Forgot to mention from my questions/story I posted below that the gyno I saw for this prob prescribed DICETEL and told me if the prob went away, then it was indeed IBS, as its used in the treatment of IBS.

Anyone try this?
It didnt help me...

Thanks Again

Two of my sons have had IBS, inherited from me but mine was mild. When my oldest was in his late teens, he was hospitalized once for it & a few other times had to go to emergency for the severe pain.

When Dicetel first came out, his then doctor, prescribed it to see if it may help him. It worked wonders. Because it's used as a prophylactic (it needs to be taken to prevent IBS rather than treating the symptoms), the results weren't immediate. But after a week, he noticed an improvement & soon he had no problems at all.

After taking it for almost a year with still no IBS returning, he stopped it. He was fine for a few months & then it flared up again. He went back on it & things settled down. He did this a couple more times, each tie the IBS returned, it was milder. He's now gone a couple of years without taking it & no more IBS!

IBS is not a disease, but a syndrome, so I would dispute that it can be inherited in that way. There maybe a tendency in families, but not inheritence.

Is Dicetel available in the US? I've looked at some sites and can't find it. Is it primarily for IBS c or D?

Thx!