Uncomfortable all the time or just flare ups

I was disgnosed with ibs about 2 months ago. Since then i  havent had a day where i feel right? Every day i have diarehia in the morning then i feel a horrible feelin in my stomach all day. Is this normal? I read other people havin flare ups. Do u have pain the rest of the time or is it just your flare ups. Really starting to get to me!

Do you feel it's uncomfortable to sit,after flare up due to pressure of sitting ,plus getting the gripes .Dont know how old you are ? 

Hi diane i am waiting to be confrimed that i have ibs feels like it very much i am gettin pains both sides and across stomach dont really have the diarehia my problem is constant wind alot of the time...today has been pretty bad with pain it can really get to u and bring u down

I am 28. I just have an uncomfortable feeling all day. By evening t has normaly settled down but not always

I was really sore for a start when i had it now i get a constant dull uncomfortable feeling. It really does bring u down. Feel like its ruining everything

Ur right there diane thats the sort of pain i get also dull uncomfortable feeling i get like stabbing pains both sides and at time futher up do u get pains like that...i am sittin in my pjs the now gettin them ever so often i used to be bad eating late at night even a bit of chocolate wrong thing to do will have a bit of toast soon and that will do me until tmorro morning lower back pain i get in the mornings has just came on me this week...have u been checked out for diverticulitus

Dear diane,

I cannot speak for others, but for me it's all the time but it's worse after I eat or after I pass a stool. I think that in both cases the increase in pain is caused by the movement created in my large colon. Yes I can take Buscopan before a meal and that seems to help me a bit, but the best relief for me is to go for a walk. I take the dog out three times a day just to try and escape the pain. Perhaps it's the release of natural endorphins into my system through exercise which relieves the unpleasant sensation of my colon working. Here lies the real truth, we all seem to have become oversensitised to our natural bowel activity, for some it results in constipation and others it's diarrhoea.

Strictly answering you question, for me it is all the time so to get some sleep I take the prescribed drug pregablin a neuropathic inhibitor which works directly on my nerve endings ( not my brain). I must not take too much as a double dose would render me completely stupid for hours. This is a common drug given to people who have type 2 diabetes.There can be serious side effects for people who take pregablin, google it and find out.

If I can  give you any other information at all let me know as the most important function of a forum like this is to offer free and honest information to other suffers.

Hope this is of help.

Robert

Have to agree with u walking the dog robert when i walk dog also its nowhere near as bad cos when ur sittin u get the pains and ofcourse the gurgalin noises that comes with it...only drug i am taking is mebevrin not really to sure how that drug works for the bowel

I have been diagnosed with IBS about 6 months ago. Though I am 60 years old now I am sure I have had this for a very long time. My doctor is treating me with Bentyl 4 times a day which helps i I watch what I eat. I stay away from most dairy foods which seem to be the culprit of the flare ups I get. It is very uncomfortable and my stomach is so swollen and full of gas for days. So I stick with other foods and that seems to work better. Hope this helps you.