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 | |  11th November 2007, 02:00 | #1 (permalink) | | Super Tenerifian Join Date: Jul 2006 Gender:  Posts: 2,964 | Do any forum members have any experience of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)?
Both my daughter and my son's girlfriend have been diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
When the two of them initially went to their doctors and described their symptoms the response was the same. 'Oh you've got IBS. There's some tablets. You'll have to learn to live with it.'
What are other forum member's experiences with IBS? I can't help feeling that it is a cop-out for doctors when they have no idea what's wrong. __________________
Michael
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|  |  | | 11th November 2007, 02:09 | #2 (permalink) | | Banned Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tenerife Gender:  Posts: 9,580 | I worked with someone many years ago now who had been diagnosed with Spastic Colon, an alternative (old) name for IBS, so it's not a new fad at least. There seems to be a very distinct group of symptoms for it, so I would have thought a doctor would have identified more than just one or two before coming to a diagnosis, which would hopefully greatly limit any chance of a misdiagnosis.
Having said that, I would have hoped that a doctor would at least test for possible alternatives, like Celiac Disease, Crohns, or Diverticulitis. | | | | | 11th November 2007, 02:15 | #3 (permalink) | | Super Tenerifian Join Date: Jul 2006 Gender: Posts: 2,964 | Quote: Originally Posted by Janet  Having said that, I would have hoped that a doctor would at least test for possible alternatives, like Celiac Disease, Crohns, or Diverticulitis. | I assume so in my daughter's case. The doctor did request samples and tests were done. Diagnosis IBS. __________________
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| | | | | 11th November 2007, 02:21 | #4 (permalink) | | Banned Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tenerife Gender: Posts: 9,580 | Have a look HERE too, Michael. | | | | | 11th November 2007, 02:26 | #5 (permalink) | | La Bruja Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Tenerife Gender: Posts: 1,547 | I remember being admitted to hospital when I was about 10 years old (40 years ago) and was diagnosed with "spastic colon". Personally, I believe that the condition is now referred to as IBS. IMO it is, in the main, a psychologically induced disease, that can be successfully addressed and relieved in most, but not all cases. __________________
©Cazten | | | | | The Following User Says Thank You to Cazten For This Useful Post: | | | 11th November 2007, 02:33 | #6 (permalink) | | Super Tenerifian Join Date: Jul 2006 Gender: Posts: 2,964 | Quote: Originally Posted by Janet Have a look HERE too, Michael. | Thanks Janet. My daughter's symptoms are pretty accurately described in that first part. Nothing the doctor gave her seemed to help so she tried Reflexology. It did seem to ease the symptoms but being a bit of a cynic I can't help wondering if that was psychological. __________________
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| | | | | 11th November 2007, 02:36 | #7 (permalink) | | Banned Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tenerife Gender: Posts: 9,580 | As long as it works, it doesn't matter!  | | | | | 11th November 2007, 02:39 | #8 (permalink) | | La Bruja Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Tenerife Gender: Posts: 1,547 | Quote: Originally Posted by Janet As long as it works, it doesn't matter! | Absolutely agree Janet. If it works, it works! __________________
©Cazten | | | | | 11th November 2007, 02:40 | #9 (permalink) | | Super Tenerifian Join Date: Jul 2006 Gender: Posts: 2,964 | Quote: Originally Posted by Janet As long as it works, it doesn't matter! | My thinking exactly.  I kept my cynicism from her. __________________
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| | | | | 11th November 2007, 02:42 | #10 (permalink) | | La Bruja Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Tenerife Gender: Posts: 1,547 | Quote: Originally Posted by macbee48 Thanks Janet. My daughter's symptoms are pretty accurately described in that first part.
Nothing the doctor gave her seemed to help so she tried Reflexology. It did seem to ease the symptoms but being a bit of a cynic I can't help wondering if that was psychological. | Everyone should remember that psychological problems are very real, not just "in the head" The body only does what the brain tells it to do. We should all remember that! __________________
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