IBS

Digestive health
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hi,

ive suffered stomach cramps and both loose bowels and constipation since i was 15/16.. its been horrible, just comes on suddenly after a week or so of being okay.. wether im home at work or most embarassing out! ive changed my diet, cut thing out been on several different tablets ,ive had stool samples a million blood tests and ultrasounds.. at one point they thought i had an ovarian cyst.

Its only been in this last week that ive been diagnosed with IBS...

unforunately the doctor wasnt very helpful lol, im2 cut out coffee and chewing gum and try not eat sugar free foods as the sweetners in them cause diorea which won't help me much,

and aside from that advice and yet ANOTHER tablet for muscle spasms im to see how i get on..

i don't feel mine is brought on by certain foods because sometimes im fine with a food, for eg i like pizza and havent had a problem eating them before.. ate some the other night and had terrible cramp and loose bowels after...

anyone got some advice for me?

at the moment im kinda lost

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Hi I know how you feel. I have been given lots of different medications from my doctor and to be honest they have not made any difference. If I have the pains and the urge nothing will stop this. Fortunately or unfortnately I have conspiration with urge, and I as said no medication seemed to help. About 3 weeks ago I was on this site and I read a comment from a fellow sufferer who was told to take Vitamin B6 and magnesium, and they found that within a few days their symptoms had cleared up. I had nothing to lose so I gave it a go, and it has really worked for me. The pains have eased greatly, the sense of urgency has practicaly disappeared. There was a couple of days last week when I did not take them and the symptoms returned with a vengence. Give it a try for yourself, and good luck.

Helend

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hello thanks for the tip. of vtb6 and magnisium, must give that a try, 'ibs' is so debilating, and once it starts it goes on for weeks, then relapses for months, and suddently its there again. not idea as to what starts it, it just starts. margaret.e.

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[quote:c66fd914d6=\"helend \"]Hi I know how you feel. I have been given lots of different medications from my doctor and to be honest they have not made any difference. If I have the pains and the urge nothing will stop this. Fortunately or unfortnately I have conspiration with urge, and I as said no medication seemed to help. About 3 weeks ago I was on this site and I read a comment from a fellow sufferer who was told to take Vitamin B6 and magnesium, and they found that within a few days their symptoms had cleared up. I had nothing to lose so I gave it a go, and it has really worked for me. The pains have eased greatly, the sense of urgency has practicaly disappeared. There was a couple of days last week when I did not take them and the symptoms returned with a vengence. Give it a try for yourself, and good luck.

Helend

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dont know what happened to my last post, but it seems you never recieved it, so will ask you again about the vitamin b6 and the magnesium could you tell mr which one because ther are so mamny different types i woul like to try this as tablets from the gp hasn't helped me so always willing to try thank you so much.[/b]