I am not sure if I have ibs or not. Here in the last several months just once in awhile, I get real bad cramps very low and then I have to go real fast. It comes out of nowhere. Sometimes it will be after eating and sometimes its 3-4 hrs after eating. I may go a month and not have it again. It is not your normal diahrea (sp)
it is just like water, i know that sounds gross, but i would really like to know if it is a symptom of ibs. I had my gallbladder checked years ago when i had stomach problems and it was fine. the only problem i have been diagnosed with recently is acid reflux. it is pretty much gone now too after treatment.
thanks for your help. : )

Oh my! You sound just like I was.

First let me tell you that not one doctor diagnosed me correctly, and when I discovered the treatment I am using now, my current regular doctor just looked at me and said basically "I've never heard of that, but if it works, that's great! Keep it up, and let me know if you encounter any problems." I love my doctor!.

Ok, so story is that when I decided to get a coach through the Midwest Center coaching program, I started to fight back for my health, and looked to see if I could find out on my own what the problem was with my digestion. (It all started after a severe bout of salmonella enteriditis food poisoning 14 years ago, with subsequent intestinal scarring and IBS symptoms).

I came across Dr Jonathan V Wright's booklet titled: "Dr Wright's New Secrets for Healing Your "Incurable Hurts". He has a web site at www.WrightNewsletter.com

but I don't see the booklet itself listed there, so I'm not sure how you can get a hold of it. But you can sign up for the newsletter, because maybe then you will get the offer through the mail, like I did. He is unconventional, yet has thoroughly documented information, so far as I can see (unlike a bunch of other stuff I have read out there).

Anyway, I figured out that it was a lack of stomach acid. Yeah, really! My acid reflux and IBS cramps from undigested food , was due to low stomach acid, and therefore acid was sort of backing up into my throat.

I have been using Dr Wright's suggested treatment, and it is only when I forget to take it that I have a problem! Otherwise, I am now completely pain free! Too late for my gall bladder, which was ruined, and had to be removed several years ago. So don't wait!

I feel fabulous now, and I was even allowed to bring the pills (just a simple supplement from the health food store) to the hospital, and take it with my meals, when I had surgery a month ago. (I love my surgeon too!)

Now between getting these two health problems figured out, and getting effective treatment for them (even though it meant major surgery), and also finishing the Midwest Center coaching program in mid July, I am a new woman! On my way to getting back out in the world, without pain, and without anxiety or depression.

My story is much more complicated than that of course, but all I can say to you is....

get that booklet, and see if if that sounds like you! If it does, try it! I saw immediate results, first day, and will be forever grateful to DR Wright for helping me get back my life! get that booklet

I don't want to just post the treatment he recommends, because it is not a cure all for IBS, and may not be for everyone. And if someone doesn't have this problem, it can cause some real problems. So if anyone reads the booklet, and thinks this sounds like them, all I can say, again, is...it worked for me!

My most hopeful wishes for your recovery.....

rt

P.S. I thought the treatment for the acid reflux was working too, but actually it was why the cramps and IBS got worse! AND to top it off, after several years, I found out I had been having "silent" gall bladder attacks, and it was ruined. I ended up with emergency gall bladder removal. Don't depend on the acid blockers. When you read the booklet, you'll understand why. I wish I had known! Suffice to say, if you are still having trouble with your digestive system, then do NOT consider anything they do to you to be a cure! I learned my lesson the very hard way.

Thanks rayna for all your info. sorry it took so long to reply, but my pc has been on the blink. I will look into getting the booklet. Fortunatly I have stopped my acid med for now, I don't seem to be having acid problems right now.
Thanks for your help.
Mag

i have ibs and its noooo fun at all it usually happens when i have high anxiety and /or full blown panic my nerves are all mest up and there we go lasts a few days a couple weeks one time ,i was exhausted no energy,sometimes its a new medication,i usually just try to eat some food that usually constipates me (sounds gross) iknow but it worked for me,i take pepto-tablets and drink lots of gatorade to replace electrolites you lose with diarreah. Good luck its not fun but we can treat it .

I thought I should drop in here to let everyone know that Dr Jonathan V Wright has a book (why didn't I know that?!), and if you want to check it out on amazon.com here is the link... http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/08 71319314/qid=1080261401/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-7107225-6857423?v=glance&s=books

It is called "Why Stomach Acid is Good for You".

My initial problems (as I've mentioned) started after a very bad bout of food poisoning. But I had no idea that the lack of stomach acid could CAUSE acid reflux, or aggravate my IBS symptoms, or irritate my gallbladder for years and force me to have it removed in emergency surgery.

In the book, lack of digestive enzymes, thin stomach lining, and much more are discussed, so I highly recommend it to everyone. Please see if any of the many conditions described sound like your problems.

Sadly because of the drug manufacturer hype about acid blockers (the recent endless tv ads!), people think acid blockers "cure" acid reflux. They don't! and any good gastroenterologist can tell you that. But the ads are very careful not to say they cure acid reflux. They say "help heal esophageal erosions".

