Hello,

I'm really happy I found this site and board.

I've been in and out of the doctors for the past few months with similar symptoms of IBS. The more I talk about it the less embarrassed I am about it, so here I go.

My symptoms started last fall. Constipation, then boughts of diarrhea. Sometimes, just pains in my gut which got worse with stress or when I worried a lot. Sometimes bowel movements are normal, and sometimes they are thin and flat like. It comes and goes. I've notice it's worse with stress and I've been working to keep this down.

I've also noticed occassionally on my left side a sharp pain that comes and goes.

I've cut coffee and beer out of my diet completely now and are being more selective as to what I eat.

My doctor for now has given me Dicetel. I'm scheduled to go for a barium enema so they can rule out other bad things (which I hope is not).

I'm just wondering if anyone else has had similar symptoms? I cant' wait to get this diagnosed to but my mind at ease.

Cheers.