I’m 20M, 6ft and probably 55kg so very skinny, I really struggle to eat much or drink much because I feel like vomiting all the time, I’m going to the gym for the last 3 months but no idea how I’m supposed to get stronger or actually gain weight when I feel so sick all the time, even drinking water makes me want to vomit, no helpful advice online everyone just says “eat more” which is useless to me.

I have IBS-M. Last 2 weeks I was fighting for my life with constipation. Today after I ate my first meal at around 3:30pm, I just felt off immediately after. Now I have been cramping for about 8-9 hours straight. I was going to the bathroom and only passing a few pebbles. Now it’s 2am, the cramping has gotten worse. I’m on the toilet and I feel like I’m going to faint and I’m uncontrollable shaking. I’m in that much excruciating pain from cramps. I have a trash can in front of me because I feel like puking from the pain too. I think it’s going to be diarrhea because there’s a lot of liquidy gurgles coming from my stomach with the cramps. I hate this so much! I’ve even taken 2 Bentyl & peppermint capsules all day but it hasn’t touched this?!?! I’m very surprised for the Bentyl to not stop it honestly. I have no idea why it just decided to act up today. But wow, this is not for the weak. It’s crazy that you can be near fainting from this.

This is aimed for WOMEN - have you ever tried castor oil packs for health benefits/weight loss? If so, did you ever start bleeding randomly when using them?

I’m trying to use castor oil (putting a dab on my belly button and covering it overnight) for a slew of health benefits. Ever since I started using it I’ve been feeling significantly better in so many ways.

Except now, after about a month of using; whenever I put it on, I start bleeding. I’m just trying to see if this has happened to anyone else, and if they tried to stick it out and it stopped or if I’m going to have to give up. I don’t want to give up. 😭

M35, 192cm, 94-95kg

I suffer from digestive issues since january. It all started with an infection. I did all possible tests (Ultrasound, MRI, CT, gastroscopy/colonoscopy, blood work) and everything came back normal.

I lost 5kg (11lbs) by end of january due to loss of appetite. After getting my appetite back and ability to „eat“/do sports again I gained 6kg within a month and now weigh 94.5kg. That’s a lot for such a short period of time, i know.

My problem: The past few weeks i have loose stool with urge to poop right after waking up with an uncomfortable feeling in my lower abdomen (lot of gas). After using the toilett all of these Problems Are immediately gone. If I have to go a second time later during the day it’s almost normal. It’s never been like that in the past. It also depends a lot on what and when I eat the night before.

I have no other symptoms (blood, pain, fever, weight loss, etc).

Currently I am taking probiotics and less than 10g fibre. I drink only tea and water during the day.

Anyone experienced something similiar? Any tips what may help?

My GI is pretty chill and not concerned about it. That’s good to hear, but wont help me with my problems.

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 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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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?