Constipation predominant IBS (IBS-C)

I don’t see my PA till 9/8 but I’m still struggling with the chronic symptoms. Recently I’m noticing that due to pressure on my bladder from the constant constipation, it’s hard to number 1! Like I go a little but that’s it and I’m uncomfortable all the time 🙁Not to mention it’s giving me anxiety cause I don’t know if this is a problematic situation or if it’s a norm issue for ibs-c. I’m hurting all the time. My lower and mid back. Especially my right side. The bloating! Oh my goodness. I’ve tried so much OTC stuff, it doesn’t help. Mag Citrate is usually effective but I don’t think it cracks thru the larger blocks sometimes. I’ve been on Linzess and Trulance. No dice. I’…

I am senior woman that has suffered with IBS-C for years. I have tried increased fiber and fluids, MiraLAX, etc. to no avail. I’m decaffeinated and dairy-free. Recently the bloating and constipation has increased. 5 pound weight gain in one week. Has anyone found a treatment to increase motility WITHOUT med’s that cause diarrhea.

For the last 9 years I have struggle with chronic constipation. I have taken many different meds but all seem to stop working and I have to switch it up. However, this has been over shadowed by frequent dizzy spells I get. My vision basically goes black and i get this vibration feeling all over my body. I just stop moving more a few seconds and close my eyes and it passes. I don’t actually fall to the ground and black out but it is enough that it stops me in my tracks. The doctors kept thinking it was heart related and I have done every test imaginable and all came back fine. After talking to a new doctor and telling him about the constipation, gas, bloating and dizziness…

Miss getting drunk. Anyway i can get drunk without being sick for three days?

I've been living with IBS-C for 6 years, now. You can read about what I've learned/tried and what works for me in the My journey with IBS-C topic under the Welcome and Newly Diagnosed forum or simply click here. Good luck!

I was wondering if there are any live support groups instead of forums? I feel like actively listening and talking about symptoms with people who can relate would be really nice

Hi, I have had a huge IBS flare up and the feaces go across the rectum and push down on the vaginal walk almost coming out vagina, the wall is in the way so they do not pass like this; eventually they pass normally. I cannot sit, stand or walk feels like I am going to split open from front to back and everything is going to fall out. been off work for two weeks and signed off for another too. I have been told by GP my symptoms are normal. i go hot and cold; feel like I have flu; extreme fatigue; dizziness; chest pain; heart racing; breathless and heat when moving; brain fog. any advice on how to recover from this episode?

So I was diagnosed with IBS. At first my only triggers were greasy food. Probiotics helped for a while. But then gluten, dairy and sugar began to trigger me. Like before those things were fine. Also, probiotics started to be less effective. So when I searched it up it said that it does not get worse over time. WELL CERTAINLY MINE DID!!! So it’s like I can’t eat anything!!!!!! ( I know there is stuff for me. Over extracting) Also, fiber does not help with my constipation! So PLEASE tell me someone experiences this too. ( Sorry for yelling a lot I just very annoyed about IBS.) 😡

Has anyone had colorectal surgery done by the Davinci Robot? Can you tell me your experience. thanks

Hi, I'm having a really bad flare up week like I've never had before and I would really love to talk to someone. I'm IBS-C with GERD. I am in Los Angeles so PST time. Thank you! Mary

😔I would like to talk to someone who like myself has IBS-C and I can’t seem to find my way around it. Please send a response Audrey.

dont move bowels up to 5 days or more till nauseated then something kicks in like running faucet taking Linzess

Hello, I am new, I was just diagnosed with IBS, I collapsed from bloat on Feb 14th, due to pain. I am trying to learn how to mentally deal with my life now. I have no one just me and my 3 GSD's. My life since has been yogurt and chamomile tea due to being so bloated. 46 days straight of this plus severe constipation, weigh 97lbs now. Have hiatul hernia making it hard to belch. A doctor who will not call me back, I had to set a new appt. because I want the colonoscopy done, did the endoscopy, swollen stomach lining and esophageal esophogitis with reactive changes in squamous cells of esophagus and furrows, swollen lining, separate from this IBS. Not sure how she can diagno…

I've suffered from IBS-C symptoms since getting clean and sober after 12 years of alcohol and drug abuse. I never had any symptoms before, but I was also young, and am now well into my 30s. I always assumed the IBS-C symptoms must have been there and I was too messed up to notice. But maybe getting sober is what brought it on. Who knows? Anyway, even though I have insurance through a local government job (should be good insurance, right?) I can't afford Linzess, even though my doctor thinks it would be the best option at this point. So for now I only take Dicyclomine for the stomach cramps as needed. But obviously that's just helping the stomach pain and nothing els…

