NEED A HUG (may get graphic)

[blood_tears]

Im sorry, i feel like im relying on you all so much but right now im not having a good time.


Im just so beyond frustrated at this point that i dont know what to do. no matter what i do, my stomach will not be human and i just cant take it any more. so far i have had 30 mg of buscopan (an anti-spasmoid), 10 mg of loretadine (an anti-d*), a tums, and 180 mg of ovol (an anti-gas) but i cannot get the pain and absolutely horrid feeling out of my stomach today. i wish the doctors would just do something already, i dont care what, but they just...dont. i cant even get rid of the d* i've had today (and no this is not a bug, so letting it take its natural course just sint going to work. i actually have to deal with my d* because if i dont slow things down, what food i manage to get into me doesnt get digested properly and that isnt pleasant and isnt helping my health any)


just...whats left? i had some soup today. pureed soup even. nothing hard on the body, it was well cooked a billion times over, and it was made from squash, high in vitamins and fiber. things im supposed to have in my life. there was nothing in this stupid soup that should have bothered me. soup and water. thats all i had. because my throat has been sore from allergies. friendly foods.


so why do i still feel so bad? why can my stomach not be human for half a freaking stomach and just let me have one almost wants to pretend to be meal in peace?


urgh! i just dont know what to od anymore. i dont know how to tame the devil incarnate that lives in my belly and i dont know how to live or make peace with that particular part of my anatomy and i cant do anything for my anxiety levels (which, suprise suprise are sky high) as long as i am not allowed to divorce that part of my body.


i just need a hug. and someone to talk to maybe?

[steph77]

what is it you have? do you have ibs? i hope all is well and that you feel better soon.

[charzysbebe]

Sounds like IBS to me. Are you stressed out? Hope you feel better! [img]smileys/smilies_06.gif[/img] Charlotte **hugz**

[kate1966]

You sound so much like meEvery single day for me is a nightmare...almost.....it seems that way....just like today...you know I have so nauseas lately...today I am not...but I have a sore on my tongue...one that I get every time I am getting ready to have an episode....of IBS.....I cannot explain to you how many times a month I am sick....I think I have an immune disorder seriously....I send the BIGGEST HUG in the world today b/c I know exactly what you are going through...I do it nearly every day of my life...and have been for over 20 yrs......IBS is horrendus....it will make you feel your worst....the only thing that really helps me with that is Digestive Advantage/IBS....I get it from rofay.com...... you chew one pill a day...it seems to really help....alittle gassy at first...but that goes away in a bit of time....listen.....it sucks what we have to endure and go through every day....i am so disgusted with it all i don't know what to do....I am with you on this one....I want some help with this...all the docs want to do is shrug it off as if it is all in our heads...when we know better than that.....it infuriates me that I am sick all the time...and I try to be a good person...but it doesn't matter.....I hope that you can get to feeling better soon..i know my stomach feels yucky today and for no reason whatsoever...just is that way.....so trust me...i do know what you are going through...I am here anytime...just email me...Kat

[blood_tears]

thanks all.


yes i do have IBS (at least according to the docotors) and yes i am stressed. i am a uni student in the middle of exams i dont think there is ayn way to be but stressed. and then...todays exam was cancelled because of a bomb in the building. yea, i guess you oculd say im stressed.


*huggles back to kat* thank you so much for the support and i think it sucks that you are going through the same thing. have you tried any of the supposed IBS diets? and another question, what is in the advantage pills you talk about?


lol, lets be IBS buddies

[kate1966]

Hey...the DA/IBS pills are specifically designed for IBS....they work very well....and they are fairly cheap...they have celluloe...lactobacillus cultures...l-lysine...hydroxypropylmethylcellulose.....malto dextrin...magnesium sterate...flavor...and fd&c blue lake and red sucrose specs.....and all that is supposed to be a medical food for the dietary control for ibs...relieves symptoms quite well for me...it takes 7-14 days to balance out your digestive system...and it says on the box that some gas and bloating might occur in the beginning...and it does...but for me it works wonders....now when i am getting ready to start my period...sometimes i still have the symptoms...but other than that...they do great...it's only 9.99 a box...32 pils in a box.....plus shipping...they say it's available at like walmart and certain drug stores too....i haven't found it yet...but i just always order it online....oh you are from canada...so i don't know...look on that website i gave you...and it might tell you....what stores carry it...but then again i don't know if it's in canada....I have not really tried any specific diets....all thought when i am flaring really bad...i can't eat much of anything..i do try to eat bland food sometimes....i mean..it's way too hard to try to stay on a particular diet for me....b/c i love all food...and i find it hard to resist the things i love....so but you have to do what is best for you...like i think i should not eat any tomatoes....b/c of the acid...but i do it anyway...anyway...i hope that this helps you some....and if you have anymore questions...just let me know...i will answer what i can...and if you just need to talk or vent...let me know too....Kat

[blood_tears]

In canada, i have seen some IBS products in the health food stores, which from the sounds of that, is where my best bet would be. But most of them seem to be either a fiber pill your paying way too much for, or an internal cleanser (ie: take this drink for 3 days, s*** everything and start life again completely clean inside) both of which aren't very useful. I'll see if this thing is even available in canada but i've not seen it in any store (and i spend a fair amount of time in health food stores because of allergies...and interest).


The IBS diet i was first put on was to eat many smaller meals instead of big ones, lots of protien, meats, cheeses, peanut butters, etc. and lots and lots of different types of grains, whole grains of course. lots of fiber and it wasnt a very restricting diet. it just said avoid really high fat or greasy foods, or eat them in smaller quantities, and to watch out around things like milk, and gassy foods like beans and cabbage. I've heard alot of people say it worked for them and the dietician i saw was amazing, just the actual food made me really sick. I think part of the problem i had was allergies and intollerances to alot of the grains but if you want i can pm you the guidelines. im always up for tip sharing, etc

[kate1966]

Well, just what we need....to go to the bathroom more.... well actually i tried the atkins diet....and i really did lose a few pounds...all i ate was bacon and cheese and just plain meat and egg whites....it got so boring after a while...so i stopped...i did notice my ibs was better on this....even though there was fat in the bacon....it was so much protein...and that actually makes me go to the bathroom alot....i mean alot...but it was normal....and that was so nice......so i agree...the hard vegies are tuff to digest...i can't do cabbage...brocolli....onion...tomatoe...spinach... all the green vegies basically...especially salad...but i eat it anyway and everything else i mentioned b/c i love them and can't stay away from them...i just pay the price....i mean to stay healthy you need your vegies...but when they hurt you so much it's just not fair......yeah send me the guidelines for that diet you were describing...sounds [email protected] I am all about trying to lose some weight...i am 5'2"...and weigh between 135-140......but i just want to lose about 10 lbs or so...anyway...email me anytime...i would love to be your ibs friend I need all I can get Talk to you soon...Kat