really effect me as i used to be on stage alot, before a show i would get an attack and feel reaaaally ill, once i got on stage however i was ok. i went to the doctors after about 5 years of suffering and he perscribed me colpermin, a peppermint based tablet. these were ok, taken reguarly the seem to be fine however there not 100%. if you have a bowel movement having taken one the peppermint will burn as the stool exits. i found the best thing that helped me was talking about it to somebody. then i realised, i wasnt nervous about situations, i was nervous about having an attack of ibs as a result of being nervous.
a while back i had an attack in a restraunt which led to a panick attack. however all this said, i do feel like im getting better and that my ibs is easier to controll.

so my advice for anybody reading this:
-go see a doctor and explain exactly how bad it is and how you feel about it
-try and identify foods/ drinks that effect you. personally i dont drink fizzy drinks and alcohol (man made sweeteners also have been proven to cause a laxaive effect, so try avoid 'diet' foods which contain these – get fit. working out is a pain with ibs incase you have an attack, but ive found that being fitter helps – dont over eat, especially in unfimiliar surroundigs ive found – battle through (my own theory) this is what i do if i have an ibs attack and i cant get to a toilet, for example in the theatre or at a gig. its simly focousing against the ibs. i usually tense my stomach muscles up and concerntrate on my breething or try to do maths or create a mental diversion away from the ibs.
-talk to sombody

i hope that at least one person reads this and knows there not alone, finds my advice helpful and maybe can better their condition.

keep smiling,
rich

I am 18 and I have had colonosopy and lots of other things have been tried to try and control my bowl movement such as dairy free diet but nothng has woked. My GP doen't think I have irritable bowl syndrome but it is a worry for me as my stools are never hard, mosty soft or not formed and my need to go to the toilet is often irratic. The consultant who gave me the 'all clear' after my colonoscopy said "well you seem to be living with it fine, so there is nothing more we can do!" I'm begining to loose hope!!! It is also a worry as I want to go on the contraceptive pill as well as using condoms during sex as double protection but there is no point as the pill doesn't work if you have vommiting or diorreah. PLEASE HELP!

hi, i was diagnosed with ibs when i was at school so about 2 or 3 years ago, i've tryed endless amounts of stuff the doctors have given me, it first started when i apparently had a leaking kidny because i would have to go to the toilet atleast once every half an hour, i think where i was in school and they wouldnt let me go to the toilet that often it got worse and i started to get very stressed, embarassed and nervous! i am 18 now and its really taking over my life as i cant do and couldnt do in the past, normal thngs that teenagers do, like going to friends houses staying over, taking long road trips well anywhere where there wasnt a near by toilet or there was but people was around and it was too embarassing! so anything anyone has to offer please let me know as its interfering with my life way too much! thank you xx