[sewerrats]

IBS is a thing I could do without I am swelled up like a hippo , gut pain and arse pain, it does my head in. It makes you look 2 stone over weight , any body got any idea,s other than wrong food advise . I drink 4 pints of water a day when bloated to keep the rail line open. The new theory is to much cereals block you system after telling us for ever to take all bran with your cereal now there are right and wrong cereals

[sabby]

Bran can be good for you but you should drink lots of water so that it doesn't gum up the works.

The best thing I found for my IBS was to go back to basics and eat a bland diet until the pain and bloating and loo running is over. Then you can introduce other foods back into your diet slowly.

Stay away from fatty, fried foods and from breads/cereals. Fizzy drinks and caffeine are a no no as well.

Hope you feel better soon!

[Fresia]

Perhaps this might help with some other ideas to prevent or treatment options:

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Treatment & Care
Irritable bowel syndrome Definition - Diseases and Conditions - Mayo Clinic

Wishing you well meanwhile and hope you find some relief soon.

[gayleggg]

I use a heating pad when mine acts up. It seems to help the cramping.

[sewerrats]

Originally Posted by gayleggg

I use a heating pad when mine acts up. It seems to help the cramping.

It seem to be cooling down a pace , my guts sound like a washing machine on fast spin. I hate the toilet pain , no piles but pain in your rectum right to your bloated guts , I sit on a water bottle at times that's a nice feeling. I have been watching what I eat, had a nice big piece of grilled salmon, not a wild one but out a lock in Scotland salmon farm grilled with vedge, but I made a mistake at night with water biscuits and a big bit of cheese , I thought after o no blockage time in the **** department. But lucky for me I have a med that soften stools , but the down side is it that gives you gut ache has it works on your plumbing. WHAT A BUMMER sorry about the pun

[Perna]

I feel for you; I'm lactose sensitive and unless I take a Lactaid pill when I'm eating dishes with a lot of cheese in them, drink/use milk that's lactose-free, etc. I have trouble. Interesting article:

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/67338.php

[tammyjeanm]

I too have IBS and take a pill called Bentyl to help with the gut pain... something to talk to your doctor about as it is prescribed.

[Stronger]

IBS needs to go and die in a gutter. It make too many peoples lives miserable! (Mine included).
If you have a doctor, they might be able to help as far as prescription meds. Mine wasn't good at all for that. Or good for anything really.
I was on Bentyl a little bit, and it did help with the pain, but the problem is, it causes constipation, and I have ibs-c. So if you don't have ibs-c (constipation) then I might recommend it.
Also, these help a lot. Specifically made for ibs, they are amazing. And taste great too!
Amazon.com: Tummydrops peppermint (bag of 30 individually wrapped drops): Health & Personal Care

[LaborIntensive]

I had this issue for years! What worked for me in the end and cured me is this:



I purchased about 8 bottles at WalMart for only 1.50 each. I took like 8 spoonfuls before bed and with some walking each day my IBS went away completely.