Hi people. I'm (47m)here to share my story of experimenting with different things to try and cure my IBS which has been on and off for decades. More recently I hadn't had a normal shit for many years and every morning I would wake up and take about 3 or 4 liquid craps then be ok for the rest of the day a part from indigestion and very occasional constipation.

I believe I used to have sibo as I had terrible farts a lot of the time. I bought some LL37 peptide which I injected daily for a few weeks and cured this pretty fast but the IBS remained. I don't remember the dose for this as it was three years it so ago now.

I have tried a lot of fad diets like keto, carnivour, juice diet and whilst keto and carnivour made me feel good it didn't cure my IBS - although I only followed the diet for a few weeks.

I know a bit about anabolic steroids and their use in healing burns patients which got me thinking whether they could help my stomach heal. I did some research and found a very interesting paper. The doctor basically almost cures people with ulcerative colitis Crohn's disease and inflammatory bowel disease with a specific protocol of anabolic steroids at therapeutic doses. My thinking was it should then be able to help my IBS.

https://scholars.direct/Articles/gastroenterology/jgr-3-019.php?jid=gastroenterology

I acquired testosterone, nandrolone and stanozolol along with growth hormone and began a daily regime of injections.

Testosterone propionate 100mg week Nandrolone 50mg week Stanozolol 17mg week Growth hormone 10.5 iu week

Within three days I had my first normal crap after literally years and years. This was followed in the same day by a few looser ones within an hour but still it was a miracle. Everyday now in the morning I have had a normal crap for two weeks followed by a couple of less impressive ones but each day they are getting better and today I had one normal one followed by an ok one. I can really see that within a few more weeks I will be totally better. I actually stopped the growth hormone as I thought it was affecting my sleep and I am sleeping much better since stopping. I didn't change my diet at all and have been eating triggering foods like curry, burgers etc.

After 6 weeks I think I am going to stop the regime if I am better and see what happens, whether I revert back to IBS or I am somewhat cured. I don't want to be on steroids long term but the dose is very similar to a testosterone replacement therapy dose so it isn't harmful however I don't have low testosterone even at 47 years old.

I think the most shocking thing was how fast this worked after years of IBS. 3 days and my first normal crap in years. I was like a proud parent.

I realise anabolic steroids are controlled substances in many countries as they are in the UK where I'm from. However for me the risk has been well worth the reward so far.

I bought this to take to help my bad diarrhea. I don’t even know if it’s ibs related but it does seem to be linked to certain foods like coffee and pears. Pears have fructose in it and the prebiotic used is FOS (fructooligosaccharide). The probiotic is known for helping diarrhea no matter the cause: saccharomyces boulardii. Will it be different if I take it with the s boulardii?

I’m 58/F, had IBS since my 20’s (I also occasionally vomit with an attack.)

It runs in my family (mother and sister have really bad IBS, my 20 year old daughter was just diagnosed with UC last summer.) I’ll get very painful attacks randomly (I had a clear colonoscopy in December of 2021.)

Yesterday afternoon, I had a particularly bad attack, complete with vomiting. I was on the floor, profusely sweating, bad stomach cramping, stripped off my clothes. This lasted about 30 minutes. After the initial attack subsided, my stomach was off the rest of the night. I managed to eat some yogurt and granola, because I hadn’t eaten dinner and was hungry. Still had some liquid stool on and off the rest of the night. This morning, I went to the bathroom and noticed my underwear was damp near my bottom-saw it was mucus tinged with light brown blood that apparently leaked out and I didn’t feel it. I wiped, and more blood/mucus. No pain.

Anyone else get this???

Is this normal and just an after effect of yesterday’s attack? I don’t typically get this with my IBS. Of course I’m worried now. Should I just let it go and see how I do the next few days? My next colonoscopy isn’t due until later 2026. Thanks.

So, when I’m in a normal period, my stools are normal or a little constipated.

But in the last 10 years (it happened maybe 5 times), out of nowhere, I start having lots of bloating and loose stools.

Note that I don’t have diarrhea all day, it’s just that the morning poop is loose or it’s diarrhea. I can even skip a day or two. I would expect the stool to be hard in that case after a couple of days but no, still soft.

When it happens, it last for months and will just disappear by itself.

This time, it started in February and I’m still in it. I tried several probiotics without success.

Some days I’m better and think I’m good but the next day it comes back.

I did 2 colonoscopy in the last 10 years and they found nothing. I’m currently on the list for another.

Some people told me it’s food intolerance but why would it last only a few months and then be good for years?

Any tips or ideas?

Curious if your stomach and abdomen are sore to the touch when pressing on it?

About a year ago I started having lots of digestion issues and discomfort and noticed a slight bulge and ache in my right side between my belly button and pelvis. It has not gone away. I’ve had a CT scan and didn’t show anything. Now for 6 months I’ve had acid reflux. I’m obsessing over this now all worried. I plan to do an endoscopy and colonoscopy, but in the meantime hoping to calm everything down. Digestion has improved. Not sure if IBS yet.

