Help Managing symptoms - Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Message Board

Loz23 · 06-13-2006, 09:18 AM

I am looking for any help or advise on managing IBS symptoms my main symptoms are back pain, nausea, Diarrhea and stomach cramps. I was diagnosed about 11 months ago and I am having trouble dealing with these daily symptoms (which have started to get me down). please can anyone give me advice on how to control these symptoms and make my day a little easier instead of dealing with these constant symptoms as I have tried cut out various foods and changing my diet but I can't seem to link it with foods that I eat.

I sympathise with anyone who deals with IBS on a daily basis and the horrible symptoms that go with it and the lack of understanding from my doctor makes be feel like I am some Hyprocondricate.

any help please.... will these symptoms ever get any easier to manage?!!

katie tattie · 06-13-2006, 10:19 AM

You sound like you are going through the mill at the moment! Have these symptoms been constant for 11 months? have you been to see your doctor? I have exactly the same symptoms as you but mine seem to come in 2 week episodes. I have just started to take calcium supplements which really seem to be helping, after 2 days of taking them my episode stopped. Maybe it was gonna stop anyway but I'm hoping I have found something that helps.

countrykid · 06-13-2006, 12:17 PM

I have not tried this but I saw in Walmart in the Antacid aisle a product by Digestive Advantage called Irritable Bowel Syndrone. Says on the label it is for relief of IBS symptoms.
I have IBS and was getting some OTC recommended by my GI and I saw that product.
I may go back and get some to try ......I hate having to take a pill for every symptom...feel like a mobile drug store....
I was having fantastic results with Levbid it really helped with the pain and explosive bm's..but can't take it daily anymore if you read my post on Levbid. Too much dry mouth... I'm hoping to get a short acting antispasmodic rather than a time released long acting antispasmodic..

katie tattie · 06-13-2006, 01:05 PM

Country Kid, I am from the UK but my Dad goes to the states alot on business.
He picked me up the IBS advantage pills that you stated, I have been taking them for about a week with the calcium supplements and am having some good results. Don't know which one is making the difference but its worth a go eh?

countrykid · 06-13-2006, 05:29 PM

katie tattie

Boy that's good to hear!!!!! I just talked with my GI and he said all antispasmodics give dry mouth so i think I may pick up a package of that IBS stuff from Walmart this week and give it a try.
Thanks so much for the info....Always glad to hear good news