In reality, a true reflux can ONLY be resolved through surgery. The acid blockers simply change your stomach acid PH, so that even though you are still getting reflux in your esophagus, it isn't acidic enough to burn. The acid blockers themselves go on to create a more insidious set of troubles.

Your stomach may not be acidic enough to properly digest your food. Or it may not set off the delicate balance of digestive reactions to your stomach acid rising in response to food, because you have now turned off the process.

The end result can be diarrhea, constipation, stomach cramps, gallbladder irritation, it can even affect your pancreas and lead to diabetes; any of that sound familiar?

Please if you've read this far, do yourself a favor.... get the book, read about the various conditions described, then get yourself tested as suggested. At least you will not end up having surgery or getting worse year after year, whe it is a simple (and less expensive!) problem to fix.

If I help even one person to avoid the painful suffering I endured for 14 years, it is worth the time I've spent typing this VERY long post! (I am a very bad typist!)

By the way, a low acid production condition is simply rarely tested for (were YOU tested before given those acid blockers?! Me neither!), but it is very well documented medically, and even quite common among the elderly. Excess acid production is an extremely RARE condition and is NOT the cause of acid reflux! And if you didn't know that (like I didn't before) you have got to read this book!

My very best wishes to each of you, and hopes for your speedy and full recovery from your pains!

-Rayna

Hi Rayne!! Thanks for all the info. I have IBS but I don't have acid reflux or acidic stomach. I pretty much suffer from D & C, cramps, gas, nausea... the typical IBS symptoms. Do you think this book helps IBS sufferers??

What kind of supplements r u taking?

TIA,

Gab

Hi!

I'm sorry I didn't see your message sooner. Why is it I just don't seem to catch these things?! Aagh! Ok, anyway.....

The book would be helpful for ANY stomach problem because he details most of the digestive process. In fact, I swear that people without stomach problems should read it too and learn how to better take care of their digestion so they can prevent problems.

What happens, what can go wrong, preventive measures, and helpful self-treatment support for all kinds of conditions. There was so much I did not know about how the stomach works and why.

There is lots of good info about a lot of different kinds of supplements according to what is specifically going wrong for you.

I didn't really want to say which supplement in particular was my little "miracle", because not everyone has the same cause for perhaps the same problem , nor might they need the same dosage. I sometimes take a few other things in a supportive kind of way (just occasionally), and I also have one prescription because that intestinal scarring ain't goin' anywhere. But those are things unique to my own original causes of my IBS; someone else may have entirely different reasons that they have IBS or something. I know the Attacking Anxiety program helped me tremendously, but because it couldn't address the physical issues, it was not a cure for me. But it sure helps me manage a lot better!

I think that considering the variety of symptoms and problems Dr Wright covers in the book, it's best that people read it and evaluate which solutions are the particular ones they need. He really does cover a lot of different conditions, symptoms, and treatment options.

If anyone is concerned about the cost, it is a large, trade paperback book available on www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com and through the store of the Tahoma Clinic Tahoma Clinic store link for "Why Stomach Acid is Good for You" By Dr Jonathan V Wright where he is affiliated.

The book is regularly 15.95 and considering the pain and suffering that IBS and other various stomach complaints inflict, I think it has been a bargain for me. I bought several copies and gave them to friends and family with various stomach problems also.

Just a tip, I recently found out that if you have one of those Barnes and Noble discount cards, and the store near you doesn't have the book in stock that you want, but it's available in their online store ... the local store can order it online for you, and not only can you use your discount card, but you get the online discount also, and you can either pick it up or have it shipped to you.

A couple books I ordered came in two days, and I spent $35 for two books plus shipping that normally cost $25 EACH. So needless to say, I will be looking at this as an option for future book purchases, since I buy a LOT of books.

I don't get back here as much as I would like, since I am getting busier every day as I get better from all my ills , so I wish everyone here better health and much happiness!

I tried taking hydrochloric acid for my IBS, but it only made things worse. I don't seem to have a problem with a lack of acid, but I'd read that it would help so I tried it. But I know that it is a problem with many.

I asked a nurse why doctors prescribe antacids for acid reflux, since all the natural doctors tell you it is in fact a lack of acid, not too much. She said that she didn't know, other than the incentives they get from the drug companies.

HI ALL AM NEW HERE 1ST TIME , I have IBS and a spastic colon but qas wondering if I never had a upper or lower GI then why do the Dr's say I have it. Also when I am so filled with anxiety like having to go to the dentist my stomach gooooo's as well, I just decided to always carry my faithful imodium. I am a terrible speller and need to appologize to all for the future chuckle. I used to take prilosec and zantac together helped ever so slightly.. anyhow it's 2:30 am here on the west C and I am all alone Husbands asleep baby the dog and even my 2 cats, so here I am .. back to the subject at hand it IBS the reason why my tummy is always so disstended eigther i can go or i DONT u know what I mean I dont think I understand the -- well why is it our nervouse system is connected to our colon?... Gee I wish someone was here

