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I Have Ibs

I have IBS, but it's IBS-C (a.k.a. constipation and cramps). It's not fun. But I've dealt with it for most of my life so I know little else. It's not something I ever really talk about much, but just interested if other people have similar issues.

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allsfinebime2 · M

That would be me. I have had the same issues since childhood. I was the first born and had inherited from my father whom had the same problems.

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Man, no one seems to have it in my family, so I don't know where I got it from.

allsfinebime2 · M

My grandmother on my ad it. So I kind of got the double whammy. No one else in my family suffers from it.

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@allsfinebime2: I only got actually diagnosed with it recently. I was constipated since I was a kid and my parents always knew something was amiss, but never really got an official word on it until not too long ago.

allsfinebime2 · M

So are you on the standard therapy of Miralax and fiber?

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@allsfinebime2: Yeah pretty much. It helps sometimes, othertimes it doesn't seem to have much of an effect.

allsfinebime2 · M

@TristanT96: I have been on that therapy for years. And you are correct with your observation that this therapy does not always work. I was put on a trial basis on Linzess. But that proved to be to strong for me. I could not stop after taking it.

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@allsfinebime2: Hmm. I've herad of that one, but haven't tried much beyond the standard therapy. It seems like that would probably be too strong for me too.

allsfinebime2 · M

@TristanT96: I share your frustrations. I have had 4 GI doctors in the last 20 some years. My newest GI doctor is actually a surgeon. And he has me starting on a new regimen in April. I will have to let you know how this goes for me.

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@allsfinebime2: Yeah I'd be interested to hear. I've only had one doc recently, but haven't been able to come up with any new solutions lately.

allsfinebime2 · M

@TristanT96: Will do Tristan ☮