I have been diagnosed with IBS most of my life and panic usually makes it worse. But honestly the last few months I've felt pretty ok and have had some happy days Not much anxiety and I've done a lot of social traveling which is huge for me. I was pretty constipated for about 4 days, finally got a bit of relief last night. I was tired today but looking forward to a great holiday long weekend. Once I got home tonight I had to rush to the potty and ended up having D for about 5 hours now. Cramps still happening and I'm really tired now. I'm so worried I still might v. Just when I think I'm ok and can go to sleep I get the cramping and have to run to D. Now, I also had some major painful bloating this week--not eating well, working long hours, not hydrating. So maybe this is just my body dealing with the constipation? I hate not being rational and just always assuming it's a sv. I just want to go with it and know it will be over soon. Just let it run the course and relax. But what if it just gets worse? I'm supposed to travel with my husband in the car tomorrow afternoon to visit my parents. I really want to see them but I'm afraid i may not feel ok or just be afraid of what if all weekend. I don't want to just stay home in my safe place! I want to learn how to just deal with it like normal people.