New to speaking about IBS

Digestive health
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Hi,

I am new to this IBS forum and have spoken before about my IBS struggle.

My GP has suggested I give it a try.

I getting really bad pain ans discomfort on my low right hand side so much so that I can struggle to straighten up, I have changed my diet to help but think mine is more anxiety related than diet........ Please tell me other people have the same struggle as me?!

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Pelvic inflammitory disease? Not all ibs diagnosis is ibs. Docs just say this when scans show nothing up

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I haven't heard of this and has never been suggested to me by my GP

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Nither had wheat intolerance been mentioned to me when i was told i had ibs but turns out i am. Ibs to me mean docs being lazy and dishing out perscriptions rather than suggesting alternatives.

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So does this mean my symptoms are not IBS related, confused by your comment as was after IBS support advice

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It's really strange you've posted this as the last couple of days I've had right side pain above my hip below my rib- it sort of feels like a stitch?

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Worth an ask also could be wheat intolerant

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Yes thats the one kind of a mixture of a stitch and cramp

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Dear claireHey,

I found that avoiding wheat and rye plus dairy products improved me. I am also careful with citrus fruits, coffee, fats and oils, alcohol and fizzy drinks. You might like to take a look at the low FODMAP diet because this helps as well and don't forget probiotics and lots of water.

I don't know what causes this IBS nonsense but it really is very debilitating and can really mess up your social life.

I really am a stress monster and I know I have problems with it. Stress does make our condition worse. If you can relax more and not worry about things so much life does improve for you, mine does. The trouble is we can become quite addicted to stress and its very hard to stop worrying about things you can do nothing about.

Exercise helps me so I take the dog out 3 times a day, he doesn't mind and I feel better when I get home again.

I hope there is something here to help you, we love to here from new people on this forum. I am just a retired refrigeration engineer with no medical knowledge but I take a keen interest in my health.

Please talk to us again soon

Best regards

robert

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This may be totally out of content but sounds like ovaries pain. That is exciting pain. Lower right hand side pain v.Sharp. you need to seek medical attention. Put your mind at rest..

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I went to the docs on Friday he had a feel of my tummy and didnt find anything he seemed to think it was my IBS

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Dear claireHey,

I am very pleased it was nothing serious, I think if you change your diet and tried to relax more you will feel a lot better in just a few weeks, when I started I just gave up wheat rye and dairy products. I think you will very surprised at the difference it will make to you.

Best wishes

robert

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Thank You very much for your advice Robert and i suspect you are right if I relax it will ease, I have recently started a new job so think that may also be a factor, few days off for the christmas period should do the trick!

Thank You Robert

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Try going gluten free for 1 week you will be pleasntly suprised