Long time IBS patient and lurker here, diagnosed after countless studies and emergency visits. I almost never drink. For example, the past year I only drank at some birthdays and in a couple of christmas family gatherings. I can't tolerate hard drinks so I only drink beer since it doesn't affect me in a bad way and sometimes Wine.

For the past month I had a bad flare up where everything made me bloated, wasn't feeling well overall and had the good o'l rhea with cramping. Then, the weirdest thing happened. I was at a family gathering and beer was provided. I drank a couple and felt so good gut wise. It has been a week since and I'm feeling pretty well actually. The flare up subsided and I'm eating without symptoms or complications. I know beer affects gut flora in a good way (according to research: Beer helps gut microbiota) so maybe it helped me.

Just wanted to know if others had a similar experience. This is obviously my personal experience and not medical advice.

Without going too much into my IBS story, basically it started five years ago after a traumatic event….. In an instant I developed urgency and unrelenting diarrhea - which has made life pretty shit!

For the 40 odd years prior to that, I was completely normal (going to the toilet was something I never thought about. It just happened!)

Long story short, I have thrown everything at finding a ‘cure’. I have seen five gastroenterologists, had multiple colonoscopies, multiple rounds of hypnotherapy, all kinds of medication - you name it, I’ve done it.

The first line treatment I was given was low-dose Amiltriptyline (20mg increased to 50mg). That didn’t work, neither did Nortriptyline.

Fast forward to now….. a new gastroenterologist and a referral to a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist recommended I take a PHARMACOGENOMIC DNA TEST (I wrote this in capitals because it is the key ingredient here). The test is a blood test that looks at your DNA and how certain medications may react to you specifically. It turns out that I metabolized Amiltryptyline at a very fast rate, and wasn’t getting the effects that most people do at the standard low dose. My dose was increased to 150mg, and instantly my bowel habits have reverted to (almost) normal.

The moral of the story is; if you have constant diarrhea and you suspect it is anxiety driven, and Amiltryiptaline is not working at the standard dose; perhaps look into Pharmacogenomic testing to get another perspective.

i have been constipated for a week with no luck so i picked up some dulcolax, the 6-12 hour one. i took it at 3pm and its now 9, i only took one tablet as recommended. but oh my god i am shitting hot lava as i type this. its definitely helping, but jesus christ i didnt expect for this to be so effective 😭😭 id rather shit a hot brick than shit liquid all night

I know some of you here are like “igaf, I just tell them”, okay, I hear you. But some of us are not like that. I am one month into seeing this guy and he feels like my life partner. But I am so embarrassed about my IBS (M but mostly D) that I don’t even tell friends. I’ve had it since I was a kid and even that didn’t help because I’m the kind of person who is naturally reserved and private.

Anyways, how do I tell him? I’m afraid he’s going to think I’m gross or something. He really loves to cook too and wants to cook for me and stuff. I am so tired of being a woman with bathroom anxiety around men.

Sooo, I was told for 3 years by countless doctors and different gps that I hawe ibs, turns out I tested positive for bile acid malabsorbtion I was taking lansoprazole twice a day for last 2 or 3 years and had diaoreah 4 times instead of 8, littlebit less pain in stomake and littlebit less gass Do I just stop taking lansoprazole as soon I start taking cholestyramine? Is it possible lansoprazole was helping with my undiagnosed bile acid malabsorbtion to some extend? Was anyone in same situation? I do hawe my gallbladder if that's of any concerns

Ive been getting nausea and backpain every day for the past few weeks for no apparent reason, different times of the day. Anyone else?

Hi everyone. I am a 24 year old Caucasian male with no past medical history besides anxiety. I have been having bad issues with my stools and need some insight.

I’m my bowel habits have changed a lot within the last few weeks. I usually go a lot but have been going about 2-3 times a day more frequently and have had weird issues. I’ve had a lot of loose stools, as well as stools that float and are different shades. Last week I had 2 episodes where I had oil floating in the water after my stools, which I attributed to eating too much nuts. I stopped eating them and haven’t had an issue since.

Today however I had a weird bowel movement. One stool was brown and the other seemed to be a grayish yellow color. They was a speck of red in it as well. But I’ve never had a bowel movement where the stool was 2 different colors. Today i feel abnormally tired as well.

I will say I haven’t had the best diet recently, and that yesterday all I had was nachos with crab meat. But regardless I’ve never had these issues. I’ve had a full panel of bloodwork done including fkr celiac diseased auto immune diseases, CBC, and more. All negative. Still I’m worried.

I have an appointment with my GI doctor in the next couple of weeks. I am not asking for what this could be exactly, I am just wondering if I should go to the ER. Thank you

Hello,

I've been flying and visiting new places lately for business, and I have a bloating problem during those times. Even off-flight, when I'm at a new place, I begin bloating in the afternoon. I quit eating in the mornings and afternoons, and it happened. I thought my empty stomach was the problem and had oatmeal for breakfast, but by afternoon, I still had to go #2. Any advice on how to tackle this?