I am new and need support managing my chronic constipation

So I am a 67-year-old woman who struggles with what they think is IBS – C. I have a redundant colonoscopy so I have always had issues with constipation. I tried Linzess and it didn’t do a whole lot and I’m now on ISBrella and it has helped somewhat. However, at least once a week, I will have several bouts of very loose greasy fatty stool that are only normal in color. I don’t know if anyone else has had that affect from the ISBrella . I still have my gallbladder so it’s not like what you all are dealing with. I am assuming when a side effect of a medicine says diarrhea, it just means loose, watery stools not fatty greasy stools. Any insights from anyone appreciated.

Hello, I have just started Gelsectan,despite suffering from Constipation predominant IBS, because my IBS developed 9 years ago as a post- viral complication, and that the nature of my symptoms suggest that the integrity of my sigmoid colon visceral lining has been compromised. The purported mode of action of this product, seemingly backed up by proper clinical trials, would suggest that I might benefit. Needless to say, I have run the complete gamut of ALL allopathic and alternative treatments, so I’m now in the last chance Saloon! I would be interested to hear from anybody in a similar position to myself. Best wishes Michael

For the last 20 years, I’ve been able to the bathroom once every 1-1.5 weeks. If it went longer, I would take an enema, but I was always able to empty my bowels. For the last 1-2 years, I’ve had incomplete bowel movements the sporadic times I am able to go. I can’t go naturally anymore, it’s always induced by 1200+ mg of magnesium, milk of magnesia, or enemas. Now that I am pregnant, I can’t use the high dosages of laxatives I am used to and I haven’t had a decent movement in over a month. Last week I had to disimpact myself with a latex glove leaving me with quarter sized hemorrhoids. Water, fiber, fruits, prunes blended with water, nothing natural is working. 6 colace a…

Hello, first time poster to any board. At my wits end trying to figure out what is happening with me. I will start from the beginning. At the age of about 14 my bowel movements changed and suddenly they were only happening twice a week, however, they would start with SEVERE pain in my mid abdomen for about a whole day before finally the pain would move into my lower abdomen and I would have to sit on the toilet for 3 to 4 hours before anything would come out, and the stool would be normal. I never knew when the pain would start, but once it did I could not go anywhere for the day. This continued until the age of 26 until after my second child. Then I could not longer…

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Dr Dan Pompa says “neuro toxins”. Heavy metals (mercury tooth fillings, vaccinations) pesticides & glyphosate, plastics, forever chemicals are causing cellular inflammation, which stimulates an auto immune reaction. Does not show on blood test because it’s still at the cellular level. Toxins, trauma and infections start to build in our cells leading to digestion problems, hormones crazy (depression & mood changes), headaches, fatigue, trouble sleeping, muscle joint pain, brain fog, ear ringing, blood pressure, dizziness. Will heavy metal detox work? Our doctors (some of the best in the world) do not know how IBS starts or how to treat to get well. They only t…

PLEASE HELP I have been suffering from chronic stomach pain for 8 months now. I have sharp pain that is on my left side under my rib and wraps around to my back. Recently that area has become swollen. The pain is almost always there. I also have cramping all over my stomach that comes and goes randomly. I was diagnosed with ibs-c when I was 14 and acid reflux when I was 8. These symptoms are different. It sometimes get worse after eating. I've tried diet, medications and had a colonoscopy, endoscopy and CT. Nothing comes from it. Any advice?

Please see my post in the general discussion - I will not repost the whole thing here. The short version: A herniated disk was causing all my symptoms once my SIBO was adequately treated. None of the GI doctors identified this as a possibility. Because of other lumbar problems I saw a nurologist (who didn't see it either) and finally a phenomenal orthopedist who figured it out (along with all my other neuro symptoms). Woke up from surgery and the pain is gone. Function is returning and will take time due to nerve damage from the herniation. If nothing else works consider this as a possibility - I tried everything with no relief and had symptoms that had no co…

This is a terrible feeling. I constantly have urges to go to the bathroom when I'm outside or when I'm sitting watching TV. But as soon as I sit down, rectum completely closes up. I have to strain extremely hard just to push out a small fraction. And this isn't my mind playing tricks. Whenever I use rectal enema, the stool comes out. It has now gotten to the point where I can't push out any stool without using rectal enema. Anyone here have any experience on how to open up the rectum and let it pass? Doesn't matter how much fiber I eat or how soft my stool his. It just refuses to come out, as if the rectum has a will of its own