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Thanks for the vote of confidence Marsky! Put your comments on a christmas wish list, you never know! As for the colon screening, keep championing the cause! Peter PS. I work in the UK and occassionally do colonoscopies on a Saturday! Actually, I'm currently setting up my own website too so life's pretty busy at the moment. Came across this website so I thought I would try the forum to get in some practice! Post Edited...

wow you guys here summarized my life i am 26 and i have been suffering with IBS for the past 3 years. as i said in another post my doctor prescribed antidepressants but i never took them. i had panic attacks in airplanes, train, work, clubs etc. i managed to overcome all that with simple steps. you can find more at my blog at www.healmyibs.com basically what happened was that i took things step by step. i focused on my bloating, nausea etc...

Fiber isn't helpful to me either. In fact, simple white rice, bananas, plain white bread (your local bakery might be a good place to start, just their basic white bread), plain english muffins (I prefer Bay's found in the chilled section of your grocery, near yogurt and cream cheese), plain yogurt (vanilla or plain is best, skip fruit), small applesauce cups, instant mashed potatoes (instead from scratch), club crackers (my favorite...

Hi Jesse,I know how you feel that's all that consumed my mind focusing on my bowels scared of having something embarassing happen concerining my IBS symptoms.I just resently have been able to focus on other things being able to eat without worry,I just worry the next day when I have to have my couple of bms for the day.I'm trying to get back out there and live my life and not let my thoughts focus so much on my stomach and what it...

Thanks for getting back to me. I was admitted to hospital this morning and have just got back. My blood shows inflammotary glands or sthing. So apparently it's my bowel or appendix. I have to go in tomorrow for an ultrasound and more tests. The doctor referred me with suspected colitis.

Well, I just heard back from the doctor regarding my first colonoscopy and endoscopy. Turns out other than light reflux and very minor diverticulousou, there is nothing that he could find that would be causing my cramping, constipation, gas and sometime diharrea. As I am cramping now that is very frustrating, but good at the same time. He along with my gyno thinks that I could have endomitriosis. I know I have a B12 deficiency which can cause...

Yiannis   Hi, thanks for the info.  My father has passed on Oct 14,.  I had my appt with the specialist and they did a Sitz Marker Test on me so I am waiting for the results on that.  But the x ray guy told me I still had a lot of markers left in me.  I had a EEG and it shows that I am having seizeures and have to see a Neurologist right away , so I am waiting for them to call me with a...

Thanks Peter. Always gluten free as I get ridiculously sick if I don't. I am pretty sure that the years of undiagnosed Celiac wore out the gallbladder too. I had almost forgotten just how fun the bile d was . I am doing what I can to aboid the binders if possible but if it helps and I can't work it out on my own then better that than being tied to the toilet

Hi Scared, read your post. Glad your colonoscopy went well.  I see you mentioned you have diverticulosis in your sigmoid colon. I recently had colon resection surgery due to complicated diverticulitis with an abcess and a perforated colon. They removed my entire sigmoid colon. I am mentioning this because the diverticulosis means you have the possibility to form diverticulitis pockets where food can get trapped and cause infection....

Hi Glad it went well. Am not familiar with the terms but your doc will explain. You will likely sleep well again tonight. Sweet dreams. Rosemary