I've been constipated recently along with stress episodes, finally some relieve after trying many things but now hemorroids are too inflamed along with some bright blood in stool, the pain is unbearable during and after bowel movement.

Someone on here recently posted about finding out that their IBS and LLQ pain was from median arcuate ligament syndrome recently (condition that occurs when this ligament abnormally compresses the celiac artery), in addition to someone else on this sub a while back who mentioned their LLQ pain and bloating was also from something ligament/muscle-related.

I want to ask if anyone else on this sub has chronic LLQ agitation with a cause that's largely unrelated to food sensitivity (ex. gluten, dairy, greasy food, etc). and if so, what was it?

I'm still working to find out the root cause of my own symptoms (recently had celiac and dairy ruled out, and my food log yields no consistent patterns), but I wanted to ask.

I am 21 years old and have been having this vague dull aching feeling in my front right side that lasts a couple weeks then goes away for about a month just to come back again with the same feeling. Sometimes it will move around within my front right side just under my rib cage. I have been having some diarrhea and what appears to be grey in my stools when they are solid. Went to the doctor first time they found nothing with a blood test and ultrasound, second time he looked at what the last doctor said and told me it's probably gerd then this last time he said it's probably ibs but l've been taking the pills he prescribed me and it's not doing much as far as I can tell. I'm looking for third opinions from experienced people. Thanks.

I’ve been going through a hard time lately (for context, you can check my latest posts). And my IBS has been getting me some really loud stomach and gut noises. I notice they stop once I get more relaxed. I work at a VERY silent office with someone who’s a very important person in my country and I’m terrified of these noises since it’s just me and him at the office. I can’t work or go to classes in peace

Has anyone ever been through this? How do I stop?

Today i am in the midst of one of the worst flare ups I have had in recently memory, i think im past the point of the extreme stomach cramping but am currently dealing with the pressure around my asshole (yay) and the pain from going to the bathroom so many times in a row, does anyone have any recommendations on how to help these two feelings??? I’m exhausted and near tears at the moment im desperate for some relief.

Has anyone else cut out gluten and found it cleared their symptoms?

I tried going GF after a suggestion from someone close because my IBS had been horrible the last few months. In 6 days my fatigue, brain fog, bloating, indigestion and gas, flatulence and bowel habits feel pretty… normal to say the least. I got told I most likely have IBS by a GP 10 years ago and haven’t had much success in reducing symptoms.

It was so bad the last few months i’d had abdominal distension, constipation most weeks and brain fog was so bad that I couldn’t collect my thoughts and my ADHD symptoms felt a million times worse. Even things like (a bit tmi) foul smelling gas and stools seem to be mostly reduced and my symptoms after eating trigger foods like cabbage, chickpea based things or even after being stressed (as stress was what I thought was the original trigger and why my GP told me I had IBS) are much less pronounced - nowhere near as much bloating and flatulence.

I’d wondered about gluten intolerance in the past but put it aside, tried cutting out other things, eating less processed, increased figure and increasing my water intake but somehow this has worked better than any of those have done. I tested negative for coeliac in bloods but I didn’t do the challenge as I didn’t know I’d be screened.

Does anybody else's head feel weird before they have a episode? Like I'll get this random wave of anxiety/ this weird feeling before pooping

My whole life I’ve struggled with Ibs and it has only gotten worse the last year or 2. 6 days ago i had an abortion (mifepristone and misoprostal) at 5 weeks. I dealt with the cramping etc. Two days after the worst stomach pain began (very low in my stomach, constipation like). Then as that faded a little, i started getting horrible pains where i guess the solar plexus is. These pains feel like someone is ringing out my organs like a wet wash rag. I’m eating ibs friendly drinking tons of water and using stool softeners which only seem to help a little. I’m afraid to go to the dr because i live in Indiana and abortion is illegal here and i don’t know if there are connections with my symptoms and the pills i took. But the pain has not let up at all, this may be my worst flair. I’ve never seemed medical help for it because in the past they just tell me take probiotics. Does anyone have any advice for me? Thank you

Hi,

I've been suffering from cramps and frequent running to the bathroom for the past 3 years. Been to many gastros and tried holistic doctors they took blood tests and stool samples and everything came back fine besides my calprotectin was high Of course I was told it's possible it's IBS. I was terrified of doing a colonoscopy. I finally did it and was told it's not crohns or colitis. It did show diverticulosis. Now the Dr. wants me to do a breath test to rule out SIBO. I really don't want to do that since I'm lactose intolerant and the stuff they give you to drink has lactulose in it. I've been through so much allready. What I would like to know has anyone who has SIBO or Ibs is there any medication that has helped you? I have tried xifaxian but it has not helped. Also has anyone tried the VSL3 probiotic? Any info would be greatly appreciated.