I have had IBS for over 15 yrs. I alternate c & d. Up until I had children I would eat a meal & it would go right through me. Now I seem more on the C side of it. At least once a week I get gas that seems to last until I take some kind of "laxative." Then I am fine. Until about a week later...starts up again. Tried metamucil, but thought that may be where the gas is coming from. I have no problem getting rid of the gas, other than complete humiliation. I can only blame the dog so much!
I am assuming that the cause of the gas is constipation.
The most frustrating is that there has never been any rhyme or reason in this for me. I can eat chicken wings one day (I do live in Buffalo) and be fine, but the next time it'll do me in. Drinking coffee in the am assures me I will have a bm. Coffee used to kill me, now it helps me go.
Dr.'s think I'm nuts....gave me bentyl (might as well have been m&m's.)
Hubby thinks it's something other than IBS. You just don't understand IBS unless you've had it yourself.
I feel like I am trying different things (acidophillus, probiotic, beno, metamucil, digestive enzyme....) but either not trying one thing long enough or just trying way too much.
There's just too many symptoms to treat for me.
And I am so frustrated not knowing what is the evil root to all of this.
WHAT CAUSES IBS????? AND HOW COME I HAVE IT?????
Any imput on this new gas problem would help me out, though.
Thanks

are you taking a fiber supplement? These cause gas from hell.