IBS

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thatjagbloke

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186 posts

80 months

Friday 15th June 2018
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Anyone else suffer from this horrible affliction?
I have had episodes from my twenties onward ( now 69 ) and they seem to be getting more severe the older I get.
The symptoms include bloating, cramping pains in my abdomen and constant farting which is really embarrassing !
Last year the doc. referred me to hospital for a colonoscopy which showed nothing untoward.

I may go months without an episode then suddenly, out of the blue the symptoms return usually lasting from a couple of days to a couple of weeks.
As far as I know, I do nothing different or eat anything different before an episode so am at a loss as to what brings on these attacks.
Should mention my diet, which is vegetarian ( not vegan ). Believe it or not I have never eaten meat or fish in my life, but that's another story.

Anyone have any advice on how I can avoid these attacks, or failing that how I can reduce the severity of the symptoms ?

Would really appreciate any help.

thatjagbloke

Original Poster:

186 posts

80 months

Monday 18th June 2018
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Many thanks for all your replies, some interesting suggestions which I will try.