IBS symptoms

Hi Deb (Debh1),

You’re not alone!! I also suffer these symptoms periodically. I was slightly prone to bloating & gas as a result of eating certain foods prior to treatment but like you now I don’t seem to be able to pin it down! It doesn’t seem to affect my bowel movements either, I don’t go more or less often, that all just seems to stay the same. The last time it happened was a couple of months ago & it was relentless for around 3-4 weeks, whatever I ate seemed to result in these symptoms. As a last resort I stopped the stool softeners for a couple of weeks, it was the only thing I’d not tried eliminating & low & behold the bloating & gas stopped! I’ve since had to start the stool softeners again after around 3 days of horrendously difficult bowel movements that resulted in a lot of time spent in the bathroom, bleeding & a lot of soreness but I’m ok on them again now, so strange! 

Nicola 

Hi Debh1  I'm almost 2 years post treatment too and am having a flare up at the moment with boating, wind and mucous which then makes me sore.  It began yesterday and I had eaten and drunk exactly what I normally do. It's very annoying. I take activated charcoal tablets from Holland and Barrett, they do help with reducing the bloating and the wind. The mucous is still there though, I have to keep washing as it aggravates the already sensitive skin in my back passage.  Bev x

Thanks both for your replies, it's so reassuring to know that's it's pretty much par for the course.

It seems to have settled down again now thank goodness after a few days of buscopan and windeze!! Seems a bit of a juggle to get right and I suppose it's probably food related to, although not sure what I had that was any different.

Not been so good on the water though and I do find that makes a big difference!

Thanks again for easing my panic! 

Deb x