Hey, I'm Katherine, I'm a 14 year old girl and I was diagnosed with IBS a little over a year ago, it's ran in the family unfortunately. But ever since I have had IBS it's basically ruined my life, I've been embarrassed in school more than once because my school nurse thought I was lying and made me to back to class rather than at least letting me sit in a quiet space on my own. At home when I am in agonizing pain of a IBS episode of diarrhea after I am left either shaking or in tears due to the pain, I'm normally in pain for over an hour with a minute lasting cramp that feels like a massive knot and hurts like hell over and over again. The buscopan tablets that I have been prescribed with do help but not fast enough. Anyway, while I'm in a lot of pain does anyone know a way which I can at least calm myself down so it won't hurt so much? Also is it normal for the pain to be worse on a period? And also I notice I have also been having a lot of sickly burps and/or other gas lately and I'm wondering if that's anything to do with the bloating of IBS? Many thanks, Katherine Pierce
IBS makes periods feel worse and gas is also common. Try Nurofen with Buscopan which works well for me. Anxiety will make the pain worse. Try distraction techniques like listening to calming music. If you know you are going into a stressful situation, take Buscopan and Nurofen before you have any symptoms and this will help the flare up.
All of what you are experiencing is very normal with IBS. Take buscopan 3xday before meals every day for a few weeks to help calm things down. Normal painkillers can work well if you take them regularly.
Have you tried keeping a food and symptom diary?