I have been researching irritable bowel
syndrome on the internet – this is
something a friend of mine suffers from,
and some of the symptoms of ibs sound like
what I experience. However, he and I
also have different problems.
I am 24 years old. For as long as I can
remember, I have had problems with my
digestive system. As a child I can
remember experiencing acute, painful
diarrhoea, especially after intense
exercise or taking a course of
antibiotics. Lately, I have noticed I
also experience these symptoms if I drink
beer or chocolate or eat too much. I
usually experience abdominal cramps that
come in waves about 15mins apart, starting
as an unsettled feeling and developing
into severe cramps - a ‘wave’ of cramps
passes after I pass wind. Over a period
of one or two hours the cramps intensify
until I reach the point where I have to
rush to the toilet. I then usually
experience acute diarrhoea – the cramps
usually continue during this bowl
movement, but eventually subside –
sometimes after half an hour or so, I
experience further cramps and need to rush
to the toilet again. After this, I am
usually constipated for one or two days.
My bowel movements can be regular ie once
or twice a day. However, more often than
not I have an unsettled/bloated feeling in
my bowel, not painful, but irritating and
sometimes has an impact on how well I
sleep – this can sometimes lead to
excessive passing of wind but usually
nothing more. When I do pass wind,
sometimes it smells horrible.
I sometimes also experience itchiness
around the anus and mild rectal bleeding,
typically appearing as a small amount of
bright red blood spotting or streaking
toilet paper after a bowel movement.
What do you think?
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 05-15-04 13:49pm
You might try these sites for information
on the specific carbohydrate diet etc
which is basically what my daughter who
has ibs follows - but - everyone is
different she is more likely to be
constipated but another friend who has it
is more like you. It also seems to depend
on what you eat & how much again with
each person having to use trial &
error to figure out what is right for
them. My daughter initially was led to
believe that processed meats were out -
yet just last week she discovered that
hungarian salami (or at least the type she
ate!!) is great.
Joined: 14 Oct 2003 Posts: 134 Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posted: 05-15-04 16:29pm
There is no absolute rule of thumb for
ibs. Symptons will vary from individual
to individual, but do include the one's
you mentioned in your post.
Many people find that emptying their bowel
brings a degree of relief as does passing
wind.
Gastroenterologistss general suggest that
patients keep their intake of sugary
products like chocolate to a minimum.
A diet which contains easy to digest foods
such as rice along with a good supply of
vegi's is often helpful to some patients.
Slightly green banana's are also
considered good, along with peppermint
tea.
The itchy feeling and slight bleeding is
most likely associated with hemorrhoids
which are a common side affect of ibs.
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Ibs Unique to Each Person Posted: 05-15-04 20:35pm
You really do have to find out by trial
& error what works for you - my
daughter is so allergic to bananas that
even the word makes her feel squarmish.
She does have to keep sugars (including
simple natural sugars found in fruits) to
a minimum & can not eat chocolate etc
(although there's a danish chocolate -
exquisite taste - but abit pricey -
without sugar that she can have) - she can
also have many foods made with splenda.
She can not have rice, pasta, breads,
cakes etc - anything with gluten is
out(almond flour is ok but not soy in her
case but many people are ok with soy).
Also out is wheat & many additives.
Like I said you have to do the research
& use trial & error.
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Ellvis
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 1 Location: Ohio
Help For Ibs Posted: 10-04-04 22:18pm
Dear ibs?'s
i suffered the same cramping as you
described in your post. I found some
relief through a doc in cincinnati, ohio
who will treat you via phone and e-mail.
His name is Dr. David dahlman and his
website is info@drda
hlman.Com. Please call him, he has a
money back guarantee for ibs patients if
you aren't satisfied.
Good luck!
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d00b9p
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 2 Location: UK
Posted: 06-27-06 13:03pm
I have exactly the same symptoms as you -
cramping, bad gas, alternating d & c
and I also suffer from hemorrhoids.
Unfortunately I can't seem to find a magic
cure for my ibs but I do find that
peppermint and fennel tea really helps.
I've also cut down on dairy products which
seems to cause me less d. Good luck!
