Huge hypo here! It's just how I am. Always will be. Some days are better than others. A hobby helps. Also do not get on the Internet and search symptoms! It's the worst thing you can do....
I feel very similar in what you describe. I think I have hypochondria also. It sounds that most of your anxiety is also health related. Just know that you are not alone and if you ever need to talk,...
Hello, I'm also new to this board. I have this sensation as well. Like many of you, I have this more when I have been looking at a computer monitor, etc. you aren't alone....
Airbabe, you make a valid point. Googling symptoms on the Internet is the worst thing I can do. Of course I have done that before andit makes it worse!...
Hi dark wolf and anxious Annie, Thank you for your responses. I find that I feel better knowing that I'm not alone. I am 32 with two sons, ages 2 and 4. I am married and work as a photographer after...
Hello friends, Just a general question...How many of you constantly worry about diseases, cancer, etc.? I find myself constantly worrying about health issues and don't know why. It's almost...
hi oneday! i haven't been on here for a while so i thought i'd check in. you sound a lot like me! i have had daily diarrhea/loose stools for 23 months now...almost 2 years! mine started out of...
Hi! I go to a homeopathic Dr. to treat my IBS-D. I have tried GI specialist and none of them have helped me in treating my IBS. (I've been through the ringer of tests to Dx IBS or something else that...
Hello all! After months and months and months of searching for something that WORKS for my IBS-D, I think I have found something and it's worth sharing with you who may also be suffering with chronic...
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Hi! Thanks for giving me some insight! I am not on any meds. I have had diarrhea/loose stools for about a year & a half now. My GI specialist said that I have IBS-D. (My hair is also shedding...
Hi all! I was Dx with GERD last year when I had an EGD. Will GERD cause a bad taste in your mouth and make you really thirsty at times? Shelly...
How do I find help in finding a CBT provider?? Is it like a group threapy or is it a 1 on 1 therapy? Thanks! Shelly...
Why are you having a colonoscopy, if I may ask? I have also had a colonoscopy. I didn't have fun the night before either. The good thing is...you won't remember a thing!...
Hello all! I am usually on the IBS board, but I believe that my IBS-D could be related to anxiety. I am experiencing a lot of hair loss and have been for quite some time now. It keeps continuing....
Hi! I just had a baby in July. I also have IBS-D and have had it for about a year & a half now. I've had all of the proper testing to rule out other possibilities that may cause the diarrhea...
Have you tried seeing a GI specialist? I think that they are the best doctors to properly Dx IBS. /community/emoticons/smile.gif Shelly...
I'm sorry, oneday, that somebody picked on you. I think that is just one "bad apple" that said those mean things. There are tons of nice people here that really understand what you are going through....
Thank you so much! I just get a little skiddish about taking antibiotics. I have diarrhea really bad anyway and my stomach is always upset. I just don't want it to get worse frme something that I...
Thanks for the advice...may I ask, what is CBT?? Shelly...
Has anybody with IBS-D ever taken Flagyl?? If so, did it help?? I don't know anything about this drug and my Dr. wants to try it on me. I am supposed to start taking it today and I'm a bit afraid to....
Hello all! I am not new to healingwell, but new to the anxiety board. I was wanting to tell you my story to seeif any of you can relate or if any of you have some "words from the wise" for me. Here...
No, he has not mentioned Lupus... Can you tell me some information about it? Is it something I should ask about ? Shelly...
Yes, I had a colonoscopy in April of 2006 (about 2 months after my chronic diarrhea started). This is month 19 with chronic diarrhea. Seriously, 19 months straight with diarrhea everyday. The GI...
Thanks lovepink... We are about the same age. I am 27. It makes me feel better after reading your words. I have had a colonoscopy and my GI specialist said that I have no indication for Chron's. My...
Thanks all for your comments... In response, I have had a colonoscopy, bowel series x-rays, and all of the other tests that you mentioned I should have. I have also been to 2 GI specialists already....
Okay, so I went to my GP yesterday. I figured I needed to check in with him because I really have never seen him since the chronic diarrhea started. I say the nurse practicioner which referred me to...
Hello all! I usually post on the IBS board, but went to my GP yesterday and he mentioned Chron's to me so I thought I'd some to a good place to ask some questions about it......
Hello! Do not worry. I am 27 and I lived through it! /community/emoticons/smile.gif The prep is worth getting the test done to make sure nothing is "going on in there". I was VERY anxious also . My...
Hi sabre! You have come to a good place to talk about this. What are your symptoms? Are you IBS-D, C, or A (alternates between diarreha & constipation)? I have only had IBS-D for a year & a...
I ran across this article today...Thought it made some sense RE: IBS-D! /community/emoticons/smile.gif http://www.beyondwellbeing.com/ibs/damp.shtml shelly...
My Dr. put me on Wellbutrin and it made me feel crazy. I got off of it very quickly. shelly:)...
Take the advice of your Dr. Get it under control before it gets worse. shelly:)...
I looked up "Habba Syndrome"...sounds like me! I did have a hida scan though and the GI Dr. said it came back okay...my homeopathic Dr. says otherwise. He said that the hida scan looks more for gall...
the tests I have have are as follows...colonoscopy, EGD, lower bowel series x-ray, hida scan, tons of blood tests ( I think one was to do with the liver), CT scan of abdomen, ultrasounds, stool...
7 months before I got pregnant & still continue to have it. When I got pregnant, I still had the D, but not as frequent. Instead of 4-5 times a day, I was having it 1-2 times a day. Sometimes, I...
I hear you Sartia...I hear you. It does suck. Do you think we'll be like this forever?...
[color=#0000ff> some reading material on IBS. Right before I became pregnant, I was seeing a homepathic Dr. that seemed to be helping me some. He put me on a probiotic powder that you mix with...
Hi Robert...first of all, I feel for you! I know what you're going though. Just like you, my diarrhea "hits me" upon awakening in the morning. I'd say about 10 minutes after I wake up, I'm off to the...
I have Activia yogurt that I eat. I should be more religious about[b] eating it everyday. [color=#0000ff>It's] I appreciate all of your replies...thanks all! If anybody else has any ideas, please...
[b] it than here.) I also have a funky taste in back of my mouth. I feel full fast when I eat. (I've had an EGD, all checked out okay....GI dr. said I had some mild GERD.) I also burp a lot. Does...
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I'm a 27 y/o/f. I can relate to your daughters condition. I can't say that I have as much "pain" as you describe...but I do know what she is going though and totally understand how FRUSTRATING and...
to have a hidascan...along with the slu of other tests. (ugh!) Anyway, a hidascan, I believe, tests the FUNCTION of the gallbladder. It just doesn't look for gallstones. The test took a couple of...
I have felt that way....too many times. I also have IBS-D. Dx in March '06. My IBS-D came out of nowhere and I'm still dealing with it. It stresses me out and puts me in a panic...at times, I felt...
When you say "spasms" of the colon...would they feel like a frequent "pain" to move your bowels? Kind of like "I have to go RIGHT NOW!" kind of feeling? I feel like this almost every morning when I...
Sometimes the mucus is clear, sometimes, it is a light brown. (Gross, again.) This board will help you deal with these questions. Everybody is so nice here. [img]/community/emoticons/smile.gif...
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