I started with a lot of gases like a year ago. I got really aweful pain i stopped eating for 3 weeks i guess i just ate an apple or 2 and some crackers. I lost almos 15 pounds during that period. I just to weight 216 when down to 201 that happened in march of this year. I was going like 2 a day to restroom n more like a dirrea type. I have beeing reading and googling and i just think the worst. I went to mexico. To see dr because i dont have insurane and here it is too expensive. They did all kind blood test stool urine and for what he saw he said a coloscopy was not necesary. He dignosed me with ibs. I feel like i am stressing out a lot i have a lot of anxiety. I weight my self all the time and if i lost some weight i freak out thinking is something else. I am at 198. I know it jst few pounds but even though that stresses me out. I dont sleep well. I get so anxious my body gets so strewsed out i feel so hot take my temperature i am ok. I am just wondering if it ok to lose weight because now i just go one a day but in short period of time i went yestwrdayat 7 and right now at 10 am so my digistive system is moving to fast. On last blood test i was anemic not too bad and i got tested again ina week and i was way more better almost no anemia. I am so streessed out depressed please give me some feed back
Keep a food diary, try the Fodmap diet and ask your doctor about probiotics and antispasmodics if you have stomach pain. Avoid gassy foods such as broccoli, cabbage and Brussel sprouts. If you are not eating, you will loose weight.
Anxiety is common with IBS and makes symptoms worse. My anxiety went through the roof because I couldn't get a diagnosis for three months and my symptoms got worse. When I was diagnosed with IBS. my health anxiety got better as well as my other IBS symptoms.
Thanks for replying and giving some feed back. I am eating. But feel like I am losing weight and I was thinking that since the food goes so fast through my digestive system maybe that's the reason plus anxiety I have sweaty episodes.
It is possible you may not be absorbing your food properly if it is going through your system so quickly and so you are not putting on weight or you are losing it. Anxiety can make you lose weight. If I get stressed, I can lose half a stone in a week. I am very slim so it shows.
Might be whats happening thanks for info
Thanks so much for ur feed back. It sure helps. I am taking beano and it helps so much with gases
I've always passed a lot of gas even before IBS so I don't know whether my IBS is making this worse or not. What I did find out was that a lot of bowel gas showed up when I had an ultrasound. Although it was mentioned, no conclusion was ever drawn from it. It took eight doctors to diagnose me.
Try beano is an all natural pills that u buy over the counter. They hadhelped me enourmously. With gas ans since i have less gas i have less pain.
Thanks.
Keep a food log and maybe try the FODMAP Diet.