I'd like to share and discuss my symptoms in the hope that I can help or even benefit from the experience of others. 10 years ago I started with the immediate urge to go to the toilet with no warning. My bowels would just open up with urgency. There was no waiting, no I need to go to the toilet. I had to get there and fast, it was always always violent and unpleasant. It would smell really bad and often occurring many times in quick succession. I got to the point where Id sit on the toilet for up to and sometimes exceeding an hour and Id be so exhausted, that Id even pass out. At first, I tried to live with it, I worked in into my job, but id be scared of using the toilet at work; fear of embarassment, accidents. Working in a little office or space, where you know your responsible for that putrid smell is soul destroying, As a nurse, it became harder to manage, changing to night shifts helped but soon it didnt matter the time of day. I was drained literally, going to the toilet has taken over my life. i become weak after and it takes me days to get my energy back. I started gaining weight, despite not eating much and I have now got an apron. Eating is a chore, Im plagued by skin reactions, and upset gut by many food types and processes. For e.g. I cant eat spicy food, tomatoes, tins, dairy, peppers, garlic , yeast you name it, it'll be off my list. After years of being told Ive Ibs and many many specialists, I had a Sechat scan under the investigation of a gastro enterologist the second one Id seen. Apparently l, following my gall bladder removal 10 years ago, it precipitated this bile Malabsorption BAM or BAD Bile Acid Diarrhea . This means im not storing the bile its just coming back out and potentially causing bile reflux too. My big problem is i was diagnosed in a letter, great right? I'm waiting to go to clinic but ive had no reassurance whatsoever and itll be a while yet. Ive read about this but still the literature isnt there. He prescribed me Cholestyramine to assist but Ive found it another kind of evil. It makes me nauseous and I feel though my bowels arent as loose its impact is painful. Im plagued by other symptoms, low mood and anxiety attributed to my bowel habits Fatigue Brain fog- i sometimes feel like ive dementia Joint pain pain under my right rib difficulty swallowing burning throat all the time Some neurological parathesia which im not sure is due to this diagnosis but in an effort to see if others symptoms are the same then i will list. My Gp is both unsympathetic, unhelpful and lacks the understanding of the diagnosis. Due to the sechat being nuclear medicine its not widely used as such, my research suggests a lot of people are diagnosed with IBS., Are you living with my symptoms? There doesnt appear to be a fix other than medication. Im worried what kind of damage bile acid is doing to my insides?