Jen, From all that I have been reading about IBS these days, it seems that if your symptoms meet the ROME II criteria and you do not have any 'red flag' signs/symptoms, then it may not be necessary to undergo expensive and sometimes invasive testing. As long as your doctor gives you a thorough screening and exam and probably bloodwork, you can probably be comfortable with the diagnosis.

wow. i wish i had been smart enough to continue coming in here as i should have been like i had intended when i first signed up in the long days ago. i may have saved myself from alot of suffering. i have had ibs with diareah (however spelt) and constipation for years now. i do also have fybromyalgia which the doctors have stated is a number one cause of the IBS in me. my body has become nothing more than a terrible tomb of illness and disease to me.carrying me through a torturous number of years and time after time. however getting involved with this program helped me an awful lot in coping with alot of the anxiety depression panic attacks and just wellbeing i had lived in a vicious cycle of in and out of throughout my life. i am however still having to live on medications to deal with my fybromyalgia medications i have to take and will have to continue to take to carry on with my life. but my need for the use of an antidepressant is not as high as i thought originally that it would be thanks to this program from the midwest center and the knowledge and coping skills i have learned to apply in my life via the program. however due to my fybromyalgia and my two strokes and my ptsd and battered womans syndrome there is alot for me to cope with that just working with this program on my own and being taken care of by my neurologist once a month and seeing my primary doctor twice a year just doesn't do it .
anyhow, my reason for coming in here today.? My IBS has flared up to the point that i am so limited on my ability to keep any and i do mean ANY food in me for more than the length of time it takes to eat the meal without the dreaded diareeah hitting and spending the remaining time of the day/evening on the throne that i am in a serious dismay. i am losing weight to a seriously dangerous point. i am in fear of eating as it causes me so much pain and suffering and such an anxiety over the fact that i will end up in the bathroom for the remaining part of the day/evening.i cannot even think of going out to eat. no way. i have become seriously limited to eating only bread and crackers.i can still tolerate some amounts of small portions of food but it is like i said timed around traveling and when i can know how much time i will be able to be near a toilet as if i know i have to walk or travel i would rather opt out of eating cause i have had too many close calls. i just last week had to be rushed up to the ER as i became so weak and suffered for over a week and a half with such cramping that i could no longer bare it.and i had been eating atleast two meals a day and just staying home or at a friends house as his is all on one level and i cannot do the stairs in my own home due to my disability and the fact that my home has too many stairs and until i move into my new place i have to suffer those stairs.cereal with a small amount of milk and toast and tuna sandwhiches can be tolerated some times i can tolerate tomatoe and cheese sandwhiches.but although i have been on protonix for heartburn for approximately 6 months and so many other medications that also help my fybro but have a side effect of causing diareeah in some cases.it is a cycle i feel i am stuck in. once my old primary doctor found a medication that helped my ibs.but in a couple of months later it was taken off the market due to cancer causing findings.nothing since has helped. it is very depressing very uncomfortable and severely scary.
at the er the dr. told me that unless the dr.can get my ibs in control pretty soon i will probably be having to look at atleast one day a month hooked up to an iv like i was this past week to get my nutrients pumped into me and the demerol pumped into me as it is about the only relief i can find as all my meds are no longer strong enough to help me.put it this way.the night i went into the er.my blood count was fine.my blood pressure was 95/60 and my weight was almost 95.previous in that week it was 98.5. the two weeks before i weighed in at 100.3. it is fluctuating but going down too fast the doc says.and i am NOT ANOREXIC NOR BELIMIC!!! it is strictly due to this dang IBS !!! i hate this illness the fybromyalgia and all the rest that goes with it.i could deal with my panic attacks and anxiety but i would never wish my fybromyalgia which is a severe disability (whether people want to see it that way or not yet), and the post tramatic stress disorder, and the IBS WITH DIARREAH AND CONSTIPATION, i wouldnt wish it on my worst enemy. none of it.and i have never never had a diagnosis of food poisoning acid reflux or gall bladder or kidney problems .no aids no not a one.i do not booze up dont use drugs just take my prescribed meds( as prescribed properly)and live hoping for a better day...i also have to keep trying to go on as i have a dependant although highly selfish 10 year old son of mine living with me and a 21 year old son who lives out on his own. i get little to no help from them.but i try to continue for them.sometimes that is harder than anything and seems like they just dont care.but i know i must.

Hello all! This is my first time here. Have been in the program for about 3 weeks. I have panic attacks with diarrhea. Lots of fun! I have a job interview Thurs. and would like any suggestions/help that anyone can give me. I'm doing better these days, controlling some of my anxiety, but I still have a lot to go. I get nervous in "closed" situations because I'm afraid I can't get to the bathroom. Anyone else out there like me? Please, I'd love to hear from you.

Annie,

For a situation like that I'd get something to relax me - L-Theanine/GABA/or something you can get at a health food store that has different herbs that are calming.

But most important, I'd take Immodium before going. If it is an early morning meeting I'd take it the night before (take 2). If it is afternoon, I'd take it first thing in the morning.

Have a great interview!!!

God Bless!

MRT

Thanks, MRT, for the info. I'm going to try your suggestion. Sure is nice to have support.

Annie,
You're welcome. How did the interview go?
MRT